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Master of Information and Communications Technology (Research)

Approved Abbreviation: MICT(Res)

Western Sydney University Course Code: MICTRES.1

Master of Information and Communications Technology (Research) course exposes students to advanced topics and research in ICT. This course is comprised of a coursework component that is followed by a full-time-equivalent year of supervised research training. The primary objective of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to develop research skills appropriate to the ICT discipline. This course provides a pathway to Higher Degree Research studies by engaging students in research projects within the university or in collaboration with an external organisation.

Study Mode
This course is available at Parramatta (Victoria Road) campus. Duration - Two and a half years full-time.

Accreditation
Master of Information and Communications Technology (Research) is accredited at Professional Level by the Australian Computer Society

Admission

To be eligible for admission, you must have successfully completed

  • A Bachelor degree, Bachelor Honours degree or a Masters degree in any discipline.

To be eligible for up to 40 credit points of advanced standing, you must have successfully completed

  • An undergraduate degree in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Computing or Information Systems; or
  • An undergraduate degree in any discipline and a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

Advanced standing from foundation units are subject to approval by the relevant Director of Academic Programs (DAP).

Applicants seeking admission on the basis of work experience MUST support their application with a Statement of Service for all work experience listed on the application

Statement of Service

How to apply

Please use the link below for details on the application process.

Application Process - Master of Information and Communications Technology (Research)

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 200 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended sequence

Start year Intake

Year 1

Autumn session

300977Systems Analysis and Database Management Systems
301038Programming Proficiency
301045Advanced Topics in User System Interaction
301005Professional Practice and Communication

2H session

800218Researcher Development 1: Reading, Writing, and the Business of Research

Spring session

300695Network Technologies
300260IT Project Management

From 2021, 300260 is only offered in Spring

One elective from List 1, List 2 or List 3

Year 2

1H session

800220Researcher Development 2: Proposing and Justifying Research

Autumn session

301046Big Data
300694Advanced Topics in ICT

From 2021, 300694 is only offered in Autumn

One elective from List 1, List 2 or List 3

2H session

800201Higher Degree Research Thesis - Information Technology

Year 3

1H session

800201Higher Degree Research Thesis - Information Technology

Mid-year Intake

Year 1

Spring session

300977Systems Analysis and Database Management Systems
301038Programming Proficiency
301005Professional Practice and Communication
300695Network Technologies

1H session

800218Researcher Development 1: Reading, Writing, and the Business of Research

Autumn session

301045Advanced Topics in User System Interaction
300694Advanced Topics in ICT

From 2021, 300694 is only offered in Autumn

One elective from List 1, List 2 or List 3

Year 2

2H session

800220Researcher Development 2: Proposing and Justifying Research

Spring session

300260IT Project Management

From 2021, 300260 is only offered in Spring

301046Big Data

One elective from List 1, List 2 or List 3

1H session

800201Higher Degree Research Thesis - Information Technology

Year 3

2H session

800201Higher Degree Research Thesis - Information Technology

Replaced Units

The core units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2019 or earlier.

800166 - Research Design 1: Theories of Enquiry

800169 - Research Design 2: Practices of Research

List 1 - Foundation Units

301045Advanced Topics in User System Interaction
300697Content Management Systems and Web Analytics
300260IT Project Management
300695Network Technologies
301038Programming Proficiency
300977Systems Analysis and Database Management Systems
300696Systems and Network Security
300693Web Technologies

List 2 - Specialised Units

301363Advanced Cloud Computing
301178Advanced Health Classifications and Coding
301028Advanced Healthcare Data Environments
301029Advanced Healthcare Software and Systems
301020Advanced Mobile Robotics
300599Advanced Robotics
301196Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence
300694Advanced Topics in ICT
300252Advanced Topics in Networking
301046Big Data
301042Cloud Computing
301386Cloud Systems Development
301044Data Science
301118Genomic Data Science
301162Information Security Management
301175Internet of Things
301043Mobile Computing
300256Multimedia Communication Systems
300255Network Management
301117Predictive Analytics
301365Probabilistic Graphical Models
301113Programming for Data Science
301116Social Media Intelligence
300770Software Testing and Automation
301114The Nature of Data
301112Visualisation
300443Web Engineering
300389Wireless Networking
301312Applied Machine Learning
301313Natural Language Understanding
301119Advanced Machine Learning
301315Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
301314Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Organisations

List 3 - Multidisciplinary Units

200826Contemporary People Management
200425Economics
200821Financial Reports for Decision Making
200848Governance, Ethics and Social Entrepreneurship
200841Strategic Business Management
200820The Contemporary Business Environment
200825Understanding Contemporary Organisations
800219Writing Beyond the Academy: Knowledge Translation and Public Audience Communication
800228Research Internship and Engagement

Replaced Units

The specialised units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2020 or earlier.

301163 - Modern Software Architectures



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