Postgraduate Admission Pathway - Master of Information and Communications Technology Pathway A - 2 years
Western Sydney University
Postgraduate Admission Pathway
Code:
A3034.1
Related Courses
3699.3
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Master of Information and Communications Technology
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Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
NO
Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline OR A Diploma in Information and Communication Technologies, Computing or Information Systems AND a minimum of five years full-time equivalent work experience in Information and Communications Technologies which includes experience in applying skills in: programming, networking; database design and development, systems analysis and design, and project management.
Postgraduate Admission Pathway
Structure
Students must be enrolled in the Master of Information and Communications Technology to complete this specialisation.
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points including the units listed below plus 120 hours (full time or part-time equivalent) of work experience component.
Core Units
301005
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Professional Practice and Communication
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301004
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Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies
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And students in Pathways A and B must also complete the additional three core units.
301038
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Programming Proficiency
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300977
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Systems Analysis and Database Management Systems
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301045
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Advanced Topics in User System Interaction
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Students must enrol in the ICT Practicum unit to receive recognition for Work Integrated Learning.
And four units from Foundation, Specialised or Multi-disciplinary unit lists in addition to those completed for a Specialisation.
All students may also complete one of the listed Specialisations below. Note: Units for the Specialisations are all included in the Foundation, Specialised or Multi-disciplinary unit lists.
Parramatta campus
ST3051
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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ST3050
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Web and Mobile Computing
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Sydney City campus
ST3050
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Web and Mobile Computing
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Full Time - Start Year Intake
Year 1
Autumn session
301038
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Programming Proficiency
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300977
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Systems Analysis and Database Management Systems
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301005
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Professional Practice and Communication
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Spring session
301004
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Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies
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And three units from Foundation, Specialised or Multi-disciplinary unit lists.
Year 2
Autumn session
301045
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Advanced Topics in User System Interaction
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And one unit from Foundation, Specialised or Multi-disciplinary unit lists.
Spring session
And four units from Foundation, Specialised or Multi-disciplinary unit lists.
Full Time - Mid-Year Intake
Year 1
Spring session
301038
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Programming Proficiency
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300977
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Systems Analysis and Database Management Systems
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301005
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Professional Practice and Communication
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Autumn session
301004
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Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies
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301045
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Advanced Topics in User System Interaction
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And one unit from Foundation, Specialised or Multi-disciplinary unit lists.
Year 2
Spring session
And three units from Foundation, Specialised or Multi-disciplinary unit lists.
Autumn session
And four units from Foundation, Specialised or Multi-disciplinary unit lists.
Foundation Units
Note: Units in this list may be included in the course structure as Core Units and cannot be selected as one of the list units.
301005
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Professional Practice and Communication
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301004
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Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies
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301038
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Programming Proficiency
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301045
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Advanced Topics in User System Interaction
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300977
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Systems Analysis and Database Management Systems
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300697
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Content Management Systems and Web Analytics
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300696
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Systems and Network Security
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Specialised Units
301020
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Advanced Mobile Robotics
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301386
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Cloud Systems Development
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300252
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Advanced Topics in Networking
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300256
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Multimedia Communication Systems
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300769
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Intelligent Agents for E-Markets
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301178
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Advanced Health Classifications and Coding
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300770
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Software Testing and Automation
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301028
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Advanced Healthcare Data Environments
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301029
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Advanced Healthcare Software and Systems
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301162
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Information Security Management
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301113
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Programming for Data Science
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301116
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Social Media Intelligence
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Multi-disciplinary Units
A maximum of four units are allowed from this list.
200820
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The Contemporary Business Environment
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200825
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Understanding Contemporary Organisations
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200821
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Financial Reports for Decision Making
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200826
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Contemporary People Management
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200841
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Strategic Business Management
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200848
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Governance, Ethics and Social Entrepreneurship
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200852
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Innovation, Creativity and Foresight
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200851
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Innovation for New Markets
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200845
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Innovation Through Digital Technology
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200850
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Entrepreneurial Management Capabilities
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101962
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Researching Convergent Media
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102300
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Foundations of Media Arts Production (PG)
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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