CQUniversity's Master of Information Technology is an ideal course to advance your career or move into the rapidly growing field of information technology (IT). Accredited by the Australian Computer Society and designed to meet the needs of industry, this course offers specialty majors in mobile application development, software design and development, and networks and information security. Tailor your studies even further to suit your career goals with a choice of seven minors including a unique opportunity to study a unit sequence allowing you to graduate with both a Master of Information Technology and Graduate Certificate in Project Management.
If you're an established or aspiring information technology (IT) professional the Master of Information Technology will expand your professional knowledge and skills in information technology (IT). Accredited by the Australian Computer Society, you will benefit from a highly practical course that meets international standards of ICT allowing you to develop your career globally.
During the course, you will study a common first term made up of four units covering project management, introductory programming, ICT services management and information systems analysis and design. Following completion of your first four units, you will begin studying in your chosen major: networks and information security; mobile application development; and software design and development. Tailor the Master of Information Technology even further to suit your interests and career goals with the option to select one of multiple industry-driven minors:
artificial intelligence
information systems and analysis
internet-of-things
mobile application development
networks and information security
project management
software design and development.
Career Opportunities
On completing a Master of Information Technology, you can choose a career in a wide variety of roles including;
analyst programmer
computer network systems engineer
database administrator
developer programmer
ICT architect
ICT consultant
ICT customer support officer
ICT security specialist
ICT support engineer
ICT support technician
ICT systems test engineer
network administrator
project manager
software and apps programmer
software engineer
systems administrator
web developer.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
July 2025
Sydney Campus
400 Kent Street,
SYDNEY,
New South Wales,
2000, SYDNEY, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
March 2025
Rockhampton City Campus
114-190 Canning Street,
ROCKHAMPTON,
Queensland,
4700, ROCKHAMPTON, Australia
To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must hold:
A completed Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent Bachelor degree, or higher equivalent qualification
English requirements
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Requires 550 or better overall and minimum TWE score of 4.5 (Paper Based Test), or 75 or better overall and no score less than 17 (Internet Based Test); or
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or
An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
CQUniversity is recognised as one of Australia鈥檚 most engaged universities and provides high-quality support, facilities and resources.
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