- The University of Queensland offers a Master of Information Technology for a duration of 2 years.
- It is an on-campus, postgraduate coursework program offered on a full-time basis.
- This program will advance student's skills in web and software development, information systems, and research, along with other aspects of IT.
- Students have to complete core and elective courses, cover a diversity of topics from introductory to advanced level.
- The core courses of the program cover areas including:
- Programming
- Information Systems
- Networks
- User-Centered Design, and more.
- The program consists of a total number of 32-course units to complete in order to graduate.
- Master of Information Technology is designed for graduates who either haven't previously studied IT, or who have completed the Graduate Certificate, or Graduate Diploma in Information Technology.
- Depending on students choice of courses, it might be possible to withdraw from MIT at an early exit point and graduate with one of the following awards:
- Graduate Certificate in Information Technology
- Graduate Diploma in Information Technology
- The Master of Information Technology program is accredited by the Australian Computer Society.
- Many of the graduates use their qualifications as a way of moving ahead with their careers or use MIT to further their research ambitions and proceed to enroll in a PhD program.
- International students are eligible to apply for a number of scholarships and prizes offered by the University, the Australian Government, foreign governments, or private organizations.
- UQ is home to the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology and also has a dedicated Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Computing.
- The department provides facilities including more than 400 Windows, Unix, and Apple workstations, more than 20 specialist computer labs, WiFi networks, and dedicated IT and engineering support staff.
- The University of Queensland ranks 1st in Queensland for computer science and information systems by QS World University Rankings 2021.
- Job opportunities after the Master of Information Technology are Software Engineer, Computer Programmer, etc and the average salary goes up to 54,100 USD.