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You are currently viewing the 2023 Handbook. For study in 2024, please refer to the .

Please be advised that this program will be transitioning from Semester to Trimester study periods in 2024. Trimester 1 starts on 22 January 2024. Read more in our new academic calendar FAQs.

Notes

In 2023 the program follows the Semester calendar. The Academic Calendar and Important Dates webpage will allow you to view and download a copy of the important dates for the Semester calendar.

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Professional accreditation

The Master of Information Systems program is accredited at professional level by the (ACS) and, through the Seoul Accord is recognised in other countries. The Seoul Accord that allows ACS accreditation to be recognised globally. This means that graduates from this program will have their degree recognised by other countries who are members of the Accord.

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Program aims

The Master of Information Systems is a professionally-oriented program that provides university graduates with the opportunity to acquire an information systems qualification. The program comprises 16 courses.

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Program objectives

The Master of Information Systems aims to produce graduates who are able to:

1. Identify and analyse legal, security and privacy issues typically encountered in working as an IT professional.

2. Apply sound judgment in responding to important ethical, legal , security and privacy issues that would encountered in working as an IT professional.

3. Plan and evaluate strategies to enhance the chances of leading successful entrepreneurial endeavours and organisational innovation using independent and well-developed judgement.

4. Critically analyse then synthesise complex scenarios to solve real-world problems related to the use and application of information technology.

5. Evaluate appropriate research methodologies to help identify, collect, analyse and manage a range of information technology issues.

6. Communicate professionally and effectively in written and verbal communication to relevant stakeholders.

7. Critically analyse ethical issues in a range of situations that confront IT professionals when called to make ethically appropriate decisions.

8. Interact and collaborate effectively with others in teamwork tasks in a range of settings.

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Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 09. Graduates at this level will have specialised knowledge and skills for research, and/or professional practice and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Completion of an Australian university Bachelor degree, or equivalent.

• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

Candidates without an acceptable Bachelor degree or equivalent and who have completed a minimum of five years' professional work experience may be eligible for entry into a Graduate Certificate of Business , and upon completion and achievement of a minimum GPA of 4.0, may apply for entry into the Master of Information Systems.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, external or online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

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Program completion requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the .

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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 6 years to complete this program.

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the .

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Exit points

A student who chooses not to complete or who does not maintain good standing in this program will be permitted to exit with a lesser qualification as set out below, provided that they have met the requirements of that program.

• A student who successfully completes 4 courses that satisfy the requirements of the Graduate Certificate of Business may, upon application, exit with that qualification.

• A student who successfully completes 8 courses that satisfy the requirements of the Graduate Diploma of Business may, upon application, exit with that qualification.

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Credit

As the Master of Information Systems is a graduate conversion program, credits approved in the program do not automatically apply to other postgraduate programs offered by UniSQ.

Up to a total of 8 credits may be granted for the 16-course Master of Information Systems. Four units of credit may be granted for an undergraduate degree in an Information Systems or Information Technology related discipline area from a recognised university.

Credits may be granted on the basis of completed equivalent postgraduate study from a recognised university.

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 1 intake
• Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 2 intake

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Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 1 intake

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Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 2 intake