Overview

Regardless of the type of industry, IT professionals with strategic management abilities are always in high demand. At the Information Technology course at Monash University, you’ll enhance your technical and problem-solving skills while sharpening your ability to lead projects and shape technology-related decisions. This flexibly structured course welcomes students from both IT and non-IT backgrounds.

Learning Outcomes

Through the course, you’ll learn how to:

design and build innovative IT-based solutions, applying problem-solving skills and sound theoretical knowledge

critically review and synthesise theories and techniques in IT

adapt to future changes in the IT industry by using and extending advanced techniques to problem-solve

with scientific rigour, evaluate the application and extension of IT theories and techniques

assess and implement industry-standard tools and methods for building complicated software systems

communicate effectively and convincingly with stakeholders with a diverse range of backgrounds, technical and non-technical

carefully assess, document and communicate ethical, legal and social issues in IT - investigate IT problems through independent research and a research thesis, or by using research methods for academic or professional purposes

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Internet applications development

Mobile and distributed computing systems

Project management

IT research methods

Software engineering

Advanced database technology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-02 00:00:00

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Semester one

As an international student, apply for a place anytime throughout the year

Mid-year:

Vary by faculty but generally close in mid-June.

Language

English

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Credits

96 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Clayton, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

CRICOS: 079055K

Entry level 1:

An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) not necessarily in IT, with at least a 60% average.

Entry level 2:

An Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline or major in IT including computing, computer science or a technical information technology field, with completed studies in java and python programming, algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems and networks, and databases with at least a 60% average.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

53900 AUD / year

≈ 53900 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

10500 AUD / year

≈ 10500 AUD / year

Additional Details

Fees for domestic students: Commonwealth supported place (CSP): A$10,500
Full fee: A$41,600

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Programme Structure

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Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Academic requirements

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