Master of Management (Information Technology)

What is this course about?

CSU's Master of Management (Information Technology) includes preparation for the world’s leading information technology certifications from major IT vendors such as Cisco, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, and the Project Management Institute (PMI).

This course is ideal for existing developers, network engineers, programmers, IT managers, and other IT professionals who seek to progress their career into technical management positions. With an emphasis on utilising information technologies for productivity and competitiveness, this course can prepare you to succeed in your IT management career. Content from a range of IT industry certifications is included as an integral part of the course.

Why study this degree?

Developed in close consultation with industry, this course incorporates components of industry training, including formal industry certification as well as traditional higher education.

You will develop knowledge and skills in a range of key management principles and practices including human resource management, finance, marketing, general management and strategic management.

The course allows you to develop advanced skills in computer systems development, security, networking or database.

You can tailor the course to your needs by choosing the industry stream that best suits your interests or career goals.

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Industry streams

Students choose six subjects from one of many industry elective streams.

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Course structure

Master of Management (Information Technology)
The Master of Management (Information Technology) comprises 12 subjects including one core subject, five restricted academic subject (from a choice of eight restricted electives) and six industry subjects selected from an industry stream.

Graduate Certificate in Management (Information Technology)
The Graduate Certificate comprises four subjects including one core subject, one restricted academic subject (from a choice of eight restricted electives) and two industry subjects selected from an industry stream.

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Graduation requirements

To graduate with the Master, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points, which includes the completion of the relevant industry stream certificate (for which credit of 48 points is given).

To graduate with the Graduate Certificate, students must satisfactorily complete 32 points, which includes two industry stream subjects (for which credit of 16 points is given).

Academic expectations

For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.

Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.

Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).

Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject outlines and in course materials.

Why study this degree?

Flexible offering

Available by distance education, the Master of Management (Information Technology) is designed and delivered with study flexibility in mind. You can choose between full-time and part-time study options to fit in with work and lifestyle commitments.

You could choose to study just one subject per session or, following consultation and approval from your Course Director, complete up to four subjects per session, allowing you to fast track your degree completion.

Industry streams

Students in the Master choose six subjects from one of the following industry elective streams:

Stream A - Cisco

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including Cisco, EC-Council and VMWare.

Stream B - Microsoft Database Administrator

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including Microsoft, and EC-Council and VMWare.

Stream C - Microsoft Database Developer

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including Microsoft and CAPM.

Stream D - Digital Forensics

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including CAPM, CompTIA and EC-Council.

Stream E - Developing Applications for Mobile Devices

This stream will prepare students to design great applications for phones and other mobile devices. There is an emphasis on programming for Microsoft devices although students may also choose to develop applications for the Android or iOS platforms.

Stream F – Linux

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including SuSE Linux, VMWare, and EC-Council.

Stream G - Microsoft Developer

Students who study this stream will focus on Windows application development– including Windows applications for the web, SharePoint Application development, and developing applications for Windows phones and mobile devices.

Stream H – Microsoft Networking

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including Microsoft, VMWare, and EC-Council.

Stream I – Microsoft Security

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including CompTIA and Microsoft.

Stream J - Multiplatform Security

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including CompTIA and Cisco.

Stream K - Oracle

Students in this stream will study content from a range of industry and vendor certifications, including Oracle and ITIL.

Steam L – Project Management

Students in this stream will undertake a comprehensive set of subjects based on certifications from the Project Management Institute. In addition, students have the opportunity to master the Agile Software Development method and to study a number of ITIL certifications.

Steam M – Australian Computer Society (ACS)

Students in this stream will study subjects from the ACS Computer Professional Education Program (CPEP) and gain credit for these as part of the course.

Career opportunities

Career options may include the following:

  • IT Manager
  • IT Project Manager
  • CIO
  • Digital Forensics Specialist
  • Network Administrator
  • Network Engineer
  • Systems Administrator
  • Security Analyst
  • Security Engineer
  • Software Developer

Graduate Certificate

The course consists of the following core subject:

MGT571 Contemporary Management Practice

and one (1) restricted Academic subject drawn from the following restricted electives:

ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics
HRM571 Managing People in the Information Age
ITC563 IT Management Issues
MKT571 Marketing for Business Managers
FIN571 Managerial Finance
MGT572 Managing Organisational Change
MGT573 Strategic Practice
MGT589 Managing Risk

and two (2) Industry subjects selected from an industry-based elective stream.

Master degree

The course consists of one core subject (as in the Graduate Certificate):

MGT571 Contemporary Management Practice

and five (5) restricted Academic subjects - drawn from the following elective subjects:

ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics
HRM571 Managing People in the Information Age
ITC563 IT Management Issues
MKT571 Marketing for Business Managers
FIN571 Managerial Finance
MGT572 Managing Organisational Change
MGT573 Strategic Practice
MGT589 Managing Risk

and six (6) Industry subjects drawn from one of the industry-based elective streams.

Upon completion of the core subject in the Graduate Certificate (and three of the restricted Academic elective subjects in the Master degree) plus four subjects from an industry-based elective stream, students may elect to exit with the award of Graduate Diploma of Management (Information Technology).

Industry Stream subjects

Masters students choose six subjects from one of the following thirteen industry elective streams.

Students will pick from one of the following streams:

Stream A - Cisco

Core Industry Subjects (4 subjects)

ITI521 Interconnecting Network Devices
ITI522 Building Scalable Internetworks
ITI523 Building Multlayer Switched Networks
ITI525 Troubleshooting Networks

Electives (choose 2)

ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE523 Virtualization
ITI526 Designing Enterprise Internetworks
ITI527 Internetworking Expert
ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream B - Microsoft Database Administrator

Core Industry Subject (1 subject)

ITI598 Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 5)

ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE523 Virtualization
ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI538 Desktop Operating Systems
ITI539 Mail Server Implementation & Administration
ITI540 Enterprise Administration
ITI541 Configuring Application Platforms
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream C - Microsoft Database Developer

Core Industry Subjects (2 subjects)

ITE510 SharePoint Application Development
ITE598 Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 4)

ITE501 Windows Form Application Development
ITE502 ASP.NET Application Development
ITE503 ADO.NET Application Development
ITE504 Windows Communication Foundation Application Development
ITE505 Enterprise Applications Development
ITE506 Advanced Windows Development
ITE507 Advanced Web Development
ITE508 Developing Windows Applications for the Web
ITE517 Developing Applications for Windows Phones and Mobile Devices
ITI594 Planning and Designing Database Programming Solutions
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream D - Digital Forensics

Core Industry Subject(s) (3 subjects):

ITE512 Incident Response
ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE525 Cyber Law

Electives (choose 3)

ITE511 Digital Forensic Security Essentials
ITE514 Professional Systems Security
ITE515 Forensic Analysis
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITI551 Virtual Private Network and Firewall Management I
ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream E - Developing Applications for Mobile Devices 

Core Industry Subjects (2 subjects)

ITC491 Mobile Application Development
ITE517 Developing Applications for Windows Phones and Mobile Devices

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 4)

ITC467 Games 1 PG
ITC468 Data Structures PG
ITC469 Software Development Project PG
ITE508 Developing Windows Applications for the Web
ITE510 SharePoint Application Development
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream F - Linux

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 6)

ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE521 Hardware and Software Essentials
ITI503 Linux Fundamentals
ITI504 Linux Administration
ITI505 Managing Linux Enterprise Servers
ITI506 Linux Enterprise Security
ITI507 Novell Administration
ITI508 Managing Desktop Resources
ITI577 IT Service Release, Control and Validation
ITI578 IT Service Operational Support and Analysis
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream G - Microsoft Developer

Core Industry Subjects (2 subjects)

ITE508 Developing Windows Applications for the Web
ITE510 SharePoint Application Development

Elective Industry Subejcts (choose 4)

ITE501 Windows Forms Application Development
ITE502 ASP.NET Application Development
ITE503 ADO.NET Application Development
ITE504 Windows Communication Foundation Application Development
ITE505 Enterprise Applications Development
ITE506 Advanced Windows Development
ITE507 Advanced Web Development
ITE517 Developing Applications for Windows Phones and Mobile Devices
ITI594 Planning and Designing Database Programming Solutions
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream H - Microsoft Networking

Core Industry Subjects (4 subjects)

ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI538 Desktop Operating Systems

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 2)

ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE521 Hardware and Software Essentials
ITE523 Virtualization
ITI539 Mail Server Implementation & Administration
ITI540 Enterprise Administration
ITI541 Configuring Application Platforms
ITI577 IT Service Release, Control and Validation
ITI578 IT Service Operational Support and Analysis
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
ITI598 Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream I - Microsoft Security

Core Industry Subject (1 subject)

ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals

Elective Industry Subject (choose 1)

ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE525 Cyber Law
ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI538 Desktop Operating Systems
ITI539 Mail Server Implementation & Administration
ITI540 Enterprise Administration
ITI541 Configuring Application Platforms
ITI598 Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream J - Multiplatform Security

Core Industry Subject (1 subject)

ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 5)

ITE514 Professional Systems Security
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE525 Cyber Law
ITI521 Interconnecting Network Devices
ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI538 Desktop Operating Systems
ITI542 Securing Networks
ITI551 Virtual Private Network and Firewall Management
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream K - Oracle

Core Industry Subjects (4 subjects)

ITI584 Introduction to Oracle SQL
ITI585 Database Administration Fundamentals 1
ITI586 Database Administration Fundamentals 2
ITI588 Program with PL/SQL

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 2)

ITI577 IT Service Release, Control and Validation
ITI578 IT Service Operational Support and Analysis
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream L - Project Management

Core Industry Subjects (3 subjects)

MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 3)

ITE518 Agile Software Development
ITI577 IT Service Release, Control and Validation
ITI578 IT Service Operational Support and Analysis
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
MGI514 Professional Project Management
MGI518 Program Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream M - Australian Computer Society (ACS)**

Industry Core Subjects (3 subjects)

Business, Legal and Ethical Issues
Business, Strategy and IT
New Technology Alignment

Industry Elective Subjects (choose 3)

Project Management
IT Service Management
Adaptive Business Intelligence
Enterprise Architecture
Green Technology
Organisational Strategies
Change Management
Business Process Improvement
Information Security
Consultancy
Business Analysis

** Important note regarding the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Certification Stream:

All of the subjects in the Australian Computer Society (ACS) stream are only available for credit and are not available for study through distance education with Charles Sturt University. Credit for ACS industry certification subjects will be awarded on proof that a student has passed the relevant ACS subjects in the ACS Computer Professional Education Program (CPEP) described at http://www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram

Enrolment pattern

Graduate Certificate

Session 1

MGT571 Contemporary Management Practice
[ ] Industry stream subject

Session 2

[ ] Restricted Elective*
[ ] Industry stream subject

Master Degree

Session 1

MGT571 Contemporary Management Practice
[ ] Industry stream subject

Session 2

[ ] Restricted Elective*
[ ] Industry stream subject

Session 3

[ ] Restricted Elective*
[ ] Industry stream subject

Session 4

[ ] Restricted Elective*
[ ] Industry stream subject

Session 5

[ ] Restricted Elective*
[ ] Industry stream subject

Session 6

[ ] Restricted Elective*
[ ] Industry stream subject

* Restricted electives are:

ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics
HRM571 Managing People in the Information Age
ITC563 IT Management Issues
MGT572 Managing Organisational Change
MKT571 Marketing for IT Managers
FIN571 Managerial Finance
MGT573 Strategic Practice

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower level course.

Professional recognition

For each of the industry streams included in the course, successful completion of the stream results in an accredited industry certificate.

Admission requirements

For entry to the Graduate Certificate or Master degree applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or a qualification deemed to be equivalent).

Applicants with work experience and/or other academic and/or professional qualifications acceptable to the University will be considered. You can complete an online questionnaire on whether you have the qualifications and/or experience required to be accepted into the Master degree. You will be contacted after completing the questionnaire with your results.

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Students enrolling in this course should also complete the IT Masters Authority form.

Internet access

CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.

The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.

Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.

English language proficiency

Applicants will be deemed to have sufficient English proficiency if they:

  • have completed all their formal studies in one or more of the following countries; or
  • were born in one of the following countries and have completed at least one qualification in one of those countries; or
  • have completed senior secondary study or at least one year of full-time University study in one of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Canada, Fiji, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia
    or
  • have successfully completed one year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) post-secondary study at an affiliate institution of the University, with English as the medium of instruction and assessment.

All other applicants must explicitly demonstrate proficiency.

Acceptable tests for English proficiency

Any of the following results, attained within the last two years, can be used to demonstrate English proficiency:

  • an Academic IELTS (International English Language Testing System) overall score of at least 6.0, and with no score below 5.5;
  • a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) paper-based score of 550 and TWE of 5.0;
  • a TOEFL computer-based score of 213 and Essay Rating of 5;
  • a TOEFL internet-based score of 80 for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs, and 90 for postgraduate research candidates with a minimum score of 25 in the writing section.
  • a Combined Universities Admission Test (CULT) overall score of at least 65;
  • a C pass in English at the GCE 'A' level examinations in either Singapore or the United Kingdom;
  • completion of the International Baccalaureate diploma with English A2 at higher or sub. Level;
  • a C pass in 'Use of English' in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE);
  • completion of the UNSW Foundation Studies Certificate with a C pass in 'Use of English';
  • completion of an AQF Certificate IV (including English for Academic Purposes);
  • successful completion of at least one year of study in a course at Associate Diploma or Diploma level on the Register of Australian Tertiary Education;
  • a score of 155 in the verbal component of the STAT test;
  • a Pass grade in the Uniworld English College English for Tertiary Entrance course; or
  • IRI Diploma of English.

An applicant who does not otherwise meet the University's requirements may be admitted on the recommendation of the Dean of the appropriate faculty.

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