The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation GradCertCloudComp&Virtual

Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation MCloudComp&Virtual

Course Study Modes and Locations

Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation (2317VC)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga

Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation (2717VC)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

Full-time 2 years (4.0 sessions)

Part-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)

Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

For entry to the Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution. Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation and receive credit for applicable subjects.
 

Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

Applicants without a tertiary qualification may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation on the basis of professional attainment and/or work experience. Upon successful completion of the Graduate Certificate, students will then be eligible for admission to the Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation and receive credit for applicable subjects.

Credit

Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

No special arrangement

Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

No special arrangement

Articulation

The Master 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.

Graduation requirements

Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

The Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation consists of (4) restricted electives made up of any 2 elective academic subjects (Group A) plus any 2 elective industry subjects (Group B).

Restricted Electives

Group A: Elective Academic Subjects – choose two (2) subjects from:

ITC513 Wireless Networking Concepts
ITC514 Linux Server Administration
ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management
ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
ITC558 Programming Principles
ITC560 Internet of Things
ITC561 Cloud Computing
ITC568 Cloud Privacy and Security
ITC572 Software Defined Networking
ITC593 Network Security
ITC595 Information Security

Group B: Elective Industry Subjects – choose two (2) subjects from:

ITE512 Incident Response
ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE514 Professional Systems Security
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE523 Virtualization
ITE526 Practical Internetworking
ITE527 Server Administration
ITE533 Cyber Security Management
ITE531 Architecting Cloud Solutions
ITE532 Containers and Virtualisation
ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals

Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

The Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation consists of seven (7) core subjects and five (5) restricted electives.

Core Subjects

ITC561 Cloud Computing
ITC568 Cloud Privacy and Security
ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation*
ITC595 Information Security
ITE523 Virtualization
ITE531 Architecting Cloud Solutions
ITE532 Containers and Virtualisation

* Capstone subject. This subject should be completed in the final session of study

Restricted Electives

Group A: Elective Academic Subjects – choose two (2) subjects from:

ITC513 Wireless Networking Concepts
ITC514 Linux Server Administration
ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management
ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
ITC558 Programming Principles
ITC560 Internet of Things
ITC572 Software Defined Networking
ITC593 Network Security

Group B: Elective Industry Subjects – choose three (3) subjects from:

ITE512 Incident Response
ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE514 Professional Systems Security
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE526 Practical Internetworking
ITE527 Server Administration
ITE533 Cyber Security Management
ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals

Enrolment Pattern

Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

There is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students' enrolment patterns will depend upon their choice of subjects, the prerequisite needs of subjects and the session of availability of subjects.

Master of Cloud Computing and Virtualisation

Students may commence the course in Calendar sessions 1, 2 or 3. Note: The enrolment pattern below is divided by calendar sessions for the various intakes. The recommended session enrolments appear under each Calendar session enrolment and are distinguished by session number. Each session number represents Calendar session 1 or 2 depending on the course commencement session. As an example, for a student who follows the enrolment pattern and who commences the course in Calendar Session 2, 2014, session 1 refers to Calendar session 2 2014, session 2 refers to Calendar session 3 2014, etc.

Calendar Session 1 intake

Session 1
ITC561 Cloud Computing
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Session 2
ITC568 Cloud Privacy and Security
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Session 3
ITE531 Architecting Cloud Solutions
Restricted Elective (Group A)

Session 4
ITE532 Containers and Virtualisation
ITE523 Virtualization

Session 5
ITC595 Information Security
Restricted Elective (Group A)

Session 6
ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Calendar Session 2 intake

Session 1
ITC595 Information Security
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Session 2
ITE531 Architecting Cloud Solutions
Restricted Elective (Group A)

Session 3
ITC561 Cloud Computing
ITE532 Containers and Virtualisation

Session 4
ITC568 Cloud Privacy and Security
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Session 5
Restricted Elective (Group A)
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Session 6
ITE523 Virtualization
ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation

Calendar Session 3 intake

Session 1
ITE531 Architecting Cloud Solutions
Restricted Elective (Group A)

Session 2
ITC561 Cloud Computing
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Session 3
ITC568 Cloud Privacy and Security
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Session 4
ITE523 Virtualization
ITE532 Containers and Virtualisation

Session 5
Restricted Elective (Group A)
Restricted Elective (Group B)

Session 6
ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation
ITC595 Information Security