A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core Units (12-13 units) | 160cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. HIT137 Software Now HIT140 Foundations of Data Science (replaces STA101 from 2021) HIT234 Database Concepts HIT363 Enterprise IT Management PRT581 Principles of Software Systems PRT541 Information Systems Management PRT563 Advanced Data Management PRT564 Data Analytics and Visualisation PRT571 Asset Security and Risk Management PRT547 Information Systems Practice (20cp) PRT551 Project Management Risk and Reliability Management Plus either: Practice Experience Option PRT604 Professional Experience (20cp) (new from 2024) PRT840 IT Thesis (20cp) (new from 2024) Or: Research Project Option PRT820 Master Thesis (20cp) (repeatable) x 2 |
| 160cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)
Course Changes from 2024
The Practice Experience Option (40cp) has been added as an alternative to the Research Project Option (40cp)
Course Changes from 2021
HIT140 Foundations of Data Science replaces STA101 Statistics 1 from 2021. Students who have already completed STA101 will not be required to complete HIT140.