Why IT at USyd?
There are many reasons to undertake postgraduate coursework studies with the School of IT at the University of Sydney.
The University of Sydney offers planned, targeted postgraduate programs in IT to meet the demand of the IT industry. The program includes the degrees:
- Graduate Certificate in Information Technology
- Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management
- Graduate Diploma in Computing
- Graduate Diploma in Information Technology
- Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management
- Master of Information Technology
- Master of Information Technology Management
The degrees are designed to provide a core of knowledge in information technology, supplemented by a broad range of options within the areas of Computer Networks and the Internet, E-Business Technologies, Multimedia, Database Management and Administration, Software Engineering, Business Information Systems, etc.
The University of Sydney Advantage
In the Master of IT and Master of IT Management, students may (subject to academic performance) undertake an option known as the Research Path which will provide training in research related skills. Completion of this option allows students to progress into a research degree. Selected students can also undertake industry-based projects at employers’ premises, gaining first-hand experience in current industry research and development practices.
Furthermore, a limited number of One-Semester Half-Fee Scholarships are available to students commencing full-time studies in MIT and MITM degrees. These scholarships, which are awarded on academic performance during the first semester of full-time study, consist of an amount equivalent to 50% of the tuition fee of a student's second full-time semester of study in these degrees.