Our courses information
Our courses offer the right balance of practical knowledge and academic excellence and a wide range of study options.
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- Location:
Mt Lawley - Study Mode:
Full-time
Part-time - Delivery Mode:
On-campus
Online (Off-campus) - Duration:
2 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Faculty:
Computing, Health and Science - School:
Computer and Security Science - Code:
Q45 / J16 - CRICOS:
015901F
Master of Science (Computer Science)
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The course has two stages: Stage 1 (3 elective coursework units and 3 core research thesis preparation/proposal units) and Stage 2 (in which students are required to complete a thesis by research).
Stage 1
Comprises three core research units and three elective coursework units that are to be chosen in consultation with the Course Coordinator: Stage 1 coursework units must be drawn from the list of Elective units. Coursework units should be selected to complement the research direction to be pursued. The course coordinator must approve a student?s selection of any unit outside the list of approved units.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective Units (at least Three) | |||
| CSG5101 | Artificial Intelligence | 20 | |
| CSG5106 | Fundamentals of Computer and Network Technology | 20 | |
| CSG5206 | Internet Technology and Management | 20 | |
| CSI5101 | Software Design | 20 | |
| CSI5211 | Information Security Standards and Practice | 20 | |
| CSI5117 | Principles of Distributed Systems | 20 | |
| CSI5120 | Contemporary Intelligence | 20 | |
| CSI5140 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | 20 | |
| CSG5102 | Internet Enabling Technologies | 20 | |
| CSI5103 | Strategic Information Technology | 20 | |
| CSI5203 | Software Development Processes | 20 | |
| CSI5199 | Advanced Topics in Information Technology | 20 | |
| CSI5202 | Software and Systems Management | 20 | |
| CSI5204 | Database Administration | 20 | |
| Units in the coursework list may be offered in either semester subject to availability of staff and viability of student numbers. | |||
| Stage 1 | |||
| Research Preparation Units | |||
| RES5115 | Research Preparation: Principles and Approaches | 20 | |
| CSG5141 | Research Proposal | 20 | |
| CSG5243 | Masters Project 1 | 20 | |
Stage 2
Thesis The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and equivalent to 1 year of full-time study. Each semester students nominate if they wish to enrol into research thesis unit: CSG6200 Students are required to enrol in the Thesis unit at 50 or 100% of full time and are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted for examination.
| Unit | Description | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSG6200 | Masters Thesis 1 | 0 | |