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1 year full-time
Level 3 & 4, 545 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000
Full-time · 12 hours of classes per week (4 units full-time); approximately 7–9 hours per week per unit for self-directed study
February | March | May | June | August | September | October | November | Semester 1, Block 4 (27 May 2026 orientation, 1 Jun 2026 classes start)
Course Overview
Eligibility
Tuition fee
Course tuition fee over 1 year: $22,000 (2024) / $23,120 (2026). Fee per unit: $2,750 (2024) / $2,890 (2026). All fees and charges listed are in Australian dollars. Fees are subject to change without notice. Course fees are to be paid in full before enrolment/selection of subjects in any given semester.
Duration
1 year full time
Intakes
February | March | May | June | August | September | October | November
Study mode
On-campus / Full-time
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Information Systems Applications in Business
Provides an introduction to information systems (IS) by presenting the most relevant concepts used to manage the integration of IS into business and society. Facilitates proficient ways to simplify the use of technology in complex IS business environments and builds students' awareness of the relationship between IS functionality and business process requirements. Students develop both theoretical and practical understanding of business information systems and how organisations use IS to process data into information for critical decision-making.
Database Management System
Introduces students to the fundamentals of relational databases. Covers data modelling using entity relationship diagrams, structured query language (SQL), procedural language (PL), data analysis, sharing options, database systems security concepts, distributed database management systems, and data mining.
Software Development
Covers the fundamentals of software development including investigating a client's application software problems, evaluating approaches, and designing solutions using a programming language such as Python. Takes students through the lifecycle of a software development project including writing specifications, testing and design.
Systems Analysis Design
Covers the principles of analysis and design for information systems including data requirements gathering and analysis, data modelling at conceptual, logical, and physical levels, functional dependencies, domain normalisation, and user-centred design approach.
Big Data and Visualisation
Introduces concepts informing big data analytics and visualisation, including business motivations and drivers for big data adaptation, enterprise technologies, big data business intelligence, algorithms and machine learning techniques, and data visualisation tools and techniques. Pre-requisite: MBIS4002 & MBIS4003.
Business Process Modelling
Facilitates students in examining and improving business operations using business process modelling software tools to make informed recommendations aimed at solving complex business problems and improving organisational effectiveness and efficiency. Pre-requisite: MBIS4004 (Co-requisite).
Professional Practice in Information Systems
Educates students about the ethical, legal and social issues they are likely to meet as future information system professionals, including data and privacy, confidentiality, cybercrime and internet fraud, viewed through the lenses of current IS practice and professional codes of ethics.
Discovering Data Analytics
Develops students' conceptual understanding of data analytics in real-world applications, covering basic concepts, essential techniques and popular tools used in the IT industry and data science. Introduces the lifecycle of a data science project including data collection, management, wrangling, analytics and visualisation. Also covers privacy, surveillance, security, classification, discrimination and decisional autonomy. Assists students in preparing for the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate. Pre-requisite: MBIS4002 Software Development & MBIS4003 Database Management System.
Common Questions
The total course tuition fee is $22,000 (2024) or $23,120 (2026) over one year. The fee per unit is $2,750 (2024) or $2,890 (2026). All fees are in Australian dollars and are subject to change without notice. Course fees are to be paid in full before enrolment/selection of subjects in any given semester.
To complete the Graduate Diploma of Business Information Systems (Data Analytics), you must pass 8 units totalling 80 credit points (10 credit points per unit). This consists of 6 core units and 2 specialisation units. The course also contains a nested exit qualification — the Graduate Certificate of Business Information Systems — available after the first 4 core units (approximately 6 months full-time).
The course has multiple intakes throughout the year: February, March, May, June, August, September, October, and November. For 2026 Semester 1 Block 4, orientation is on 27 May 2026 and classes start on 1 June 2026.
The course is delivered on-campus at two locations: Level 3 & 4, 545 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000, and Level 1, 20 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Full-time students attend 12 hours of classes per week (4 units). In addition, students are expected to set aside approximately 7–9 hours per week per unit for self-directed study including assignments, readings, projects, and exam preparation.
Yes. Completion of the Graduate Diploma of Business Information Systems (Data Analytics) provides direct entry and advanced standing into the Master of Business Information Systems (Data Analytics) at AIH. The course is in fact embedded within the Master's program and designed as an exit qualification and alternative pathway to that master-level qualification.
Yes. MBIS4007 Big Data and Visualisation requires completion of MBIS4002 (Database Management System) and MBIS4003 (Software Development) as prerequisites. MBIS4016 Discovering Data Analytics also requires MBIS4002 and MBIS4003. MBIS4008 Business Process Modelling requires MBIS4004 Systems Analysis Design as a co-requisite.
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