Master of Information Sciences (Research)

Most domestic Higher Degree by Research students are supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset Scholarship and are not liable for fees up to the standard course duration. Once your RTP entitlement is consumed, you will be charged the annual fee rate that applied at the start of your degree.

Students must pass 30 credit points of thesis work. A specific program of coursework, research methodology and research proposal will be developed with each student. Students are closely mentored by a supervisory panel made up of industry professionals, and must prepare a formal thesis to be presented in seminar-form at the end of their study.

The course covers a broad spectrum of engineering and IT-related areas, including statistics, business informatics, mathematics, information systems, network engineering, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and more. Students can tailor their study program to suit either their previous employment experience or future career ambitions.

To be eligible for admission, applicants must have a degree in information sciences (such as Bachelor of Business Informatics, Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Software Engineering) with an average grade of Credit or better, or a Master of Technology or equivalent with an average grade of Credit or better, along with evidence of capacity for doing research at a master's level.

Yes. Upon graduation, you will have a range of career and study choices available to you, including pursuing a PhD in research, as well as entering the workforce as a job-ready network security engineer, software engineer, web application developer, or project manager.