Master of Business Information Systems

Businesses are driven by information. They stop working without it. For daily operations and strategic decision-making, information must be recorded, managed, and used. Careers in big data analytics, business intelligence, systems design, planning and management, and knowledge and information management are all prepared for by the Master of Business Information Systems program. You will acquire the skills necessary to create solutions for corporate information issues and to provide businesses with strategic advice that will improve their governance and management.

Entry Level 1 (96 points, 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time):

• An Australian bachelor's degree, not necessarily in IT, with a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 or equivalent qualification approved by the faculty.

Entry Level 2 (72 points, 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time):

• An Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline relating to information systems or with an information systems major, with completed studies in: foundational programming, database, systems analysis and design plus an understanding of the enterprise IT applications, including transactional, managerial and analytical applications, with a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 or equivalent.

Important Note:

• The pathway to Entry Level 1 or Entry Level 2 is subject to an internal assessment of the applicant's qualification to conform to the MQA Program Standards for Computing.

English Language Requirements:

• IELTS (Academic)/IELTS One Skill Retake (Academic)/IELTS Online:
  • Overall score: 6.5
  • Listening score: 6.0
  • Reading score: 6.0
  • Writing score: 6.0
  • Speaking score: 6.0
• TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Paper Edition:
  • Total Score: 79
  • Listening score: 12
  • Reading score: 13
  • Writing score: 21
  • Speaking score: 18
• PTE Academic:
  • Overall score: 58
  • Listening score: 50
  • Reading score: 50
  • Writing score: 50
  • Speaking score: 50
• C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency:
  • Overall score: 176
  • Listening score: 169
  • Reading score: 169
  • Writing score: 169
  • Speaking score: 169

PART A. FOUNDATIONS FOR ADVANCED BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS:

• Fundamentals of business information systems
• Information systems analysis, design and systems thinking
• Introduction to Python programming
• Introduction to databases

PART B. CORE MASTER’S STUDIES:

• Project management
• IT research methods
• Digital transformation, strategy and governance
• Advanced business information systems analysis and design
• Business intelligence and analytics
• Responsible digitalisation
• One elective unit (6 credit points) from the level five units approved by the faculty coordinator.
• Choose one of the following:
  • IT for management decision making
  • Digital continuity

PART C. ADVANCED PRACTICE:

• Industry experience: A program of coursework involving advanced study and an industry experience studio project.
• Master’s thesis: A research pathway including a thesis. (Recommended for those wishing to pursue a PhD).