Core units

Complete all six units (75 credit points):

• COS60004 Creating Web Applications
• COS60009 Data Management for the Big Data Age
• COS70004 User-Centred Design
• COS80001 Cloud Computing Architecture
• COS80021 Web Application Development *
• COS80023 Big Data *

Specialisation

Complete six units (100 credit points) from one of the following specialisations:

 Data Analytics

• COS60008 Introduction to Data Science
• COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project
• COS60011 Technology Design Project
• COS70008 Technology Innovation Project * 25 credit points
• COS80025 Data Visualisation 
• COS80029 Technology Application Project  * 25 credit points 

 Software Development

• COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project
• COS60011 Technology Design Project 
• COS70006 Object-Oriented Programming 
• COS70008 Technology Innovation Project * 25 credit Points
• COS80022 Software Quality and Testing
• COS80029 Technology Application Project * 25 credit points  

Cyber Security

• COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project 
• COS60011 Technology Design Project
• COS70008 Technology Innovation Project * 25 credit Points
• COS80029 Technology Application Project * 25 credit Points
• COS80013 Internet Security
• ICT60001 Operating System Management

Elective units

Complete two units from the following list:

• COS80013 Internet Security
• ICT80004 Internship Project
• COS80025 Data Visualisation
• COS70006 Object Oriented Programming
• CYB60004 Network and Cybersecurity Frameworks

_{*Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.}

Upon completion of their course, students will be capable graduate ICT professionals, and able to:

• Demonstrate a coherent understanding of the fundamental aspects of ICT solutions including the use of a range of tools and techniques for requirements capture, solution design and construction, and project management.
• Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of research with independence, demonstrating the ability to analyse, process and synthesise complex information.
• Communicate information proficiently to a variety of audiences, demonstrating scholarship of ICT foundations, as well as recent advances in the ICT field within the context of a specialisation (Software Development, Information Systems or Networking).
• Apply a coherent and advanced knowledge of Information Technology, critically evaluate trade-offs, and create innovative solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence.
• Demonstrate personal discipline, scholarship of the field, critical thinking, and judgment by completing a substantial capstone project using contemporary techniques.
• Reflect on, and take responsibility for their own learning, manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing personal performance as a means of managing continuing professional development.

Internships

Students in this course can apply to undertake an internship as an elective unit. Internships offer students a valuable opportunity to apply practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the workplace during their final semester. Projects may include system design and development, research and development projects, business analysis, testing and IT and network support. Internships are unpaid.

A$40,240 (annual, full-time for 2024)*
Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on-site. Programs that are taught solely online are not available to onshore international students who hold an international student visa.

International students

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

• IELTS overall band of 6.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
• Swinburne's English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 70%, all skills 65% or above 
• or equivalent measures available at English Language requirements.