Master of Information Technology

The course duration is two years of full-time or four years of part-time study.

Full time, on campus
Part time, on campus

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Applicants must have one of the following:

• Completed Australian master’s or doctoral degree, or overseas equivalent.

OR

• Completed Australian bachelor's degree, graduate certificate or graduate diploma, or overseas equivalent, with more than 75% of all subjects completed at pass level (conceded pass not included)

OR

• Completed Australian bachelor's degree, graduate certificate or graduate diploma, or overseas equivalent, in any field of study with more than 70% of all subjects completed at pass level (conceded pass not included) AND A minimum of 2 years full-time, or equivalent part-time, relevant post-secondary professional experience

Applicants who do not meet the criteria above should consider applying forC11247 Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Studies.

Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application

For applicants who need to demonstrate work experience:

• Curriculum VitaeANDStatement of servicein one of the following formats:
  • A 'Statement of Service' provided by the employer
  • A completed 'UTS statement of service’ signed by the employer
  • Astatutorydeclarationconfirming work experience (for Australian Residents only)
  • An official letter from the applicant’s accountant or solicitor on their company letterhead confirming the applicant’s work experience or engagement with the business, duration of operations, and the nature of the business
  • A business certificate of registration in original language and English (e.g. provision of ASIC documentation or ABN or similar documentation for Australian Businesses)

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement:To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

If you don't meet the admission requirements for this course, there may bealternative pathwaysto help you gain admission.

Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course. For more information about inherent requirements and where prospective and current students can get assistance and advice regarding these, see theUTS Inherent requirements page.

Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course.

UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.

For course specific information see theFaculty of Engineering & Information Technology Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.

Students may be eligible for up to a total of 24cprecognition of prior learning(RPL) of core subjects as follows:

• Students who have completed equivalent subjects in a postgraduate program or UTS undergraduate program if the subjects previously completed are deemed by the faculty to be equivalent to subjects in the course.
• Students who have completed an undergraduate degree in information technology (or equivalent) may also be eligible for up to 24 credit points of recognition of prior learning (RPL).
• Subject exemption is applicable only to STM90979 Professional Stream.

Other/additional RPL may be granted via subject substitution to an alternative/advanced postgraduate subject in a similar field of study.

To be considered for recognition of prior learning, subjects must normally have been completed no more than ten years prior to the commencement of this course.

This course is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Studies (C11247), the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (C06113), the Master of Information Technology, and the Master of Information Technology (Extension) (C04296).

Scholarships

For Information Technology students

• ARC Linkage Project in digital-twin driven prognostics for the mining industry
• Crescent Leadership Scholarship
• Ericsson Technology Scholarship
• International Research Training Program Scholarship (IRTP)
• Mentoring of Women in Engineering and IT Scholarship
• Quantum photonics based on single photon emitters
• RACE for 2030 CRC Industry PhD Scholarship
• Rosemary Johnston HDR Scholarship
• Scape Accommodation Scholarship
• Telstra Enterprise Certitude Scholarship
• The Animal Logic Scholarship
• The FEIT Women in Engineering and IT Scholarship
• Thrive: Next Generation Graduates - PhD – Social Science and Policy
• UTS Diploma to Degree Pathway Scholarship
• UTS Housing Resident Networker Scholarship
• UTS Scholarship for European Undergraduate Students
• UTS Undergraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
• UTS-Vietnam Government Project 89 PhD Scholarship
• Wikipedia and Australian history and events

Only for international students

• Australia Awards Scholarships (Australian Government Scholarships)
• LATAM International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship
• Postgraduate Academic Excellence International Scholarship
• UTS Academic Excellence International Scholarship
• UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship
• UTS Academic Merit International Scholarship – South Asia
• UTS Chinese Postgraduate Tuition Fee Scholarship
• UTS MACC Postgraduate Scholarship
• UTS Onshore Postgraduate International Scholarship
• UTS Study Abroad Excellence Scholarship
• UTS Vice-Chancellor’s International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship

For all domestic students

• Endeavour Cheung Kong Student Exchange Program Scholarships
• Equal Access Scholarship (Institution Equity Scholarship)
• Ross Milbourne Research Scholarship in Economics
• UTS Dr Con Moshegov Orthoptics Scholarship

Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students

• Indigenous Education Costs Scholarship
• Indigenous Relocation and Accommodation Scholarship
• Jumbunna Accommodation Scholarship
• LEVO Indigenous Technology Scholarship
• Lindsay Croft Postgraduate Memorial Scholarship
• Transgrid Indigenous Scholarship for Engineering and Information Technology

Prizes and awards

For Information Technology students

• Aqua Nine and DeAúrora UTS Good Manufacturing Practice Prize
• Blanchfield Nicholls Prize
• Business Deans Merit List (Postgraduate)
• CommBank & Telstra UTS Best Venture Prize
• Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Prize in Journalism
• Engineering (Management) Postgraduate Achievement Prize
• Engineering (Technical) Postgraduate Achievement Prize
• Gareth Ivory Memorial Prize in Journalism
• Guy Morrison Prize for Excellence
• Henry Davis York Prize
• Industrial Relations Society of NSW Prize for Excellence in Industrial Relations Undergraduate Study
• Information Technology Postgraduate Achievement Prize
• Lance Jolly Prize
• Orthoptics Australia Prize
• Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Prize
• Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Prize for Excellence in Pharmacy
• PMI Project Management Prize
• Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
• SAS Postgraduate Data Mining Prize
• SHPA NSW Branch Prize for Excellence in Clinical Practice
• Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts Award for Achievement in Adult Education
• Teachers Mutual Bank Rural Student Placement Prize
• The BioCeuticals Prize for Good Manufacturing Practice
• The Carla Zampatti Foundation Design Award
• The Complementary Medicine Group (CMG) for Good Manufacturing Practice Prize
• The iNova Pharmaceuticals Prize for Good Manufacturing Practice
• The Star Combo Pharma Prize for Good Manufacturing Practice
• The Webstercare Prize for Good Manufacturing Practice
• Trevor Buchner Design Prize
• UTS Anthology Writing Prize
• Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Regional Journalism Prize
• Zonta Club of Sydney Inc Prize for the Woman MBA Graduate of the Year

Graduates are eligible to apply for professional-level membership of theAustralian Computer Society.

See the Master of Information Technologyin the UTS: Handbook for comprehensive course details.