Masters (Coursework)
Be an IT expert and join one of the fastest-growing industries in Australia, no matter your educational background. La Trobe's 100 per cent online, ACS-accredited Master of Information Technology course prepares you to work in this exciting field from the ground up. You'll learn mobile app development, networks, databases, cloud computing, programming languages, system design and more. Select a specialisation in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity or Cloud Analytics. Graduate in 14 months.
Entry into the course is open for students with a bachelor degree in any field.
Be an IT expert and join one of the fastest-growing industries in Australia, no matter your educational background.
Australia's 2021 Digital Pulse Survey1 reports that the technology workforce in Australia grew by 33,400 professionals throughout 2020, a 4.3 per cent growth rate as the overall number of people employed in Australia diminished 1.7 per cent.
La Trobe's fully online, ACS-accredited Master of Information Technology course prepares you to work in this exciting field. You'll learn how to use IT-related logical thinking while you study mobile app development, networks, databases, cloud computing, system design and more.
You'll work on real-world projects from our industry partners in our virtual lab throughout your subjects. The lab gives you a way to practice and perfect your skills with the software commonly used by IT professionals such as Cisco Packet Tracer, OPNET (Riverbed Modeller), Apache Tomcat, SPSS, MATLAB, MySQL, and Oracle. You'll graduate with the experience employers are looking for in their next candidate.
To complete your degree, you'll select an industry-focused specialisation in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity or Cloud Analytics that deepens your knowledge and experience, making you a subject matter expert in a particular field.