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Postgraduate Entry Requirements

Additional Entry Requirements and Selection Criteria

Some postgraduate courses have additional entry requirements and these are listed in the table below. Admission to Monash University is based on competitive selection. All applicants must meet Monash University's minimum English Language Requirements.

Course nameAdditional requirementsSelection criteria
Master of Applied Information Technology Successful completion of a degree that is the equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree, not necessarily in an IT related discipline. A Year 11 (or equivalent) mathematics background is desirable. Pass average
Master of Information Technology Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree in an IT-related field such as computing, computer science or a technical information technology field. Pass average
Master of Information Technology Professional Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree in an IT-related field such as computing, computer science or a technical information technology field. Pass average
Master of Information Technology Honours Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree in an IT-related field such as computing, computer science or a technical information technology field. Overall credit average for the entire Bachelor degree and a distinction average for final year IT units.  Applicant must also indicate a research area of interest from either the research area list or nominate one specialisation.
Master of Business Information Systems Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree, not necessarily in an IT-related discipline. Pass average
Master of Business Information Systems Professional Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree, not necessarily in an IT-related discipline. Pass average
Master of Business Information Systems Honours Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree in business information systems, information management, or a closely related discipline. Overall credit average for the entire Bachelor degree and a distinction average for final year IT units.   Applicant must also indicate a research area of interest from either the research area list or submit a one page minor thesis research proposal.
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree in an IT-related field such as computing, computer science or a technical information technology field. Pass average
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Information Systems Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree in busines information systems, information management, or a closely related discipline. Pass average
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree in an IT-related field such as computing, computer science or a technical information technology field. Pass average
Postgraduate Certificate in Business Information Systems Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree in business information systems, information management, or a closely related discipline. Pass average
Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree, not necessarily in an IT-related discipline. A Year 11 (or equivalent) mathematics background is desirable. Pass average
Graduate Diploma in Business Information Systems Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree, not necessarily in an IT-related discipline. Pass average
Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree. Pass average
Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree, not necessarily in an IT-related discipline. A Year 11 (or equivalent) mathematics background is desirable. Pass average
Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems Successful completion of a degree that is equivalent of an Australian bachelor degree, not necessarily in an IT-related discipline. Pass average

Postgraduate Pathway Courses

Course nameAdditional requirementsSelection criteria
Professional Certificate in IT

Admission to applicants with appropriate, relevant information technology work experience of four or more years in information technology, information systems or information management at or above a project management or technical level.  The course consists of four units from the foundation graduate units pertaining to a specific area of interest offered by the Faculty of Information Technology, as approved by the course leader.  After successful completion with an overall credit average, this certificate is intended to lead into a coursework graduate diploma.

Assessed on current or previous work experience
Executive Certificate in IT

Admission to applicants with extensive, relevant and advanced work experience of six or more years of work experience in information technology, information systems or information management at either an executive management or senior technical level. The course consists of four postgraduate units offered by the Faculty of Information Technology, as approved by the course leader.  After successful completion with an overall credit average, this certificate is intended to lead to a graduate or postgraduate diploma.

Assessed on current or previous work experience