Master of IT

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Course overview – Master of Information Technology (IT)

Information technology, or better known as IT, is a dynamic industry and discipline. This sector has seen a lot of technological changes and innovations in software and hardware in an effort to meet the modern day technological challenges and needs.

Obtaining a Master of IT is an important step in advancing your career in the field of Information Technology as this degree is seen as a prerequisite for advanced IT positions and positions of leadership in IT departments.

The study goals comprise themselves of learning to develop and construct IT devices, systems and networks and being able to plan, implement and maintain these. With a Master of IT, you usually specialise in a specific field of study such as IT project management, software engineering, network administration, information security, and business analysis.

Admission and career opportunities with a Master of IT

For entry to a postgraduate IT course, students/ applicants should hold a good honours degree or any equivalent. Masters programmes in IT generally last one to two years until graduation and with a completed degree there are many ways of entering the professional world. The list below shows possible fields of work:

• Information and communication technology
• Media industry
• Automotive industry
• Services sector (banking and insurance)
• Planning and development offices
• Research institutes and universities

The following universities offer Masters courses in IT: