More information about Monash University - Faculty of Information Technology Add
The Monash community includes over 62,000 students from over 130 countries. Monash is the only university in Australia's prestigious Group of Eight to have a dedicated Faculty of Information Technology, recognising the importance of information technology as a separate group of disciplines, ranging from business information systems and multimedia applications, to computer science and software engineering.
About Us
Prestige and global recognition
Monash University is ranked 60th amont the top universities in the world (2011 QS World University Rankings). This ranking is based on an international survey of over 5000 academics.
Monash is well known for its leadership in the information technology (IT) field. In this field, an international profile is very important because the IT labour force is less restrictive than many other disciplines in terms of nationally based practice requirements. As a result, IT professionals tend to be globally mobile. About 50 per cent of enrolments are from international students, who provide a diversity of input and perspective that enhances the experience for all students.
Renowned research excellence
The Faculty of Information Technology is one of the largest research organisations in Australia, with over 80 per cent of the academic staff research qualified to PhD or masters level, and around 200 students undertaking PhD and masters by research projects.
IT research at Monash is characterised by five broad strengths:
- decision support and enterprise systems - research on the characteristics of systems that support strategic decision making
- intelligent systems - research to improve the intelligence of computationalsystems and processes, including both artificial and natural computation
- multimedia computing, communications and applications - research on multimedia signal processing and management; innovative compression techniques; multimedia features for effective and efficient indexing and retrieval; and innovative multimedia applications
- distributed systems and software engineering - research on the foundations, methods, tools and environments for conceptualising, modelling, analysing, developing, maintaining and benchmarking large parallel, distributed and pervasive systems
- organisational and social informatics - focusing on the information and knowledge needs of people and how these can be met across time and place with the aid of appropriate information technologies.
Student Services
The faculty teaches and conducts research on four Australian campuses (Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland), as well as at the Malaysia campus and at Monash South Africa. World-class facilities include more than 1500 work stations networked across the Australian teaching campuses, which are upgraded every two to three years.
Furthermore, the faculty is widely recognised for the strength of its off-campus learning programs in IT, with the Gippsland campus providing a specialised focus on off-campus learning in the IT disciplines.
Courses
IT courses at Monash cover a wide range of specialities and cater for students with all academic backgrounds. Courses are available at all levels, from undergraduate (bachelor and honours) degrees, through to graduate certificates and diplomas, and on to masters (research, coursework or minor thesis) and doctorate degrees. Programs are offered across all IT disciplines, from business and information systems management to technical specialisations such as network computing, digital communications, software engineering and multimedia applications.
Courses are closely aligned with industry needs. This means that an IT degree from Monash equips students with the skills and knowledge to be adaptable in a rapidly changing IT environment. Degrees allow students to tailor a course to suit their personal, academic and career aspirations.
The range of programs offered means that Monash is able to provide courses that cater for students who wish to study a range of technical and specialised IT fields, as well as courses for those who wish to acquire IT competencies and who do not have an undergraduate background in IT.
Choose to study IT at Monash
Monash offers excellent facilities and a diversity of IT courses and location options, as well as the profile and prestige to command the attention of any employer. Its range of course offerings, outstanding global profile, high academic standards and research achievements make Monash University the place to study IT.
Locations
Gippsland
Northways Road CHURCHILL VIC Australia
Clayton
Wellington Road CLAYTON VIC Australia
Caulfield
900 Dandenong Road CAULFIELD EAST VIC Australia
Student Profiles
Hitesh Hiranandani, Hong Kong
Bachelor of Business Information Systems
'This course combines the best of business and IT at the same time. The classes are updated to keep up with trends occurring in the IT environment which makes it relevant to the current IT industry climate and competitive in comparison to other universities offering similar courses. Business Information Systems has taught me a lot about how communications are conducted in the work place and it has shown me that IT is not just about desktops and laptops. I've learned about the inside workings of complex systems which will give me an edge in my future career. Monash has given me the opportunity to grow as an individual straight from high school and it has allowed me to expand my horizons by meeting people from all around the world. Being one of the largest campuses in Australia has shown me the magnitude of one organisation in its local environment as well as its international community. My advice for students considering studying IT at Monash is to have a great time and do not be confined to the classroom and books! Australia has a great history and heritage - get out and enjoy this. Take advantage of your time here and learn as much as you can from your peers and teachers.'
Ying Li, China
Master of Network Computing
'My bachelor degree was in Electronic engineering, but I found I had more interest and enthusiasm for IT. Postgraduate study gave me the opportunity to shift my focus to IT. After a year of studying I think my choice was right! Monash attracts IT students from overseas because the course choices are varied and IT at Monash ranks highly amongst universities in Australia. The facilities are excellent, the practical work is useful, and the unit leaders are knowledgeable. I would recommend studying in Melbourne! It's an amazing city, with a mixture of historical and modern aspects. Also, it is the cultural centre of Australia! My course is mainly focused on the kinds of computing technology which are based on networks in an information society. The recommended reading materials are recently published books, articles and journals, so I know the course has relevance to the current industry climate. The topics of lectures and practical works are what is 'hot' on the Internet. Most importantly, the course meets the requirements outlined in advertisements by IT employers. As well as specialist techniques and skills, employers are looking for excellent communication that you can demonstrate with others. The course provides that.'
