Admission requirements Applicants for admission must normally have qualified for a bachelors degree at Monash University or at another tertiary institution approved by the faculty board. Special entry provisions enable admission of candidates without formal tertiary qualifications who can establish that they have the foundation required for postgraduate studies. Course structure To qualify with the MIMS, students must complete 72 points of graduate subjects - 60 points from SIMS and 12 points of free choice electives. The SIMS subjects in the MIMS are shown in the list below. Students should take careful note of prerequisites for the subjects in the specialisation that they have chosen and complete these subjects early in their course.
Many subjects have bridging subjects as prerequisites.
The bridging subjects have been designed for students with little prior study in information technology. Students who feel they have knowledge and skills equal to a bridging subject may sit a challenge exam and if successful they will be given an exemption without credit for the subject. Once a student has designed their course of study, namely the core subject and the requirements of their specialisation, they must then select other graduate subjects to make up their 72 points. This elective study can involve subjects from other specialisations or may come from the SIMS bridging and additional subjects. Up to 12 points of elective study may be taken from outside SIMS as part of the degree.