Successful completion of Australian Bachelor degree or equivalent.
For the cognate stream: An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent in Information Technology or a related discipline such as computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or networking.
For the non-cognate stream: An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent in any other discipline.
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Networking can be admitted into the second year of the program with 120 Credit points.
Mature age applicants can be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis having regard to the prior study, employment and professional experience.
Overall score 6.0 (no band less than 5.5) or equivalent
TOEFL iBT Overall score 60-78 with minimum scores: Reading 12, Writing 20, Listening 11, Speaking 17
Pearson (PTE) Overall 50 (no band less than 46)
Cambridge-CAE Overall 169 (no band less than 162)
Sharpen your competitive edge with specialist skills in networking and system administration. Our Master of Networking (MNet) was developed in collaboration with the industry to ensure course content remains highly-relevant in a rapidly evolving industry. That’s why we now offer three areas of specialisation: Cybersecurity, Cloud Networking and Software Engineering.
Apply your new knowledge to real-world businesses through case studies and industry projects. Gain hands-on practical work with Cisco, Microsoft and Riverbed Networking technology. Develop the “soft skills” employers are looking for, such as communication, collaboration and project management. Whatever your goals, this course will ensure you graduate ready to take an active role in a range of fast-moving technology industry.
Capstone Projects and Industry Connections
As part of Master of Networking degree, you will need to undertake the final year project units:
MN691 - Research Methods and Project Design; and
MN692 - Capstone Project.
MIT’s School of IT & Engineering has designed these units to provide you with real-world experience, working on a project for an industry client. They will provide you with a capstone final year project in a team environment through research, analysis and development. You will tackle complex real-world problems with technical and creative skills.
Our past students have worked on capstone projects such as:
Traffic Control – Development of Automatic Accident Detection System using IOT Devices
Productivity - Development of secured web-based interactive Video Conferencing Application
Retail – Designing of MAC address detection to prevent Petrol theft
Online Retail Store - Secured Cloud-based multi-authentication Biometric Password framework
Digital Library - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Analytical Framework on Big Data
Lifestyle Improvement - Design and Development of Animal Flap with Facial Recognition Techniques
Imaging and Data processing - Comparative analysis of Locality-Sensitive Hashing (LSH) algorithm and Similarity Digest on images
As an MIT student, you will have access to state-of-the-art labs and facilities. All of MIT’s labs are equipped with the latest software to hone your skill. You will also get access to MIT’s Library of the latest books/ eBooks and hundreds of Academic online publications that will keep you knowledgeable of the latest and greatest. With 24 hours of digital access, you are never too far away from the latest news and journals in the academic/research space.
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Year 1
Semester 1
AIM100 Academic Integrity Module
MN501 Network Management in Organisations
MN502 Overview of Network Security
MN503 Overview of Internetworking
Semester 2
MN504 Networked Application Management
MN506 System Management
MN601 Network Project Management
Year 2
Semester 3
MN603 Wireless Networks and Security
MN621 Advanced network Design
MN691 Research Methods and Project Design*
Semester 4
MN692 Capstone Project*
Graduates of the MNet may find employment in leadership roles in network management system administration and ICT services delivery and management within a wide range of public and private enterprises. Typical roles (some with additional work experience) include:
Network Architect
Network Manager
Support Manager
Internet/Intranet Network Manager
Senior Network Analyst
System Administrator
Senior Sales Engineer
Senior Network Design Engineer
Senior Network Capacity Planner
Senior Network Solutions Architect
Senior Network Engineer
Senior Systems Engineer
Senior Network Security Specialist
Senior Mobile Applications Developer
Senior System Administrator
OSHC: 518.42 ($) AUD per year
