The mass adoption of social media, advances in new technologies, and the accumulation of large amounts of data has made information central to many aspects of work and life. Digital information has revolutionised the way we do business. Its capture, strategic use and associated technology in the business environment is the discipline of information systems.

Created in response to the rapid growth in the use of information systems and eBusiness applications by businesses and governments internationally, Deakin’s Master of Information Systems enables you to develop specialist skills in business-oriented principles and practices of information systems and eBusiness. You’ll explore the strategic use of information in a business and policy context, while gaining a sound technical understanding and capability in specific areas of information systems, particularly information security, supply chain management, and project management.

Learn about the principles and practices of stakeholder analysis, identification of business needs, problems and opportunities, analysis, negotiation and specification of requirements for any solution that may involve technology-inspired change. You’ll also have the option to complement your primary studies in information systems with a specialisation in a wide range of business-related fields. Designed to meet industry demand for skilled professionals with a breadth of transferrable skills, a specialisation can help deepen your knowledge in a particular business field and benefit your future career.

Develop quantitative reasoning skills so that you can review business performance to find problems, areas of opportunities, and trends in data using business analytics. Explore data-driven, evidence-based approaches to business decision making and business performance analysis, and gain an understanding of business metrics.

As a graduate, your project management skills will be well-honed to ensure you’re able to implement best practice relationship building, communication and resourcing to support your project aims.

The Master of Information Systems is typically 8, 12 or 16 credit points. The exact number of credit points you study depends on how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) – your professional experience and previous qualifications – which can save you time and money.

For students undertaking 16 credit points, you study 12 credit points of core units (2 of which must be selected from a specified list), plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, MAI010 Academic Integrity Module and 4 credit points of elective units, which may be selected from a faculty wide specialisation, a selected list of units or any postgraduate units offered by the University, subject to eligibility.

Students are introduced to research tools and techniques in core units of the course where they learn analytic skills and the practical application of those skills in professional contexts. They must also complete a capstone unit that requires requiring them to integrate the skills learnt over their course of study and produce an applied piece of research with reference to prevailing literature.

This course teaches students the skills required to manage the impact of technologies in organisations, understand the role of technology in managing knowledge and information, and recognise the role of modern information systems in society and business.

Graduates can move into careers as data analysts, business analysts, systems analysts, e-Business specialists, security analysts, and information systems project leaders.

Bachelor degree in a related discipline, or Bachelor degree in any discipline, plus two years relevant work experience, or Evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent

IELTS - Overall 6.5 No band lower than 6

TOEFL IBT - 79 Writing 21

TOEFL PBT - 577 Writing 4.5

C1 PROFICIENCY and C2 PROFICIENCY- 176 No band less than 169

PTE - 58 No less than 50 in each skill

OET - Overall C+