For further information visit it.monash.edu/ITfactor
Choose units from the following areas:
- Applications and Systems Development
- Business Systems
- Computer Science
- Information Technology and Systems
- IT Security
- Multimedia
- Software Engineering
- Web and Network Technologies
Electives and Minors in Information Technology
Electives in Information Technology
Monash University students that are not enrolled in a course with the Faculty of Information Technology can choose information technology elective units. The Faculty teaches on four Australian campuses (Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, and Gippsland), as well as at the Sunway (Malaysia) campus and Monash South Africa. View the course summary to find an area of interest on the campus you are studying.
Berwick campus
- FIT1012 – Website Authoring
- FIT1004 – Data Management
- FIT1033 – Foundations of 3D
- FIT2026 – Sound and Video Studio
- FIT2001 – Systems Development
- FIT2002 – Project Management
- FIT3001 – Advanced 3D
- FIT3008 – Advanced Digital Video
- FIT3146 – Emergent Technologies and Interface
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Gippsland campus
- FIT1002 – Computer programming
- FIT1004 – Database
- FIT1006 – Business information analysis
- FIT1031 – Computers and networks
- FIT2001 – Systems analysis and design
- FIT2005 – Systems analysis and design 2
- FIT2009 – Data structures and algorithms
- FIT2020 – Networks and data communications 2
- FIT2033 – Computer models for business decisions
- FIT2034 – Computer programming 2
- FIT3002 – Applications of data mining
- FIT3031 – Information and network security
- FIT3046 – Operating environments
- FIT3128 – Database systems design
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A full list is available at the units page.
Minors in Information Technology
Minors in Information Technology are available to Monash University students that are not enrolled in a course with the Faculty of Information Technology. A minor in IT will enhance your degree and give you that important edge when seeking employment. Our IT units have a strong practical focus and are taught by experts in outstanding facilities.
IT minors are available at:
Minors at Caulfield campus
The following IT minors are available at the Caulfield School of Information Technology.
After successful completion of the relevant units, for certificates of achievement please contact Nik Papas.
Information systems
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This minor helps students address the challenges in the development, implementation, and management of business information systems.
- FIT1003 – IT in organisations or FIT1036 Enterprises and Information
- FIT1020 – Fundamentals of information systems or FIT2074 Technology, information and organisations
- FIT2052 – Electronic business or FIT3009 e-Business systems (Clayton)
Plus one unit from:
- FIT3066 – Information technology strategy and management or FIT3136 IT governance and strategy for business (Clayton)
- FIT3068 – Systems integration or FIT3138 Real time enterprise systems (Clayton)
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Web development
| Minor |
This minor gives students a grounding in the technical and content management aspects of developing internet-based systems.
- FIT1011 – Web systems 1 or FIT1039 Web systems
- FIT2028 – Web systems 2 or FIT2076 Web-database interface
- FIT2052 – Electronic business or FIT3009 e-Business systems (Clayton)
- FIT2055 – Web content management or FIT2080 Information architecture
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Information management
| Minor |
This minor is for students who want to work with IT to manage information content, resources and services in business, government, or community sectors.
- FIT1021 – Information use and management or FIT1037 Information management
- FIT2054 – Information management in organisations or FIT3072 Managing business records
- FIT2055 – Web content management or FIT2080 Information architecture
Plus one unit from:
- FIT3098 – Information enterprise management and marketing or FIT3098 Social informatics
- FIT3099 – Knowledge management or FIT3122 Information and knowledge management systems
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Information technology
| Minor |
This minor introduces students to fundamental technical concepts in Information Technology to assist with the development of a range of systems.
- FIT1001 – Computer systems or FIT1031 Computers and networks
- FIT1005 – Networks and data communications
- FIT1011 – Web systems 1 or FIT1039 Web systems
- FIT2010 – Database or FIT1004 Data Management
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Minors at Clayton campus
The following IT minors are available at the Clayton School of Information Technology.
After successful completion of the relevant units, for certificates of achievement please phone +61 3 9905 5200.
Computer science
| Minor | Major - Computer Science
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- FIT1002 – Computer programming
- FIT1029 – Algorithmic problem solving
- FIT1008 – Introduction to computer science
plus one of
- FIT2004 – Algorithms and data structures
- FIT2014 – Theory of computation
- FIT3139 – Computational Science
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- FIT1002 – Computer programming
- FIT1029 – Algorithmic problem solving
- FIT1008 – Introduction to computer science
- FIT2004 – Algorithms and data structures
- FIT2014 – Theory of computation
- FIT3139 – Computational Science
- FIT3143 – Parallel computing
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One Level 3 CS approved units from:
- FIT3080 – Intelligent systems
- FIT3088 – Computer graphics
- MTH3051 – Introduction to computational mathematics
- FIT3036 – Computer science project
- FIT3139 – Advanced programming
- FIT3042 – System tools and programming languages
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Minors at Gippsland campus
The following IT minors are available at the Gippsland School of Information Technology.
After successful completion of the relevant units, for certificates of achievement please contact +61 3 9902 6792 or +61 3 5122 6835.
Business systems
| Minor |
- FIT1006 – Business information analysis
- FIT2033 – Computer models for business decisions
- FIT3002 – Applications of data mining
- FIT3128 – Database Systems Analysis & Implementation
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Networks
| Minor |
- FIT1031 – Computers and networks
- FIT2020 – Networks and data communications 2
- FIT3031 – Information and network security
- FIT3128 – Database Systems Analysis and Implementation
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