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Auckland University of Technology

Master of Computer and Information Sciences

  • Masters (Coursework)

Research an area of your interest, advance your undergraduate degree, and explore the latest developments in computer and information sciences with the Master of Computer and Information Sciences.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Course Code
AK1329
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Mar, Jul
Domestic Fees
$10,607 total
International Fees
$41,600 per year / $42,746 total

About this course

Research an area of your interest, advance your undergraduate degree, and explore the latest developments in computer and information sciences with the Master of Computer and Information Sciences.

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirementsIf you have New Zealand qualifications

Must have completed the Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences or an equivalent qualification with a B grade average or higher in level 7 courses.

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Accepted qualification:

Bachelor's degree (in a relevant professional subject)
Accepted undergraduate qualification duration:

Minimum 3 years
Accepted subject majors:

Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Science; Computer Engineering; Software Engineering; Information Science; Information Technology; or equivalent subject matter

Minimum scores

Percentage:
minimum 70%
Degree classification:
n/a
Letter criteria:
B (in final year)
GPA 10 point scale:
7 (in final year)

Accepted qualification:

1. Diploma IV-Sarjana sains terapan AND / OR
2. Sarjana (SI)
Accepted undergraduate qualification duration:

4 years
Accepted subject majors:

Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Science; Computer Engineering; Software Engineering; Information Science; Information Technology; or equivalent subject matter

Minimum scores

Percentage:
70-74 (final year)
Degree classification:
n/a
Letter criteria:
B (final year)
GPA 4 point scale:
3.00 (final year)

Accepted qualification:

Bachelor's degree
Accepted undergraduate qualification duration:

Minimum 3 years
Accepted subject majors:
Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Science; Computer Engineering; Software Engineering; Information Science; Information Technology; or equivalent subject matter

Minimum scores

Percentage:
70 (final year)
Letter criteria:
B (final year)
GPA 4 point scale:
3.00 (final year)

Accepted qualification:
1. Bachelor's degree from prestigious university awarded up to 2022 AND / OR
2. Bachelor's degree awarded from 2022 with an entry qual of Year 12 AND / OR
3. Bachelor's degree from Section 1 institute as per NOOSR
Accepted undergraduate qualification duration:
4 years
Accepted subject majors:
Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Science; Computer Engineering; Software Engineering; Information Science; Information Technology; or equivalent subject matter

Minimum scores

GPA 4 point scale:
3.0 (final year)
GPA 1 (Excellent)-5 point scale:
1.75 (final year)

Accepted qualification:
Bachelor's degree
Accepted undergraduate qualification duration:
Minimum 4 years
Accepted subject majors:
Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Science; Computer Engineering; Software Engineering; Information Science; Information Technology; or equivalent subject matter

Minimum scores

Percentage:
80% (final year)
Letter criteria:
B (final year)
GPA 4 point scale:
3

Accepted qualification:
Bachelor's degree
Accepted undergraduate qualification duration:
4 years
Accepted subject majors:
Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Science; Computer Engineering; Software Engineering; Information Science; Information Technology; or equivalent subject matter

Minimum scores

GPA 10 point scale:
7.0 (final year)
GPA 4 point scale:
3.0 (final year)

If your country is not listed, view our general entry requirements for postgraduate programmes

English language requirements
  • IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall with all bands 6.0 or higher; or equivalent

English language requirements

Study locations

City Campus

Distance

Online

Career pathways

  • Chief information officer/Chief technology officer
  • Database architect
  • E-Commerce solutions architect
  • General manager IT
  • Integration architect
  • IT director/manager
  • Programme manager
  • Project director/manager/leader
  • Senior technical consultant
  • Software developer/architect
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Course structure

You take the core Course Research Methods, and complete either a research project or thesis under the guidance of an experienced academic supervisor. Your project or thesis may involve the creation of a software artefact. Enrolment in a thesis is subject to achieving at least a B average in coursework courses including a pass in Research Methods I and approval of research proposal.

The Master of Computer and Information Sciences enables you to focus on one of the discipline clusters below, or combine courses from different clusters.

Discipline clusters includeArtificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering

Including bioinformatics, health informatics, neuroinformatics, data mining and knowledge engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, nature-inspired computing and geocomputation.

Information Systems and Technology

Including data warehousing and big data, IT strategy and policy, ICT issues in the SME sector, eSystems design and development, visual information processing, information visualisation, human computer interaction.

Software Systems Engineering

Including usage centred design, software requirements engineering, software architecture, software development methods.

Complete the following courseAnd choose one of the following optionsOption 1Option 2Option 3Elective courses

*Enrolment is subject to approval by the programme leader.

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Enrolment in courses is subject to meeting all requirements and availability of courses. Some courses may only be offered once per year. To find out more, contact the postgraduate coordinator at the email address above. The timetable may be subject to change and courses could be cancelled if there aren't enough students enrolled.

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