Master of Information Systems
2026 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2026 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Information Systems |
| Deakin course code | M722 |
| Course Credit Points | 16 |
| Course version | 4 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2025 onwards |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Duration | Depending on your professional experience and previous qualifications, the Master of Information Systems is typically 1, 1.5 or 2 years duration.
Deakin courses can also be studied part-time over a longer period. |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2026 This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2026 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS code | 052316E Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9 |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Alternative exits
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Other learning experiences
- Research and research-related study
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Digital information has revolutionised the way we do business. Its capture, strategic use and associated technology in the business environment is central to 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 digital transformation, eBusiness and business-oriented principles and practices of information systems.
The mass adoption of social media, the accumulation of large amounts of data and the advances in new technologies such as business analytics and artificial intelligence have made information central to most aspects of work and life.
Do you have the skills to keep up with the rapid growth in our reliance on information systems?
Explore the strategic use of information in a business and policy context, while gaining a sound technical understanding 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 will also have the option to complement your primary studies in information systems with a specialisation in a wide range of business-related fields (e.g. AI strategy and management or business analytics). Designed to meet industry demand for skilled professionals with a breadth of transferable 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 opportunity 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 are able to implement best practice relationship building, communication and resourcing to support your project aims.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
The Master of Information Systems is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). Completion of this course grants eligibility for entry as a professional member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
Deakin Business School holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. These prestigious accreditations are awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing improvement and innovation in their courses, ensuring our graduates are employable worldwide
Career opportunities
This course equips students with the skills to manage the impact of technologies within organisations, understand the strategic role of technology in managing knowledge and information, and appreciate the significance of modern information systems in business and society.
Graduates can pursue roles including:
- business analyst
- data analyst
- systems analyst
- IT project manager
- IT consultant
- digital transformation consultant
- cybersecurity consultant
- IT specialist
Participation requirements
Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.
Mandatory student checks
Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.
Alternative exits
| Graduate Certificate of Information Systems (M522) | |
| Graduate Diploma of Information Systems (M622) |
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply established theories and integrated knowledge regarding information systems tools, methods and research skills to identify and justify information systems solutions for organisation and social contexts. |
| Communication | Communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms to engage with specialist and non-specialist audiences in the information systems contexts. |
| Digital literacy | Apply digital technologies effectively to research, analyse, and present complex information with the contexts of information systems. |
| Critical thinking | Apply research skills to evaluate and judge academic, professional and/or stakeholder information when analysing complex information systems contexts. |
| Problem solving | Identify and define organisational problems; formulate, model, evaluate alternative information systems solutions; and recommend information systems solutions based on organisational and societal needs. |
| Self-management | Demonstrate autonomy, adaptability and responsibility, self-reflect and critique own performance, and identify and plan future development as an information systems professional. |
| Teamwork | Work collaboratively in teams to produce and share specialised and integrated information systems solutions for complex organisational and social contexts. |
| Global citizenship | Demonstrate the ability to apply ethical, social and environmental responsibility frameworks and principles to evaluate information systems solutions for organisational and societal contexts. |
Course rules
To complete the Master of Information Systems you must pass 8, 12 or 16 credit points. The number of credit points required may vary, depending on your entry point or how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) based on your professional experience and previous qualifications.
A 16-credit point Master of Information Systems includes:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in your first study period
- 10 credit points of core units
- 2 credit point of course elective units
- 4 credit points of open elective units.
Most units are equal to one credit point. As a full-time student you will study four credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters per year.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements.
Course structure
Compulsory 0-credit point module
To be completed in the first trimester of study:-
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin |
Core units
| MIS701 | Digital Business Analysis |
| MIS712 | Managing Digital Transformation |
| MPE701 | Information Technology, Markets and Business Strategy |
| MIS732 | Enterprise Database, Architecture and Governance |
| MIS741 | Ethics of Digital Transformation |
| MIS761 | Cyber Security Strategies |
| MIS770 | Foundation Skills in Data Analysis |
| MIS782 | Value of Information |
| MIS798 | Project Management |
| MIS799 | Information Systems in Practice (Capstone) |
Course electives
Plus two credit points of information and communications technology (ICT) electives that must include
1 credit point from:
| MIS771 | Descriptive Analytics and Visualisation |
| MIS772 | Predictive Analytics |
1 credit point from:
- Any MIS7 coded unit
- Any MIT7 coded unit
- Any SIT7 coded unit
- Any MWL7 coded unit
Open electives
The remaining 4 credit points may be selected from:
postgraduate units offered by the University, including further ICT units, as defined under course electives (subject to availability)
a postgraduate business specialisation or any business units not previously studied
Deakin stackable short courses (0.5cp microcredentials)
Recommended specialisations:
Artificial intelligence for business
Business analytics
Digital finance
Marketing technology
Supply chain management
Stackable short courses
Mix and match Deakin stackable short courses (0.5 credit point microcredentials) to earn up to 1 credit point of open electives, subject to eligibility. Any stacking must add up to a whole number to be used for credit. For more information, visit the Deakin stackable short course options.
Work experience
This course provides students the opportunity to complete one or more elective work integrated learning units.
Explore Business and Law WIL opportunities.
Course duration
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
Other learning experiences
This course includes the option of other learning experiences including residential and study tour units.
Research and research-related study
Research-related learning tasks are embedded across units where student achievement is demonstrated in specific assessment tasks.
Fees and charges
Tuition fees will vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, your study load and/or unit discipline.
Your tuition fees will increase annually at the start of each calendar year. All fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD) and do not include additional costs such as textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment, mandatory checks, travel, consumables and other costs.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.
Further information
Contact Student Central for assistance in course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements. Student Central can also provide information for a wide range of services at Deakin. To help you understand the University vocabulary, please refer to our Enrolment codes and terminology page.