Master of Information Systems
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Information Systems |
| Deakin course code | M722 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Online | Yes |
| 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 2025. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| CRICOS course 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
- Specialisations
- 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 focal 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.
Do you have the skills to keep up with the rapid growth in our reliance on 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.
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 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.
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 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 roles including:
- business analyst
- data analyst
- e-Business specialist
- information systems project leader
- security analyst
- systems analyst.
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 | Demonstrate specialised knowledge and research skills needed to lead and manage the resources and processes associated with information systems within an organisation or social setting |
| Communication | Effectively transmit models, frameworks and management theory with consideration to impacts and outcomes to both specialists and non-specialists |
| Digital literacy | Expertly apply specialised information application skills relative to information systems settings |
| Critical thinking | Apply critical thinking, analytical research skills relative to complex information systems settings |
| Problem solving | Demonstrate autonomy, adaptability and responsibility, self- reflect and critique own performance and identify and plan future development as a professional |
| 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 solutions to complex information systems problems |
| Global citizenship | Demonstrate a high standard of ethical, legal, and responsible behaviour in the development and deployment of information systems to meet organisational needs |
Course rules
To complete the Master of Information Systems students must pass 16 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
- 10 credit points of core units
- 2 credit point of course elective units
- 4 credit points of open elective units
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Specialisations
Faculty-wide specialisations
Refer to the details of each specialisation for availability.
- Applied Research*
- Accounting
- Artificial Intelligence for Business
- Arts and Cultural Industries*
- Business Analytics
- Business Law*
- Cyberlaw*
- Digital Finance
- Digital Transformation
- Event Management
- Finance
- Financial Planning
- Human Resource Management
- International Trade and Business
- Leadership
- Management Consulting
- Marketing
- Marketing Technology
- Professional Practice
- Project Management
- Property and Real Estate
- Public Sector Studies*
- Supply Chain Management
*Offered to students who commenced in 2023 or prior.
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 |
| MIT799/MIS799 | Information Systems in Practice *(Capstone) |
*MIT799 code denotes Study Tour version of the unit.
Course electives
Plus 2 credit points from the following:
- Any MIS7 coded unit
- Any MIT7 coded unit
- Any SIT7 coded unit
- Any MWL7 coded unit
Open elective units
The remaining 4 credit points may be selected from:
- Recommended electives^
- faculty-wide specialisation
- postgraduate units offered by the University (subject to availability)
- Deakin stackable short courses (0.5cp microcredentials)
^ Recommended electives:
- Any MIS7 coded unit
- Any MIT7 coded unit
- Any SIT7 coded unit
- Any MWL7 coded unit
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
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Other learning experiences
This course includes the option of other learning experiences including study tour units.
MMT732 Marketing Management (Tour)
MPT736 International Marketing (Tour)
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
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.