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Information Systems - INFSAS8417
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Plan Outline
Plan Structure
Professional Accreditation
Further Information

Plan Summary

 
Faculty: COMM - Australian School of Business
 
 
School: School of Info Systems, Technology & Management
 
 
Contact:  Australian School of Business Student Centre
 
 
Program: 8417 - Commerce (Extension)
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Commerce (Extension) (Specialisation)
 
 

Plan Outline

Master of Commerce (MCom) students must complete:
• 4 core courses
• 6 specialisation courses (made up of 2 specialist core courses and 4 specialisation elective courses)
• 2 elective courses - students can choose electives to deepen their specialisations or can choose any other Master of Commerce course where prerequisites are met.

Master of Commerce (Extension) (MCom(Ext)) students with only one specialisation must complete:
• 4 core courses
• 6 specialisation courses (made up of 2 specialist core courses and 4 specialisation elective courses)
• 6 elective courses - students can choose electives to deepen their specialisations or can choose any other Master of Commerce course where prerequisites are met.

Master of Commerce (Extension) (MCom(Ext)) students with two specialisations must complete:
• 4 core courses
• 6 specialisation courses from the first specialisation
• 6 specialisation courses from the second specialisation
• No electives

Plan Structure

In order to complete the Master of Commerce program with an Information Systems specialisation, students must complete 4 core courses
(It is recommended that COMM5001, COMM5002 and COMM5003 are taken in the first semester and COMM5004 in the final semester)

plus 2 specialist core courses
and 4 specialist courses selected from the following list
and between 2 and 6 elective courses selected from MCom offerings depending on the program and number of specialisations chosen. Please refer to the Plan Outline for further information.

Professional Accreditation

The MCom (Information Systems) meets the requirements for Professional Level accreditation of the Australian Computer Society.

Please contact the ACS for further clarification: www.acs.org.au.

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

Contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building
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