Master of Computer Science Re-enrolment 2008

Students should see the 2008 Handbook entry for details of the Master of Computer Science coursework and minor thesis course requirements.

Provisional 2008 Unit Offerings

Please note unit offerings are subject to change.

Students are advised to check prerequisites and prohibitions carefully prior to enrolling in units.

* Note: Elective units at 9000 level can only be taken with the approval of the Master of Computer Science course director.

SEMESTER 1		SEMESTER 2
*Computer Science Specialisation*
CSE4213 Formal methods in software engineering		CSE4333 Parallel systems
CSE4500 Information retrieval systems (CA)		CSE4530 Object oriented application programming in C++ (CA)
		CSE5200 Distributed database systems (CA)
CSE5501 Mobile and distributed computing systems (CA)		CSE5230 Data mining
CSE5610 Intelligent software systems (CA)		FIT4009 Advanced topics in intelligent systems
		FIT4010 Advanced topics in algorithms and data structures
FIT4005 Research methods		FIT4005 Research methods (CA)
FIT4012 Advanced topics in computational science		FIT4016 Information security
FIT5059 Advanced programming for database applications		ECE5074 Advanced computer architecture
Software Engineering Specialisation
CSE4213 Formal methods in software engineering		CSE4333 Parallel systems
CSE4431 System validation and verification, quality and standards		CSE4530 Object oriented application programming in C++ (CA)
CSE5210 Advanced in information security (CA)		CSE5000 Distributed object technology (CA)
FIT5150 Project management * (CA)		CSE5910 Java programming for multimedia applications (CA)
		CSE5930 User interface design and programming (CA)
		FIT4016 Information security
		BUS5150 Project management *
		BUS5720 Corporate groupware
CSE4002 Software engineering studio project (12 points, full year)
*Digital Communications Specialisation*
FIT4015 Digital communications technology and protocols		FIT4016 Information security
FIT5011 Advanced network design and performance		FIT4017 Network management
FIT5012 Coding and compression for digital communications		FIT5010 Advanced internet protocols and applications
FIT5008 Digital communications project (12 points)		FIT5008 Digital communications project (12 points)
CSE5210 Advances in information security (CA)		CSE5807 Wireless and personal communications systems (CA)
ECE5043 Optical communications		ECE5024 Wireless communications
		ECE5042 Communications theory
*Project/Minor thesis* (Students are strongly advised to take FIT4005 Research methods before undertaking the research project).
FIT5014 Minor thesis (6 points)		FIT5014 Minor thesis (6 points)
FIT5016 Minor thesis (12 points)		FIT5016 Minor thesis (12 points)
FIT5017 Minor thesis (18 points)		FIT5017 Minor thesis (18 points)
FIT5018 Minor thesis (24 points)		FIT5018 Minor thesis (24 points)

* Please note: Completion of either FIT5150 Project management OR BUS5150 Project management will count towards completion of the Software Engineering specialisation in the Master of Computer Science.

Information for pre-2007 Students

Students who commenced the Master of Computer Science prior to 2007 should refer to the below table for information on equivalent CSExxxx and FITxxxx units.

NEW FIT UNIT		EQUIVALENT CSE UNIT
FIT4014 Digital communications software (Not offered in 2008)		CSE4883 Communications software
FIT4015 Digital communications technology & protocols		CSE4881 Internet architecture and protocols CSE4882 Digital communications technologies CSE4891 Public telecommunications networks
FIT4017 Network management		CSE4884 Network design and management
FIT5008 Digital communications project		CSE5811 Digital communications project
FIT5010 Advanced internet protocols and applications		CSE5803 Advanced internet protocols and applications
FIT5011 Advanced network design and performance		CSE5805 Advanced network design CSE5808 Quality of service in digital communication networks
FIT5012 Coding and compression for digital communications		CSE5302 Digital video coding and compression
FIT5014 Minor thesis (24 points) FIT5016 Minor thesis (6 points) FIT5017 Minor thesis (12 points) FIT5018 Minor thesis (18 points		CSE5351 Research project (initial component) CSE5352 Research project (intermediate component) CSE5353 Research project (final component)