Part A. Foundations for advanced business information systems studies (24 points)
You must complete:

a. Four units (24 points)

FIT9123 Introduction to business information systems
FIT9130 Systems analysis and design
FIT9131 Programming foundations in Java
FIT9132 Introduction to databases
Part B. Core master's study (48 points)
You must complete:

FIT5057 Project management (6 points)
42 points from their specialisation below
Business information systems
You must complete:

a. Five units (30 points) from:*

FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
FIT5094 IT for management decision making
FIT5097 Business intelligence modelling
FIT5101 Enterprise systems
FIT5102 IT strategy and governance
FIT5105 Information access and use
FIT5106 Information organisation
FIT5107 Recordkeeping informatics
FIT5111 Information systems development practices
FIT5133 Enterprise architecture and management
FIT5145 Introduction to data science
FIT5146 Data curation and management
FIT5152 User interface design and usability
FIT5159 IT for financial decisions
FIT5160 Business process modelling, design and simulation
FIT5178 Applied project management
FIT5194 Computer based global project management
FIT5195 Business intelligence and data warehousing
FIT5205 Data in society
FIT5206 Digital continuity
* Note: Not all units will be offered every year.

b. Two elective units (12 points) from Part B, a. above, or any FIT-coded level 5 units or level 5 units offered by any other faculty of the University with faculty approval.

Units can be identified using the browse units tool and indexes of units in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.

Archives and recordkeeping
You must complete:

a. Six units (36 points):

FIT5086 Organisational informatics
FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
FIT5107 Recordkeeping informatics
FIT5146 Data curation and management
FIT5205 Data in society
FIT5206 Digital continuity
b. One elective (6 points) from Part B, a. of the business information systems specialisation above, or any FIT-coded level 5 units or level 5 units offered by any other faculty of the University with faculty approval.

Units can be identified using the browse units tool and indexes of units in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.

If you intend to seek professional accreditation with the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) or the Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIM Professionals Australasia) you must complete FIT5104 (Information and knowledge management professional practice).

Library and information science
You must complete:

a. Six units (36 points):

FIT5086 Organisational informatics
FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
FIT5105 Information access and use
FIT5106 Information organisation
FIT5146 Data curation and management
FIT5205 Data in society
b. One elective (6 points) from Part B, a. of the business information systems specialisation above, or any FIT-coded level 5 units or level 5 units offered by any other faculty of the University with course director approval.

Units can be identified using the browse units tool and indexes of units in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.

If you intend to seek professional accreditation with the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) you must complete FIT5104 (Information and knowledge management professional practice).

Archives and recordkeeping/Library and information science
You must complete:

a. Seven units (42 points):

FIT5086 Organisational informatics
FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
FIT5105 Information access and use
FIT5107 Recordkeeping informatics
FIT5146 Data curation and management
FIT5205 Data in society
FIT5206 Digital continuity
Part C. Advanced practice (24 points)
You must complete a. the research stream or b. the industry experience stream. If you are completing the combined archives and recordkeeping/library and information science specialisation you must complete the industry experience stream.

a. Research pathway students complete:**

FIT5125 IT research methods
FIT5126 Masters thesis part 1
FIT5127 Masters thesis part 2
FIT5128 Masters thesis final
Enrolment in the research units is dependent on available supervisors and projects. Eligible students will be ranked based on their entire academic record and assessed for suitability to undertake the research component of this program.

** To be eligible for the research option, you must have successfully completed 24 points of level five FIT-coded units and have achieved an overall average of at least 75 per cent across all completed FIT level five units.

b. Industry experience students complete 24 points from your specialisation below

Business information systems
FIT5122 Professional practice
FIT5120 Industry experience studio project (12 points)
FIT-coded level 5 elective
Archives and recordkeeping
FIT5120 Industry experience studio project (12 points)
FIT5104 Information and knowledge management professional practice
FIT-coded level 5 elective
Library and information science
FIT5120 Industry experience studio project (12 points)
FIT5104 Information and knowledge management professional practice
FIT-coded level 5 elective
Archives and recordkeeping/Library and information science
FIT5120 Industry experience studio project (12 points)
FIT5104 Information and knowledge management professional practice
FIT5106 Information organisation
Alternative exits
You may exit this course early and apply to graduate with one of the following awards, provided you have satisfied the requirements for that award during your enrolment in this master's course:

Graduate Certificate of Business Information Systems after successful completion of 24 credit points of study including FIT5057 (Project management) and 18 credit points from Part B, a.
Graduate Diploma of Business Information Systems after successful completion of 48 credit points of study including FIT5057 (Project management) and 42 credit points as described in Parts B and C with a minimum of 12 credit points from Part B, a.
Graduate Diploma of Information and Knowledge Management after successful completion of 48 credit points of study including FIT9132 (Introduction to databases), FIT5104 (Information and knowledge management professional practice), and 36 credit points from one of the two specialisations (archives and recordkeeping or library and information science) described in Part B.