ObjectivesThese Information Architecture courses aim to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to implement successful information architecture, developing the necessary expertise in the areas of information management and information technology.
Academic titleMaster of Information Architecture
Course descriptionIncluding
Postgraduate Diploma of Information Architecture [exit point only] PostgradDipInfoArch
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Architecture [exit point only] PostgradCertInfoArch
About the course
Students may choose any four Stage one subjects to be eligible for the Postgraduate Certificate in Information Architecture. If they elect to take the other four Stage 1 subjects, they will be able to graduate with the Postgraduate Diploma of Information Architecture. Diploma graduates will have learnt how to identify, integrate and manage structured and unstructured information of value to organisations and their clients; evaluate and utilise a wide range of information management applications; optimise access to online content through the construction and design of metadata, taxonomies, and effective user interfaces; and understand the processes involved in managing information architecture projects.
Students who choose to continue and complete four Stage two subjects will be eligible for the Master of Information Architecture. Master graduates will be able to perform an information audit for an organisation, and apply computing and information architecture skills to create or improve a particular online information system.
Articulation
The Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma are exit point only courses within the Master degree.
Applicants must complete the Postgraduate Diploma of Information Architecture before they can be admitted to the Master of Information Architecture course.
Credit
Applicants may be awarded credit for previous study and/or previous experience in the area. The maximum credit that would be awarded is 48 points.
Graduation requirements
To graduate from the Postgraduate Certificate in Information Architecture, students must satisfactorily complete 32 points. To graduate from the Postgraduate Diploma Information Architecture, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points. To graduate from the Master of Information Architecture, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.