Master of Multimedia Computing – Course Code: 2402

Off-campus learning

The Master of Multimedia Computing course allows information technology professionals to upgrade their knowledge and expertise in the new field of multimedia and internet computing. The course is designed for professionals with a technical focus who wish to learn more about this field. Graduates will be able to develop state-of-the-art presentations and will have an understanding of the underlying technology supporting multimedia and internet computing and its theoretical underpinning. In particular, graduates will be able to identify applications for which multimedia products and systems are suited, apply commonly used tools and techniques to develop a multimedia product and participate in its design and evaluation. They will have developed attitudes, which enable them to take on the professional responsibilities of a multimedia system developer and to participate effectively as members of a multimedia system development team.

Fees Information

To view the fees information visit: http://www.gscit.monash.edu.au/students/Fees_schedule.html

Course Structure

The course consists of 72 points of units.

Core units:

GCO5900 Introduction to Multimedia Computing
VCM4002 Graphic design for multimedia
GCO5910 Multimedia Programming in Java
GCO5930 GUI design and programming
MMS5940 Multimedia authoring
MMS5950 The multimedia industry

Remaining units to be selected from the following list of electives:

GCO3817 Computer Graphics
GCO5805 Multimedia computing and communications (Not offered in 2004)
GCO5806 Internet Commerce
GCO5960 Multimedia Project (12 points)
CFR9801 Network Security
CSE9801 Data Communications
CSE5210 Advances in Information Security
CSE5230 Data Mining
CSE5000 Distributed Computing
MMS5008 Multimedia Interfaces

Please note: a maximum of two 9000 level units drawn from any postgraduate program of the university with approval from the relevant teaching department and Head of the Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology (or nominee).