Master of Electronic Commerce CU14

Program at a glance

Duration: 2 years full-time
Mode & Location: internal - ROK/BNE/SYD/MEL/HTD, external
Courses/Units of Credit: 12 courses/96 units of credit
Faculty: Faculty of Informatics & Communication
Entry: direct
Accreditation: Accreditation is being sought for professional membership of the Australian Computer Society.
Residential School: not applicable
Practicum/Work placement: not applicable
Exit awards: Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Electronic Commerce
Interim awards: not applicable
Contact: Program Administrator on 07 4930 9511 or email ic-program-pg2@cqu.edu.au
International students: International students studying in Australia must study full-time, on-campus.
CRICOS program codes: BNE - 035581G, SYD - 035589K, MEL - 034397D

Program outline

The Master of Electronic Commerce offers the flexibility for students to tailor their study to meet their individual needs.

The multidisciplinary focus of the degree will develop technical, creative and management knowledge and skills that can be utilised in various aspects of electronic commerce: electronic publishing, information provision, data communications, design and development of multimedia systems, networking, marketing, advertising, change management, education and training.

The Master of Electronic Commerce program is designed to provide students with:

A knowledge of:

An understanding of:

The skills to:

Program structure

To obtain a Master of Electronic Commerce degree, a student must complete a total of 12 courses comprising:

Course Code Course Title
ECOM20004 Electronic Commerce: a Global Perspective
ECOM2001 Information Systems Management: E-Commerce Integration
COMM20036 Informatics, Culture and Communication
MRKT20027 E-Marketing
LAWS20042 Law of Electronic Commerce and the Internet
ECOM20009 Electronic Commerce Project A and
ECOM20010 Electronic Commerce Project B
OR two courses selected from the list of elective courses and approved by the program coordinator.

Elective courses:

Students may select any suitable course at postgraduate level with the approval of the program coordinator. Students who gained direct entry to the program Master of Electronic Commerce cannot include COIS20024 and COIS20025 in their electives.

The following courses are recommended as electives:

Course Code Course Title
COIS20008 IS Project Planning & Management
ECON20038 Economics and Electronic Commerce
ECOM20002 Security, Ethics and E-Commerce Systems
COIS20010 Decision Support and Intelligent Systems
COIS20026 Database Development and Management
COIS20027 Digital Telecommunications & Networks
COIS20028 Management and Design of Advanced Systems
ECOM20007 Developing E-Commerce Solutions
ECOM29008 E-Commerce Trading Systems
  Web-based Programming (To be developed)
  Internet Technologies (To be developed)

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Entry requirement

Candidates must possess qualifications and experience, which are deemed equivalent to:

Candidates must complete CQU admission form(s) for admission assessment, in conjunction with the above entry requirement.