Postgraduate
The Computing Department offers postgraduate coursework and research programs.
Coursework Programs
The Postgraduate Professional Development Program (PPDP) offers postgraduate coursework programs to equip students with the highest level of information technology skills in the areas of computer science, e-commerce, information systems, software engineering and technology management. Current specialisations in this program include Web Technologies, Internetworking, Software Engineering and Information Systems.
- PPDP home page - provides information on these programs, their admission requirements and fees.
- contact the ICS Student Services for more specific assistance.
- Teaching List Semester 2008. Please also see the Undergraduate Teaching List.
- Offerings in 2009.
Research Programs
The Department of Computing offers full-time and part-time research programs which can lead to a qualification of Doctor of Philoshopy, and Master of Philosophy:
Doctor of Philosophy | Master of Philosophy
- Computing Postgraduate Research Degree page provides information on our research programs.
- Contact Dr Abhaya Nayak for general enquiries.
- Postgraduate Research Scholarship Information - for details on scholarships for Research Projects and the postgraduate application process
- Postgraduate Scholarship-ICT centre, CSIRO
Doctor of Philosophy
Examination is entirely by thesis. To be eligible for admission a candidate must normally possess either a Master degree with a substantial research component, or a Bachelor degree with first-class or second-class honours division 1 from a recognized university or other tertiary institution. The minimum period of candidature is two years and the maximum period is four years for full-time candidates and eight years for part-time candidates.
Master of Philosophy
This new degree replaces the previously offered Master of Science (Hons) and Master of Science (Research) degrees.The MPhil degree will be offered from Semester 1, 2006. The length of candidature is 1-2 years full time and 2-4 years part time.
Examination is entirely by thesis. The thesis must form a contribution to the knowledge in the area with which it deals by presenting new interpretations of facts or by demonstrating an independent critical ability to evaluate existing material in a new light.
Admission information
For further information and an application form select the appropriate link:
Or email the ICS Student Services.
For information on scholarships currently on offer, please visit the Macquarie University Research Scholarship page.
Australasian Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation
Call for nominations for distnguished theses: http://www.core.edu.au/awards/
Each year, CORE awards two student prizes. The first is awarded to the best PhD thesis in Computer Science in Australia and New Zealand. The best thesis is selected by a committee that has formerly been chaired by Norman Foo, and for the last few years by John Gough. From 2003 the committee is chaired by Michael Johnson. The second prize is awarded to the author of the best student paper at the ACSC. This prize is decided by the ACSC Program Committee.
In 2004 CORE introduced two new awards, one for Best Research Contribution by a non-professorial academic and one for Distinguished Service to the discipline. The winner of the inaugural Best Research Contribution award was Dr Huaxiong Wang , Macquarie University. The inaugural Distinguished Service Award was presented to Gopal Gupta of Monash University. At the presentation of this award the announcement was made that the Best Research Contribution award would be renamed in memory of the late Dr. Chris Wallace.
Previous Prize/Award Winners