School of Information Technology

Degrees in Information Technology Systems**

The School of Information Technology at Monash South Africa is part of the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University. With more than 3 000 students in six schools, Monash University has one of the largest Information Technology faculties in the world.

Information Technology degree programmes offered by Monash South Africa are accredited by the South African Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) and the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Students who graduate with Monash Information Technology degrees can be assured of obtaining a degree that is globally relevant. The curriculum of these degrees reflect the recommendations of global associations such as the Association for Computing (ACM), Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and Association for Information Systems AIS.*

The undergraduate degrees offered by the Monash South Africa School of Information Technology have the following structure:

Research

The School of IT at Monash South Africa is also host of the International Development Informatics Association (IDIA). The IDIA functions as a forum for the development of ICT solutions within the constraints found in developing regions. The IDIA organises annual national workshops and international conferences and provides guidance on relevant research topics in ICT solutions that are relevant to developing regions.

The Information Technology Faculty at Monash University is ranked among the top 30 in the world in terms of research (Times Higher Education Supplement Nov 2006). More than a hundred academic staff in the faculty are actively involved in research and can act as supervisors for students undertaking postgraduate study.

The Monash South Africa School of IT is committed to a globally relevant research framework which focuses mainly on Web and Mobile Technologies and on Development Informatics. This covers almost all aspects of Information and Telecommunication Technology, from programming and database design to project management and human interface design. Our participation in this research enhances our ability to offer high quality teaching.

The School of IT at Monash South Africa has excellent relationships with Monash campuses in Australia and Malaysia as well as international research cooperation with prestigious international institutes such as the IITB (Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay).

*The Association for Computing (ACM) was established in 1947 and has 80 000 members worldwide. In 2001 the ACM began an initiative to define an Information Technology curriculum. Input was received from the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a globally recognised organisation established in 1946, and the Association for Information Systems (AIS), a global organisation established in 1994 which focuses on information systems.

**Name change pending Monash South Africa has applied to the Department of Education to have the names of its Information Technology degrees changed to be in line with the same degree programmes offered by Monash University, Australia.