This course can help you fast-track your career in cyber security. It is designed for computer professionals who have an interest in finding and fixing vulnerabilities, encryption, intrusion detection and managing cyber risks and network security.
Depending on your choice of units, you may study evidence collection, counterintelligence, internet crime, business continuity, network security policies, network firewalls, authentication and web server security.
This course is for graduates with a computing background. It provides a detailed coverage of the key concepts and challenges in data and resource protection and computer software security, with a focus on both high-level concepts and low-level practical aspects of information security.
Graduates may find employment as computer security experts in many different organisations due to the pervasive nature of modern computing, but particular demand will come from the areas of web-based services, banking, information retrieval and national security.
Australian & NZ Students
You must have a bachelor degree in computer science, information technology or software engineering from a recognised tertiary university.
International Students
Minimum English language entry requirements:
IELTS ACADEMIC (INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM)
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1
Advanced Cyber Security Concepts
Computer Security Client Based Program Development
Distributed Computing Security Issues
Introduction to Cryptography
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2
Intrusion Detection System and Incident Handling
Computer Security Project
SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:
OPTIONAL UNITS TO SELECT FROM IN YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2
Data Network Security
Enterprise Network Security
Cyberwarfare
Computer Forensics
* Postgraduate Optional Units from Electrical & Computer Engineering.
** Postgraduate Optional Units from Information Systems.
