Bachelor of Cybersecurity
Bachelor of Cybersecurity
Protecting information and IT infrastructure from complex and evolving cyber-threats is a critical challenge for modern organisations. The responsibility to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks falls to cybersecurity professionals, and global demand for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is at an all-time high and is expected to increase over time. The…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Protecting information and IT infrastructure from complex and evolving cyber-threats is a critical challenge for modern organisations. The responsibility to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks falls to cybersecurity professionals, and global demand for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is at an all-time high and is expected to increase over time.
The Bachelor of Cybersecurity is a three-year full-time course (144 credit points) that provides you with a broad understanding of cybersecurity principles, theory and practice. You will be exposed to real-life case studies on cutting-edge cybersecurity scenarios and trained on state-of-the-art cybersecurity tools and techniques. You will learn to analyse cybersecurity problems and design, implement, evaluate and manage solutions for complex systems and organisations.
The course has been designed with input from leading industry professionals and academics in the field of Cybersecurity, ensuring that you acquire an education that meets industry standards and expectations and is on a par with some of the best national and international benchmarks in the field of Cybersecurity.
Specific knowledge and skills that you will gain throughout the course include cybersecurity fundamentals, cyber law, secure software development, cyber risk management, network security and digital forensics. Other areas covered include project management, basic mathematics and computer networking.
In addition to the core subject areas you can choose electives in specialised units such as critical infrastructure security, embedded systems security and trustworthy systems.
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
- Apply state-of-the-art knowledge and skills to analyse, design, test, implement and manage fit-for-purpose solutions to defend data, processes, IT systems, platforms and networks from cyber threat actors in diverse contexts
- Identify and assess cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities as they relate to the evolving strategic and operational context of organisations, IT systems and communication networks
- Apply communications and technical skills to interpret cybersecurity requirements and problems and to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of methods, conclusions and decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Develop strategies, policies, procedures and practices to manage cybersecurity in organisations based on best practice standards and methods
- Demonstrate professional and ethical standards in the application of cybersecurity knowledge and skills while exercising responsibility and accountability for self-learning and professional practice for both individual and team projects.
REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants must be 18 years or older when they commence the course.
- Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements set out below, as well as at least one of the following requirements:
- successful completion of an Australian senior secondary qualification (or recognised equivalent)
- successful completion of a qualification at an Australian registered institution of tertiary education, at Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level 5 or above
- satisfactory completion of an accredited Tertiary Preparation Program or Foundation Year Program offered by an Australian higher education provider
- a completed or partly completed qualification at AQF Level 6 (Associate Degree) or above from an Australian University or registered Australian higher education provider
- successful completion of a recognised equivalent qualification from another country.
English Language Requirements:
An applicant must provide evidence that they have met the following minimum English language proficiency requirements:
Test Minimum score for Bachelors degree
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall 6.0
No individual band below 6.0
TOEFL internet-based test 75 (Reading no less than 18, Writing no less than 20)
C1 Advanced / Cambridge English: Advanced (Certificate in Advanced English) 169, no band less than 169
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) 50 (no communicative skill less than 50)
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