Graduate Certificate of Cyber Criminology
Graduate Certificate of Cyber Criminology
Are you interested in understanding the causes and prevention of cybercrimes? Maybe you work in HR or management and have concerns about cybercrime impacts on your organisation? Or perhaps you’re an IT specialist wanting to extend your skillset, so you better understand the human element of cybercrime? Whatever your situation,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Are you interested in understanding the causes and prevention of cybercrimes?
Maybe you work in HR or management and have concerns about cybercrime impacts on your organisation? Or perhaps you’re an IT specialist wanting to extend your skillset, so you better understand the human element of cybercrime? Whatever your situation, in this online course you’ll investigate diverse categories of cybercrime while critically considering their underlying triggers. And you’ll gain a deep understanding of effective prevention strategies that will shape the digital landscape of tomorrow and provide security for your own organisation.
Course learning outcomes
Apply a specialized understanding of complex and emerging knowledge in cyber criminology to various domains of professional practice.
Apply independent judgement to research, evaluate and synthesise complex issues in cyber criminology.
Apply communication, collaboration, and reflective skills to create innovative solutions to complex issues in cyber criminology.
Career Opportunities
When you graduate from this online course, you can expect to work in any SME concerned with cyber security, general roles in HR, finance, mining and security, as well as specialist roles in law enforcement agencies and government agencies. Your future job title could include Cybercrime Investigator, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, Information Security Risk Officer or Cyber Security Manager.
Possible future job titles
Cybercrime Investigator, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, Information Security Risk Officer Cyber Security Analyst, Security Awareness Training Specialist, Cyber Security Manager, Cyber Security Compliance Manager
REQUIREMENTS
Successful applicants with a Bachelor degree, or higher, with significant coursework in a related field or professional learning in contemporary policing practice or relevant professional practice may seek reduced course duration by applying for recognition of prior learning (up to 20 credit points), with equivalents considered.
Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
Bachelor degree; or
Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: An overall band minimum score of 6.5, with no individual band less than 6.0.) (Results are typically valid for 2 years and online tests are not acceptable.)
TOEFL iBT: TOEFL iBT: 84 (with no score below 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 573, including Test of Written English of 5.0 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
Pearson Test of English (PTE): PTE Academic 58, with no score less than 50 for postgraduate standard entry courses. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.
