Bachelor of Computer Science – Cyber Security
Bachelor of Computer Science – Cyber Security
As computers become increasingly interconnected and support more services than ever, system security becomes more challenging and more crucial. By studying cyber security, you’ll learn the fundamental processes and practices to protect computing systems from attack, damage or unauthorised access. You’ll study secure programming techniques and ethical hacking to safeguard…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
As computers become increasingly interconnected and support more services than ever, system security becomes more challenging and more crucial.
By studying cyber security, you’ll learn the fundamental processes and practices to protect computing systems from attack, damage or unauthorised access.
You’ll study secure programming techniques and ethical hacking to safeguard individuals, businesses and governments against cybercrime, and you’ll graduate with highly valued and employable skills.
Career paths can lead to roles such as cyber security analyst, cyber systems engineer or information security officer.
You’ll join a growing industry:
Cyber security specialist was the #2 emerging job of 2020 (LinkedIn 2020 Emerging Jobs Report)
By 2026, Australia will need 18,000 more cyber security workers
Australia’s external spending on cyber security products and services grew by 8 per cent in 2018 to $3.9 billion (Australian Cyber Security Growth Network).
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Cyber security analyst
- Cyber systems engineer
- Security architect
- Information security officer
- Cryptographer
- Information security analyst
What you’ll study
At UQ, subjects are called ‘courses’. Here’s a sample of the courses you could study:
Operating Systems Architecture
Information Security
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
Advanced Topics in Security
REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisites
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C). Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C) is recommended. Students studying Specialist Mathematics will have increased flexibility in their studies.
Minimum entry score
Select where you studied and your qualification to see the minimum entry score you need to be considered for this program.
Use the minimum entry score as a guide. Your score must be at least equivalent to the required Australian Year 12 ATAR score. Entry requirements are subject to change.
English language requirements
IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) – Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.
PTE Academic – Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.
BE – A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.
CES – Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.
OET is not accepted.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Queensland (UQ) is in the world’s top 50 universities. It is internationally renowned for its academic excellence and is the winner of more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. UQ is a member of the Universities 21 and a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities and a member of Universities Australia. UQ is a multicultural hub home to nearly 20,200 international students from 142 countries. Based in Brisbane, UQ has three campuses with advanced facilities and centres to support its students.
