Master of Cybersecurity
Online unit of study table
Master of Cybersecurity |
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| To qualify for the award of the Master of Cybersecurity, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, comprising: |
For the Professional Pathway: |
| (i) 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core units of study; and |
| (ii) 12 credit points of Professional Core units of study; and |
| (iii) 12 credit points of Capstone Project units of study; and either |
| (iv) 24 credit points of Specialisation units of study including 18 credit points of specialisation core and 6 credit points of Specialisation Selective units of study; or |
| (v) 24 credit points of Unspecified Specialisation units of study; and |
| (vii) a maximum of 6 credit points of Elective units of study. |
Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity |
| To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity, a candidate must complete 48 credit points, comprising: |
| (i) 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core units of study; and |
| (ii) 12 credit points of Professional Core units of study; and |
| (iii) a minimum of 18 credit points of Cybersecurity Specialist units of study; and |
| (iv) a maximum of 6 credit points of Elective units of study. |
Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity |
| To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity, a candidate must complete 24 credit points, comprising: |
| (i) 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core units of study; and |
| (ii) 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Specialist units of study. |
Units of study listed in this table are only available to students enrolled in a Postgraduate Online degree. |
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Degree Core units of study |
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| Candidates for the Master of Cybersecurity and Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity complete 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core and 12 credit points Professional Core units of study. | ||
| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity complete 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core units of study. | ||
Cybersecurity Core units of study |
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| OCSE5616 Cybersecurity Engineering |
6 | A A technical orientation is absolutely required, especially the capacity to become familiar with new technology without explicit supervision. Good programming skills in Python or a C-related language, basic networking knowledge, and skills from discrete mathematics are assumed. These topics are covered at appropriate level in our undergraduate units INFO1110, INFO1112, INFO1113 and MATH1064. N CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO3616 |
| OINF5301 Information Security Management |
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A This unit of study assumes foundational knowledge of Information systems management. Two year IT industry exposure and a breadth of IT experience will be preferable N INFO5301 |
Professional Core units of study |
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| OINF5990 Professional Practice in IT |
6 | A Students enrolled in INFO5990 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have many years experience as a practising IT professional N INFO5990 The main focus of the subject is to provide students with the necessary tools, basic skills, experience and adequate knowledge so they develop an awareness and an understanding of the responsibilities and issues associated with professional conduct and practice in the information technology sector. This unit is for MIT, MITM, MIT/MITM students only. |
| OINF5992 Understanding IT Innovations |
6 | N INFO5992 or PMGT5875 |
Cybersecurity Specialist units of study |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity complete a minimum of 18 credit points of Cybersecurity Specialist units of study. | ||
| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity complete 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Specialist units of study. | ||
| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | N CISS6022 |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | A INFO3616 or ELEC5616 or CSEC3616 or CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 N COMP4617 or COMP5617 |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | A (CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO2222) with a grade of credit or greater N COMP4618 or COMP5618 |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5614 |
| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5615 |
| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N CSEC5619 |
Elective units of study |
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| Candidates for the Master of Cybersecurity Professional Pathway and the Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity complete a maximum of 6 credit points of Elective units of study. | ||
| OCMP5318 Machine Learning and Data Mining |
6 | A Experience with programming and data structures as covered in COMP2123 or COMP2823 or COMP9123 (or equivalent unit of study from different institutions). Discrete mathematics and probability (e.g. MATH1064 or equivalent); linear algebra and calculus (e.g. MATH1061 or equivalent) N COMP5318 or COMP4318 |
| OCMP5328 Advanced Machine Learning |
6 | C OCMP5318 or COMP5318 or COMP4318 or COMP3308 or COMP3608 N COMP5328 or COMP4328 |
| OCMP5329 Deep Learning |
6 | A OCMP5318 or COMP5318 or COMP4318 N COMP5329 or COMP4329 |
| OCMP5349 Cloud Computing |
6 | A Basic knowledge of computer networks as covered in INFO1112 or COMP9201 or COMP9601 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) N COMP5349 or COMP4349 |
| OCMP5426 Parallel and Distributed Computing |
6 | A Experience with algorithm design and software development as covered in (COMP2017 or COMP9017) and COMP3027 or COMP3927 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) N COMP5426 or COMP4426 |
Capstone Project units of study |
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| OCSE5707 Cybersecurity Capstone Project A |
6 | P A candidate for Master of Cybersecurity (online) who has completed a minimum of 24 credit points including 12 credit points Cybersecurity Core and 12 credit points of (Cybersecurity Specialist or Specialisation Core) units of study may take this unit N CSEC5702 or CSEC5703 or CSEC5704 or CSEC5707 or CSEC5708 or CSEC5709 or COMP5802 |
| OCSE5708 Cybersecurity Capstone Project B |
6 | P A candidate for Master of Cybersecurity (online) who has completed a minimum of 24 credit points including 12 credit points Cybersecurity Core and 12 credit points of (Cybersecurity Specialist or Specialisation Core) units of study may take this unit C OCSE5707 N CSEC5702 or CSEC5703 or CSEC5704 or CSEC5707 or CSEC5708 or CSEC5709 or COMP5802 |
Specialisations for the Master of Cybersecurity |
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| Completion of a specialisation is optional. | ||
| A specialisation requires the completion of 18 credit points of Specialisation Core units of study as defined in the tables below for the specified specialisation and 6 credit points of Specialisation Selective units of study. | ||
Cloud Security specialisation |
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Specialisation Core units of study |
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| OCMP5349 Cloud Computing |
6 | A Basic knowledge of computer networks as covered in INFO1112 or COMP9201 or COMP9601 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) N COMP5349 or COMP4349 |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | A (CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO2222) with a grade of credit or greater N COMP4618 or COMP5618 |
| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5615 |
Specialisation Selective units of study |
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| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | N CISS6022 |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | A INFO3616 or ELEC5616 or CSEC3616 or CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 N COMP4617 or COMP5617 |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5614 |
| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N CSEC5619 |
Cryptography and Blockchains specialisation |
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Specialisation Core units of study |
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| OCMP5426 Parallel and Distributed Computing |
6 | A Experience with algorithm design and software development as covered in (COMP2017 or COMP9017) and COMP3027 or COMP3927 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) N COMP5426 or COMP4426 |
| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N CSEC5619 |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | A INFO3616 or ELEC5616 or CSEC3616 or CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 N COMP4617 or COMP5617 |
Specialisation Selective units of study |
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| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5615 |
| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | N CISS6022 |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | A (CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO2222) with a grade of credit or greater N COMP4618 or COMP5618 |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5614 |
Data and Information Security specialisation |
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Specialisation Core units of study |
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| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | N CISS6022 |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5614 |
| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5615 |
Specialisation Selective units of study |
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| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | A INFO3616 or ELEC5616 or CSEC3616 or CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 N COMP4617 or COMP5617 |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | A (CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO2222) with a grade of credit or greater N COMP4618 or COMP5618 |
| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N CSEC5619 |
Unspecified Specialisation |
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| Candidates who choose not to take a specialisation complete 24 credit points of Unspecified specialisation units of study. | ||
| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | N CISS6022 |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | A INFO3616 or ELEC5616 or CSEC3616 or CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 N COMP4617 or COMP5617 |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | A (CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO2222) with a grade of credit or greater N COMP4618 or COMP5618 |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5614 |
| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N CSEC5615 |
| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A OCSE5616 or CSEC5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N CSEC5619 |
