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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| Units 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 | N ELEC5616 or OCSE5616 |
| OINF5301 Information Security Management |
6 |
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 OINF5301 |
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 OINF5990 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 | P 24 credit points of units at 5000- level or above N PMGT5875 OR OINF5992 |
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. | ||
| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N OCSE5615 |
| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N OCSE5619 |
| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
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). N COMP4318 OR OCMP5318 |
| OCMP5328 Advanced Machine Learning |
6 | C COMP5318 OR COMP4318 OR COMP3308 OR COMP3608 N COMP4328 OR OCMP5328 |
| OCMP5329 Deep Learning |
6 | A COMP4318 OR COMP5318 N COMP4329 OR OCMP5329 |
| OCMP5349 Cloud Computing |
6 | A Basic programming skills as covered in INFO1110 or INFO1910 or ENGG1810 or COMP9001 or COMP9003. Knowledge of OS concepts as covered in INFO1112 or COMP9201 or COMP9601 would be an advantage. N COMP4349 OR OCMP5349 |
| OCMP5426 Parallel and Distributed Computing |
6 | A Experience with algorithm design and software development as covered in (COMP2017 or COMP9017) and COMP3027 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) N COMP4426 OR OCMP5426 |
Capstone Project units of study |
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| OCSE5707 Cybersecurity Capstone A |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCSE5708 Cybersecurity Capstone B |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
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 programming skills as covered in INFO1110 or INFO1910 or ENGG1810 or COMP9001 or COMP9003. Knowledge of OS concepts as covered in INFO1112 or COMP9201 or COMP9601 would be an advantage. N COMP4349 OR OCMP5349 |
| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N OCSE5615 |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
Specialisation Selective units of study |
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| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N OCSE5619 |
| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy:Theory and Practice |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
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 equivalent UoS from different institutions) N COMP4426 OR OCMP5426 |
| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N OCSE5619 |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
Specialisation Selective units of study |
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| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N OCSE5615 |
| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
Data and Information Security specialisation |
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Specialisation Core units of study |
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| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N OCSE5615 |
| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
Specialisation Selective units of study |
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| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N OCSE5619 |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
Unspecified Specialisation |
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| Candidates who choose not to take a specialisation complete 24 credit points of Unspecified specialisation units of study. | ||
| OCSE5615 Cloud Security |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 N OCSE5615 |
| OCSE5619 Applied Cryptography |
6 | A CSEC5616 or OCSE5616 or ELEC5616 or INFO3616 or INFO2222 or MATH2088 or MATH2988 N OCSE5619 |
| OCIS6022 Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
| OCSE5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice |
6 | Unit under development. Not available for enrolment in 2023. |
