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Cybersecurity

Unit of study table

Cybersecurity major
A major in Cybersecurity requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 24 credit points of 3000-level core units
Cybersecurity minor
A minor in Cybersecurity requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level core units

Unit of study	Credit points	A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
Core units
1000-level units of study
INFO1110 Introduction to Programming	6	N INFO1910 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 or ENGG1810
INFO1910 Introduction to Programming (Advanced)	6	A ATAR sufficient to enter Dalyell program, or passing an online programming knowledge test, which will be administered during the O-week prior to the commencement of the semester N INFO1110 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 or ENGG1810
INFO1113 Object-Oriented Programming	6	P INFO1110 or INFO1910 or ENGG1810 N INFO1103 or INFO1105 or INFO1905
2000-level units of study
COMP2017 Systems Programming	6	A Discrete mathematics and probability (e.g. MATH1064 or equivalent); linear algebra (e.g. MATH1061 or equivalent) P INFO1113 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 or INFO1103 C COMP2123 or COMP2823 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 N COMP2129 or COMP9017 or COMP9129
ISYS2120 Data and Information Management	6	A 6 credit points of MATH or STAT units or DATA1001 P INFO1110 or INFO1910 or ENGG1810 or DATA1002 N INFO2120 or INFO2820 or COMP5138
3000-level units of study
Core units (major only)
COMP3221 Distributed Systems	6	P (INFO1105 or INFO1905) or ((INFO1103 or INFO1113) and (COMP2123 or COMP2823)) N COMP2121
CSEC3616 Cybersecurity Engineering	6	P INFO1X10 and INFO1112 and INFO1113 and MATH1X64 N ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO3616
CSEC3888 Cybersecurity Project	6	P (INFO1110 or INFO1910) and INFO1113 and (COMP2017 or COMP2907) and ISYS2120 C ELEC3506 N INFO3600
ELEC3506 Communications Networks	6	A Students should be familiar with fundamental digital technologies and representations (e.g., bit complement and internal word representation), have a basic understanding of the physical properties of communication channels, techniques and limitations, and be able to apply fundamental mathematical skills.
Core units (minor only)
CSEC3616 Cybersecurity Engineering	6	P INFO1X10 and INFO1112 and INFO1113 and MATH1X64 N ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO3616
ELEC3506 Communications Networks	6	A Students should be familiar with fundamental digital technologies and representations (e.g., bit complement and internal word representation), have a basic understanding of the physical properties of communication channels, techniques and limitations, and be able to apply fundamental mathematical skills.