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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 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 Programming skills
P INFO1113 OR INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905 OR INFO1003 OR INFO1903 OR DECO1012
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 (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.