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This degree is only available to Australian students

You're considered an Australian student if you are any of the following:

Australian or New Zealand Citizen
Australian Permanent Resident (including Humanitarian Visa holders)

Graduate Certificate in Science (Cyber Security)

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
Mawson Lakes

Duration
0.5 year(s) full-time

Program Code
LCIA

Study as
Part-time only

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have:
- a completed Bachelor Degree in a relevant discipline, science, engineering, technology, or a completed degree in any discipline and 3 years work experience as a Forensic Computing, Information Assurance or Electronic Evidence professional; or
- a minimum of six years relevant professional experience in cyber security, forensic computing work experience in Law Enforcement, Defence or the commercial sector.
In addition, applicants would normally have passed coursework with the following content or gained similar skills and experience in their workplace:
- Computer programming,
- Data modelling and database design
- Project Management
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This program has been withdrawn and will not have any further intakes from 2015

Aim

To provide a postgraduate qualification in Cyber Security to meet the demands of Australian Government, Defence, Security and banking industry for students from a scientific, technical or law enforcement background.

Content & Structure

The program consists of four courses in Information Assurance and Security, Intrusion Detection, Secure Software Lifecycle and Critical Infrastructure Protection. A total of 18 units of study must be completed.

The program will be offered in both: traditional mode over 13 weeks x 2 hour seminar and 1 hour practical per week in SP2 and SP5; and intensive block teaching mode, 5 days x 8 hours over 1 week in SP2 and SP5 with ongoing web mediated support.

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
Course name First Semester (Study Period 2)			Reference
Course name Intrusion Analysis and Response	Area and cat no. COMP 5067	Units 4.5	Reference
Course name Critical Infrastructure and Control System Security	Area and cat no. COMP 5062	Units 4.5	Reference
Course name Second Semester (Study Period 5)			Reference
Course name Information Assurance and Security	Area and cat no. COMP 5068	Units 4.5	Reference
Course name Software Security Lifecycle	Area and cat no. COMP 5069	Units 4.5	Reference

Rules & notes

Rules

1. The program is available for Part-time study only and is not available to International full fee paying students (FPOS). These students should enrol into the Graduate Diploma or Masters which are available for full-time study.

Notes

1. Students are advised that a successful criminal history screening clearance is required for all students prior to undertaking the certified information systems security professional or certified software security lifecycle professional examinations.

2. Each course in this program includes one intensive week of half-day workshops. If you cannot attend the workshops please contact the Program Director as soon as possible to discuss alternatives.