Bachelor of Cyber Security
Macquarie University
CRICOS provider number: 00002J TEQSA provider ID: PRV12032
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing forms of crime. Each day across the globe, cybercriminals exploit the speed, convenience and anonymity of the internet to commit a range of criminal activities, including phishing scams, password cracking and ransomware deployment. But while cybercrime is on the rise, more than three million jobs will go unfilled over the next couple of years because of a lack of skilled graduates in cybersecurity.
The Bachelor of Cyber Security has been developed in consultation with cybersecurity experts from government and industry. You’ll gain the skills needed to harden organisations against cyber threats by building your awareness of the motivations, mindsets, capabilities and skills of cybercriminals; and by developing your expertise in information security and data privacy, offensive security, digital forensics, applied cryptography, secure coding and artificial intelligence.
Areas of study
Applied cryptography, cybercrime, data privacy and information security, databases, digital forensics, ethical hacking, machine learning, networking, programming, secure application development, security management in practice, web technologies.
Career opportunities
Chief information security officer, chief privacy officer, ethical hacker, risk analyst, security architect, security consultant, security operations centre manager, source code auditor, vulnerability assessor.
Professional recognition
This degree is professionally accredited by the Australian Computer Society.
Practical experience
In your final year, you’ll undertake an industry-based project to solve a real-world problem with a focus on security.
Fees and charges
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Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Recommended studies: Mathematics Extension 1 or Mathematics Extension 2, plus Information Processes and Technology and/or Software Design and Development.
Guaranteed selection rank: 80.00
Other applicants
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Further information
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ATAR profile
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Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
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