Bachelor of Cyber Security

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

Visit the Macquarie University website for current fee information.