MCyberSecurity

Credit points

120

Minimum duration

1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • ACU Online

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

·       Equivalent of an Australian bachelor’s degree in any discipline

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2027 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 120 cp from Specified Units (Part A)

Exit points

Students who successfully complete the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security and the Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security may exit with that award.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Adviser. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 120 credit points from the following:

  • ITEC610Introduction to Data Science with Python10 CP
  • ITEC611Computer Networks10 CP
  • ITEC612Modern Information Technology Infrastructure10 CP
  • ITEC613Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn10 CP
  • ITEC614Cyber Security Concepts10 CP
  • ITEC624Network Security and Applications10 CP
  • ITEC630Information Technology Masters Project Part A (Project Management)10 CP
  • ITEC631Information Technology Masters Project Part B (Software Engineering)10 CP
  • ITEC642Secure Software Engineering10 CP
  • ITEC643Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing10 CP
  • ITEC644Digital Forensics and Incident Response10 CP
  • ITEC645Cyber Risk, Governance and Ethics10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing ACU Term 1

  • Specified UnitsITEC612Modern Information Technology Infrastructure10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITEC614Cyber Security Concepts10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITEC611Computer Networks10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITEC624Network Security and Applications10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITEC610Introduction to Data Science with Python10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITEC643Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITEC642Secure Software Engineering10 cp
  • Specified UnitsITEC613Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn10 cp

Commencing ACU Term 3

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