Bachelor of Advanced Computing

Cybersecurity major

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Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Cybersecurity

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

Units of Study

Core units

1000-level units of study
INFO1110
Introduction to Programming
6    N INFO1910 or INFO1103 or INFO1903 or INFO1105 or INFO1905 or ENGG1810
Semester 1
Semester 2
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

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO1113
Object-Oriented Programming
6    P INFO1110 OR INFO1910 OR ENGG1810
N INFO1103 OR INFO1105 OR INFO1905
Semester 1
Semester 2
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
Semester 1
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
Semester 2
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
Semester 1
CSEC3616
Cybersecurity Engineering
6    P (INFO1110 or INFO1910) and INFO1112 and INFO1113 and MATH1064
N ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO3616
Semester 2
CSEC3888
Cybersecurity Project
6    P (COMP2017 or COMP2907) and ISYS2120 and ELEC3506
N INFO3600
Semester 2
ELEC3506
Data Communications and the Internet
6      Semester 2
Core units (minor only)
CSEC3616
Cybersecurity Engineering
6    P (INFO1110 or INFO1910) and INFO1112 and INFO1113 and MATH1064
N ELEC5616 or INFO2315 or INFO3616
Semester 2
ELEC3506
Data Communications and the Internet
6      Semester 2