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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Science - BSc3778 - Computer Science

Specialisation Structure
96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC.

Core Courses

Students must take 72 UOC of the following courses.

COMP1511
6 UOC
Programming Fundamentals
COMP1521
6 UOC
Computer Systems Fundamentals
COMP1531
6 UOC
Software Engineering Fundamentals
COMP2511
6 UOC
Object-Oriented Design & Programming
COMP2521
6 UOC
Data Structures and Algorithms
COMP3121
6 UOC
Algorithms and Programming Techniques
COMP3900
6 UOC
Computer Science Project
COMP4920
6 UOC
Management and Ethics
MATH1081
6 UOC
Discrete Mathematics

Computing Elective

Students must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

any level 3 Computer Science course
any level 4 Computer Science course
any level 6 Computer Science course
any level 9 Computer Science course

Security Engineering Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 18 UOC of the following courses.

COMP6443
6 UOC
Web Application Security and Testing
COMP6843
6 UOC
Extended Web Application Security and Testing
COMP6445
6 UOC
Digital Forensics
COMP6845
6 UOC
Extended Digital Forensics and Incident Response
COMP6447
6 UOC
System and Software Security Assessment
COMP6448
6 UOC
Security Engineering Masterclass
COMP6449
6 UOC
Security Engineering Professional Practice
COMP9447
6 UOC
Security Engineering Workshop
MATH3411
6 UOC
Information, Codes and Ciphers
TELE3119
6 UOC
Trusted Networks
COMP4337
6 UOC
Securing Wireless Networks

Prescribed Electives Requirement

Students must complete a minimum of 6 UOC of the following courses.

COMP6445
6 UOC
Digital Forensics
COMP6845
6 UOC
Extended Digital Forensics and Incident Response
COMP6447
6 UOC
System and Software Security Assessment
COMP6449
6 UOC
Security Engineering Professional Practice

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