Overview
There is an ever increasing demand in industry for graduates with technical expertise in Cyber Security. This stream will enable highly motivated students to gain this expertise, with an explicit engineering focus and an emphasis on security by design. The core courses teach secure coding and vulnerabilities, and examine failures, … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Analyse security risks in organisational IT systems
2.
Improve the security profile of organisational IT systems
3.
Forensically analyse the effects of a cyber-attack
4.
Restore IT systems to functioning order after a cyber-attack
5.
Adapt to, and develop counter-measures for, emerging cyber-attack techniques
6.
Lead project teams in analysing and improving security of IT systems
7.
Communicate security issues effectively to technical and non-technical members of an organisation
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours) - BAdvCompSci(Hons)3779 - Advanced Computer Science (Honours)
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 144 UOC.
Core Courses66 Units of Credit:
Security Engineering Core course6 Units of Credit:
Computing Electives24 Units of Credit:
Security Engineering Electives18 Units of Credit:
Advanced Computing Electives12 Units of Credit:
Thesis18 Units of Credit:
MInimum Elective Requirement
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