Course Content
Students are required to complete 144 credit points, comprising
- 48 credit points of Information Technology core subjects,
- 42 credit points of Cybersecurity core subjects,
- 30 credit points of Cybersecurity choice subjects, and
- either 24 credit points of electives or a sub-major.
STM90651 Core subjects (Information Technology):
- 31265 Communication for IT Professionals
- 31266 Introduction to Information Systems
- 31268 Web Systems
- 31269 Business Requirements Modelling
- 41092 Network Fundamentals
- 31271 Database Fundamentals
- 31272 Project Management and the Professional
- Select 6 credit points of options:
- 41039 Programming 1
- 48023 Programming Fundamentals
STM91737 Cybersecurity core:
- 41181 Information Security and Management
- 41182 System Security
- 41900 Cryptography
- 42035 Cloud Security
- 48730 Cybersecurity
- 43010 Cyber Threat Intelligence and Incident Response
- 41909 Cybersecurity Capstone Studio
The program below shows a suggested sequence of subjects for a full-time student. It is intended as a guide only and does not take into account such factors as recognition of prior learning, changes in attendance mode and subject availability, or satisfactory academic progress. Students should consult the Timetable Planner to confirm the availability of subjects in the current academic year.
Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn Session
- 31265 Communication for IT Professionals
- 31268 Web Systems
- 41092 Network Fundamentals
- 31266 Introduction to Information Systems
Spring session
- 48730 Cybersecurity
- 41039 Programming 1
- 31269 Business Requirements Modelling
- Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92186 Electives
Year 2
Autumn session
- 31271 Database Fundamentals
- 41900 Cryptography
- 41182 System Security
- Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92186 Electives
Spring session
- 41181 Information Security and Management
- Select 12 credit points from the following:
- CBK92165 Cybersecurity options
- Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92069 Transdisciplinary Electives
Year 3
Autumn session
- 31272 Project Management and the Professional
- 43010 Cyber Threat Intelligence and Incident Response
- Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92165 Cybersecurity options
- Select 6 credit points from the following:
- CBK92186 Electives
Spring session
- 42035 Cloud Security
- 41909 Cybersecurity Capstone Studio
- Select 12 credit points from the following:
- CBK92165 Cybersecurity options
CBK92165 Cybersecurity options
Select 30 credit points of options:
- 41890 Applying Network Security
- 42036 Cyber Security for Mobile Platforms
- 43001 Cybersecurity Challenge Studio
- 41180 Data Analytics in Cyber Security
- 48436 Digital Forensics
- 65325 Digital Trace and Identity
- 65326 Digital and Cyber Crime
- 41185 Emerging Topics in Cyber Security and Privacy
- 43011 Industrial Control System Security
- 42037 IoT Security
- 41183 Privacy Preserving
- 41184 Secure Programming and Penetration Testing
- 57304 The Ethics of Data and AI
CBK92069 Transdisciplinary Electives:
Select 6 credit points of options:
- 95009 TD: Change-making for social impact
- 95006 TD: Envisioning futures worth wanting
- 95007 TD: Pathways to societal transitions
- 95002 TD: Reframing, remixing, reimagining society
- 95008 TD: Shaping better futures
- 95005 TD: Shaping technologies that shape us
- 95003 TD: Sustainability in an interconnected world
- 95004 TD: Technologies reimagined in a complex world
CBK92186 Electives
Select 18 credit points of options:
