Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Management ((GCertCybSec))

Program Code
GCCSM

Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Academic Year
2018

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Management is designed to meet the demand for cyber security professionals in public, NGO, law enforcement, and commercial sectors. It provides a strong analytical framework to understand the challenges, problems and solutions of cyber security from a range of professional perspectives. Students will develop technical and business knowledge and learn to apply this through a managerial perspective skills to help secure an organisation’s information systems.

The Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Management is an AQF Level 8 program with a standard full-time duration of 0.5 years.
 

Conditions

Condition of Enrolment
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

Academic Program Rules for Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Management

There shall be a Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Management.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the degree of Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Management, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study not less than 12 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 3 units
- A specialisation to the value of 9 units from one of the following:
    - Management
    - Computer Science
 

Core Courses

  • Core

    To satisfy the requirements for Core students must complete courses to the value of 3 units.

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    COMMGMT 7023 Business Data & Cyber Security (M) 3
  • Management Specialisation

    To satisfy the requirements for the Management specialisation students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    COMMGMT 7024 Business Information Systems & Management (M) 3
    COMMGMT 7025 Information Risks, Threats & Controls (M) 3
    COMMGMT 7026 Policies & Procedures in Organisational Cyber Security (M) 3
  • Computer Science Specialisation

    To satisfy the requirements for the Computer Science specialisation students must complete courses to the value of 9 units.

    Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    COMP SCI 7307 Secure Programming 3
    COMP SCI 7308 Cybersecurity Fundamentals 3
    COMP SCI 7039 Computer Networks & Applications 3
    COMP SCI 7064 Operating Systems 3