Master of Cyber Security (MCybSec)
Master of Cyber Security (MCybSec)
Program Code
MCSEC
Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Academic Year
2022
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Master of Cyber Security is designed to meet the demand for cyber security professionals in a variety of sectors. It provides a strong analytical framework to understand the challenges, problems and solutions of cyber security from technical and non-technical perspectives. Students will develop technical knowledge and learn to apply this through technical and organisational perspectives to provide cyber security expertise to organisations. Students will elect to undertake either a research project or an industry-based project.
The Master of Cyber Security is an AQF Level 9 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 2 years.
Academic Program Rules for Master of Cyber Security
There shall be a Master of Cyber Security.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Master of Cyber Security the student must complete a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:
- Core Courses to the value of 12 units
- Electives to the value of 24 units
- A research project or industry project to the value of 12 units
Core Courses
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Master of Cyber Security
To satisfy the requirements for Master of Cyber Security students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 7210 Foundations of Computer Science A 3 COMP SCI 7211 Foundations of Computer Science B 3 COMP SCI 7328 Concepts in Cyber Security 3 MATHS 7027 Mathematical Foundations of Data Science 3
Mode
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Project
To satisfy the requirements for Project students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Research pathway
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 7101A Cyber Security Research Project Part A 0 COMP SCI 7101B Cyber Security Research Project Part B 12 or
Industry pathway
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMP SCI 7102A Cyber Security Industry Project Part A 0 COMP SCI 7102B Cyber Security Industry Project Part B 12
Electives
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Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.
Courses to the value of 15 units from Set 1 and Courses to the value of 9 units in total from Sets 1 and 2.
Set 1
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 7023 Business Data & Cyber Security (M) 3 COMMGMT 7025 Information Risks, Threats & Controls (M) 3 COMMGMT 7026 Policies & Procedures in Organisational Cyber Security (M) 3 COMP SCI 7081 Computer Systems 3 COMP SCI 7106 Hot Topics in IoT Security 3 COMP SCI 7212 Human and Ethical Factors in Computer Science 3 COMP SCI 7307 Secure Programming 3 COMP SCI 7308 Cybersecurity Fundamentals 3 COMP SCI 7412 Secure Software Engineering 3 ENG 7111 Internship 6 MATHS 7026 Cryptography PG 3 Set 2
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMGMT 7024 Business Information Systems & Management (M) 3 COMP SCI 7039 Computer Networks & Applications 3 COMP SCI 7064 Operating Systems 3 COMP SCI 7092 Mobile and Wireless Systems 3 COMP SCI 7094 Distributed Databases & Data Mining 3 COMP SCI 7209 Big Data Analysis and Project 3 COMP SCI 7306 Mining Big Data 3 COMP SCI 7314 Introduction to Statistical Machine Learning 3 COMP SCI 7317 Using Machine Learning Tools PG 3 COMP SCI 7318 Deep Learning Fundamentals 3 COMP SCI 7413 Introduction to Quantum Computing 3 COMP SCI 7416 Applied Machine Learning 3 COMP SCI 7417 Applied Natural Language Processing 3 ELEC ENG 7051 Microelectronic Systems 3 ELEC ENG 7080 Principles of Communication Systems 3 ELEC ENG 7081 Telecommunications Systems 3 MATHS 7103 Probability & Statistics PG 3 PHIL 7005 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence 3 POLIS 7024 Political Institutions and Policy-Making 3 STATS 7107 Statistical Modelling and Inference 3