Bachelor of Cybersecurity

La Trobe's Bachelor of Cybersecurity offers you the opportunity to step into the rapidly evolving digital world of cybersecurity.

You'll build a highly specialised technical skillset as you learn about the history of hacking, build your coding expertise, and access industry-based projects and mentoring opportunities with major corporations.

You'll also have the opportunity to complement your industry-focused learning with a choice of advanced electives in IT, business, law, policy and strategic communication.

You'll learn:

• Cybersecurity fundamentals
  • Learn the basic principles and best practices of cybersecurity. Understand how it mitigates cyber vulnerabilities and protects confidential information.
• Ethical hacking and defence
  • Gain evaluation techniques to assess the security of network configuration and apply these skills to defend against network-based threats.
• Programming and cyber algorithms
  • Explore the widely used Python programming language and learn how algorithms are used to solve cybersecurity challenges.
• Network engineering
  • Study the architecture of computer networks and the internet, and examine protocols and services used in the defence of online information.
• Cyber governance and risk management
  • Learn the frameworks for cybersecurity governance and risk mitigation based on your emerging understanding of business strategy and risk appetite.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL.

6.0 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.

After graduation, you could work across a range of industries, including technology, communications, education, finance, government, defence, healthcare, and energy and resources.

Possible roles include:

• Ethical hacker
  • Bypass system and network infrastructure to safely expose weaknesses that could be exploited by a malicious hacker.
• Cryptographer/cryptanalyst
  • Develop security systems using algorithms and ciphers to encrypt sensitive data. Analyse and decrypt information contained within cypher texts and encrypted data.
• Security architect
  • Plan, implement and supervise computer and network security systems to protect against cybercriminals.
• Cybersecurity policy adviser
  • Understand and articulate complex business needs to develop and implement tailored cybersecurity policies.
• Software developer
  • Design, test and develop software to meet user needs. Write code for programs and applications that can adapt and respond to evolving online threats.