Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security

Cybercrime costs Australian companies billions of dollars each year. To protect against this, the demand for cyber security professionals is projected to grow by more than 20% over the next decade.* Skilled professionals are needed across government, finance, tech, education, communications and entertainment industries, and more. You will graduate with promising career opportunities, equipped with strategies to protect digital assets and the people who rely on them.

In the Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security, you will learn from experienced lecturers, benefit from Deakin’s cutting-edge facilities, and have access to leading industry partners. You will delve deep into the principles, practices and technologies involved in protecting digital systems and networks. These cover the entire spectrum of protection, from governance and maintenance to physical and remote access, monitoring, and reporting.

You will gain the vital skills to identify vulnerabilities in digital systems, implement effective security measures and responding to cyber incidents. Additionally, you will enhance your critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication abilities, which are indispensable in the field of cyber security.

Entry requirements

Selection is based on a holistic consideration of your academic merit, work experience, likelihood of success, availability of places, participation requirements, regulatory requirements, and individual circumstances. You will need to meet the minimum academic and English language proficiency requirements or higher to be considered for selection, but this does not guarantee admission.

A combination of qualifications and experience may be deemed equivalent to minimum academic requirements.

All students must be able to prove that they can meet our English language requirements. Our English language requirements are divided into five bands – from Band A through to Band E. These Bands indicate the level of English required to undertake the course, with Band E representing the highest English skill level required.

You will be able to provide evidence of your English language skills if you have:

• completed an English language test such as IELTS, Pearson, TOEFL or Cambridge
  • Applicants who are unable to sit standard tests due to public health concerns relating to the COVID-19 pandemic can complete an online English language test such as IELTS Indicator, OET@Home, TOEFL Special Home Edition.
• completed some types of university (tertiary) or high-school (secondary) studies
• completed an approved English subject in IB Diploma, Australian Year 12 or other high school qualifications
• lived and worked in an English speaking country for at least five years.

These requirements are different for prospective undergraduate and postgraduate students. For the most up-to-date English language requirements, please visit the English Language Admission Criteria procedure.

Career outcomes

Graduate from a university ranked in the top 250 globally for computer science and information systems*

Leave with the skills needed to thrive in a booming industry and help secure our digital future.

Career options are varied so you could work anywhere in the world as a:

• security analyst
• project manager
• security system manager
• security consultant
• security system developer or programmer information security auditor
• business continuity or IT security engineer.

*2022 ShanghaiRankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

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