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Award granted	AAHE course code
Bachelor of Cybersecurity	BCYB
Study level and type	Credit points
Undergraduate coursework	144 credit points
Mode of delivery	Duration
Blended: scheduled on-campus, face-to-face classes (three hours per week for each unit) with some online content and activities	Full time: 36 months (6 trimesters) Part time: 72 months (12 trimesters)
CRICOS code	Campus
113867J	Melbourne, Brisbane
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)	Availability
Upon successful completion, the award conferred is recognised in the AQF at Level 7	Fee-paying domestic and international students
Pathways to further study	Course Accreditation
The Bachelor of Cybersecurity will meet AQF requirements to allow a pathway to postgraduate studies including Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master’s degree.	The Bachelor of Cybersecurity will be seeking accreditation by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Key Dates”]Key Dates[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Course Overview”]Protecting information and IT infrastructure from complex and evolving cyber-threats is a critical challenge for modern organisations. The responsibility to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks falls to cybersecurity professionals, and global demand for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is at an all-time high and is expected to increase over time.

The Bachelor of Cybersecurity is a three-year full-time course (144 credit points) that provides you with a broad understanding of cybersecurity principles, theory and practice. You will be exposed to real-life case studies on cutting-edge cybersecurity scenarios and trained on state-of-the-art cybersecurity tools and techniques. You will learn to analyse cybersecurity problems and design, implement, evaluate and manage solutions for complex systems and organisations.

The course has been designed with input from leading industry professionals and academics in the field of Cybersecurity, ensuring that you acquire an education that meets industry standards and expectations and is on a par with some of the best national and international benchmarks in the field of Cybersecurity.

Specific knowledge and skills that you will gain throughout the course include cybersecurity fundamentals, cyber law, secure software development, cyber risk management, network security and digital forensics. Other areas covered include project management, basic mathematics and computer networking.

In addition to the core subject areas you can choose electives in specialised units such as critical infrastructure security, embedded systems security and trustworthy systems.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Course Learning Outcomes”]On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Apply state-of-the-art knowledge and skills to analyse, design, test, implement and manage fit-for-purpose solutions to defend data, processes, IT systems, platforms and networks from cyber threat actors in diverse contexts
• Identify and assess cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities as they relate to the evolving strategic and operational context of organisations, IT systems and communication networks
• Apply communications and technical skills to interpret cybersecurity requirements and problems and to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of methods, conclusions and decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• Develop strategies, policies, procedures and practices to manage cybersecurity in organisations based on best practice standards and methods
• Demonstrate professional and ethical standards in the application of cybersecurity knowledge and skills while exercising responsibility and accountability for self-learning and professional practice for both individual and team projects.

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”AAHE Graduate Attributes”]The AAHE Graduate Attributes below are embedded in the curricula and support the students’ ability to acquire and apply the knowledge and skills that they need to succeed in their personal and professional lives.

Graduate attribute	An AAHE graduate will:
Disciplinary knowledge and skills	Be able to confidently apply their comprehensive, discipline-specific knowledge and skills in professional practice and real-world contexts.
Global citizenship and perspective	Possess a deep understanding of the impact that their profession has on society and how it can be used for individual, community and global advancement and well-being. They will develop personal values and practices that are ethically grounded and that embrace diversity, fairness and social and environmental responsibility in local and global contexts.
Communication skills	Be aware of and sensitive to specific situations and audiences when presenting and exchanging information, ideas and concepts. They will demonstrate highly developed speaking, listening and writing skills and will be able to influence others with well-articulated and soundly backed analyses and opinions in a respectful, inclusive and constructive manner.
Critical thinking and problem solving	A critical thinker whose curiosity and creativity leads them to question ideas and assumptions, draw upon evidence and analyse complex scenarios as they formulate their own conclusions and innovative solutions to current and future challenges.
Information and Digital literacy	Be able to identify, locate, analyse and use reliable information effectively and create and convey information in appropriate formats and through effective channels. They will be comfortable utilising a range of digital technologies that are needed to live, learn and work in contemporary society.
Self-management and development	Be self-aware and self-directed with the capacity to set priorities, manage time and work independently. They will be confident in their knowledge and skills, but also reflective and continually striving for personal and professional improvement as life-long learners.
Teamwork and collaboration	Have the capacity to engage productively with others and contribute as a member of a team to a common goal. This will be demonstrated by a high order of competency in navigating team dynamics, encouraging the exchange of ideas and viewpoints, facilitating conflict resolution, negotiation skills and taking a lead when required.

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Approach to Teaching, Learning and Assessment”]The Bachelor of Cybersecurity will develop your knowledge and skills in the discipline, building towards an authentic work integrated learning (WIL) experience that allows you to apply what you have learnt to real world problems in a professional context and environment. It embeds a collaborative and technology-enabled active learning approach that encourages your participation in the learning process, peer to peer learning and ongoing reflection.

Following a thorough orientation, you will participate in small class groups where you are encouraged to collaborate, exchange ideas, learn from each other and reflect on your learning, both in the classroom and through the collaborative online learning environment.

The typical weekly process begins with you speculating about a problem or scenario that you have been given before the scheduled on-campus, face-to-face class, then actively engage with the class and reflect on the same problem or scenario. Classes themselves are interactive, with regular anonymous polls and multiple-choice questions to encourage active participation. Following the class, you will document your problem-solving process or reflection on the scenario in an online journal. In this way, using the principles of adult learning, you immediately apply your work to problem-solving, and develop into reflective practitioners. The scenarios and problems, along with the class material, are available to you anytime and anywhere through the online learning management system (LMS). You are also encouraged to engage with your peers through multiple opportunities to collaborate and to interact in the classroom and online.

In preparing for major assessments, you will regularly participate in authentic, experiential learning activities. These may be computer laboratory classes, practical exercises such as building a secure network or engaging in an ethical hacking activity, team-based projects or real-world work integrated learning experiences such as working for a client in an industry project or through a work placement.

AAHE’s active learning approach guides the design of units and their content and activities. The assessments build from this approach and are carefully mapped against the unit and course learning outcomes, establishing clear alignment and assuring that the learning outcomes are achieved.

The design of assessments incorporates smaller formative assessment tasks that enable you to receive regular feedback and stay on track, culminating into one or more summative assessments that measure your learning, skills acquisition and the extent to which you are meeting the units’ intended learning outcomes.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”WIL Requirements”]This course has options for work integrated learning units that involve working on an industry project for a real client or undertaking a placement that involves attending a workplace of an approved host organisation. In such cases, you may be required to undertake a police check, working with children check, immunisation check, or other checks as required.[/vc_toggle][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Course Structure” tab_id=”1636524134548-ff6ac57a-daaeb6c4-770f”][vc_toggle title=”Core Units”]

Unit code	Unit title	Credit points
CYB101	Introduction to Cybersecurity	6
CYB102	Mathematics for Cybersecurity	6
CYB103	Foundations of Programming for Cybersecurity	6
CYB104	Introduction to Computer Networking for Cybersecurity	6
CYB105	Computer Systems and Fundamentals	6
CYB106	Cybersecurity Policy and Law	6
CYB107	Secure Database Design	6
CYB108	Cybersecurity Management	6
CYB201	Systems Analysis for Cybersecurity	6
CYB202	Network Security	6
CYB203	Cryptology	6
CYB204	Secure Applications and DevSecOps	6
CYB205	Machine Learning for Cybersecurity	6
CYB206	Cloud Systems Security	6
CYB207	Embedded Systems and IoT Security	6
CYB208	Cybersecurity Resilience	6
CYB301	Computer Forensics	6
CYB302	Ethical Hacking	6
CYB308	Cybersecurity Capstone Project	12

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Unit code	Unit title	Credit points
CYB303	Malware Analysis	6
CYB304	Network Forensics	6
CYB305	Cybercrime, Cyberconflict and Cyberwarfare	6
CYB306	Trustworthy Systems	6
CYB307	Critical Infrastructure Security	6
CYB309	Industry Project (work integrated learning unit) – subject to availability	12
CYB310	Work Placement (work integrated learning unit) – subject to availability	12

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Course Progression Rules”]

1. All students must take Introduction to Cybersecurity in their first semester of study.
2. Five first year units including Introduction to Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity: Policy and Law must be passed before any second-year unit may be taken.
3. Five second year units must be passed before any third-year unit may be taken.
4. The capstone unit can only be attempted in the first semester of the final year of student candidature and can only be commenced after completion of all first year and second year units.
5. No more than four units may be undertaken in a semester.

6. A student can only choose one of either CYB309 Industry Project or CYB310 Work Placement.

See figure below for full details.

Course progression and unit selections:

[/vc_toggle][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Careers” tab_id=”1636524226246-b6ce2f6d-4b2fb6c4-770f”][vc_column_text]The Bachelor of Cybersecurity is designed to secure your future professional career in cybersecurity. As a graduate of this Bachelor course, you will have the requisite knowledge and skills to work in operational and management roles in both private and public sector organisations

It is anticipated that graduates of this course will work in a diverse range of domains including government, critical infrastructure, supply chain industry, banks and financial institutions, defence and IT firms. It opens up many opportunities for graduates seeking to enter or advance in the field of Cybersecurity in careers such as:

Cybersecurity Analysis:

• Cyber Threat Analyst
• Intrusion Analyst
• Malware Analyst
• Cyber Security Analyst

Cybersecurity Operations:

• Incident Response
• Operations Coordinator
• Cyber Governance Risk and Compliance Specialist
• Cyber Security Advice and Assessment Specialist
• Cyber Security Team Leader/ Manager

Cybersecurity Testing:

• Penetration Testing
• Vulnerability Assessor
• Penetration Tester

Cybersecurity Architecture:

• Cybersecurity Advice and Assessment
• Vulnerability Researcher
• Cyber Security Engineer
• Cyber Security Architect

Digital Forensics:

• Digital Forensics Investigator

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• Applicants must be 18 years or older when they commence the course.
• Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements set out below, as well as at least one of the following requirements:
  • successful completion of an Australian senior secondary qualification (or recognised equivalent)
  • successful completion of a qualification at an Australian registered institution of tertiary education, at Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level 5 or above
  • satisfactory completion of an accredited Tertiary Preparation Program or Foundation Year Program offered by an Australian higher education provider
  • a completed or partly completed qualification at AQF Level 6 (Associate Degree) or above from an Australian University or registered Australian higher education provider
  • successful completion of a recognised equivalent qualification from another country.

Equipment Requirements

[/vc_column_text][vc_toggle title=”English Language Requirements”]An applicant must provide evidence that they have met the following minimum English language proficiency requirements, or equivalent requirements from other tests accepted by the Department of Home Affairs for student visa purposes:

Test	Minimum score for Bachelors degree
International English Language Testing System (IELTS)	Overall 6.0 No individual band below 6.0
TOEFL internet-based test taken on or before 25 July 2023 or after 4 May 2024	75 (Reading no less than 18, Writing no less than 20)
C1 Advanced / Cambridge English: Advanced (Certificate in Advanced English)	169, no band less than 169
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)	50 (no communicative skill less than 50)
Kaplan International Tools for English	426 overall

Only the most recent score from any language proficiency test will be considered and it must be less than two years old on the date the course commences.

Applicants will also be considered to meet the English language requirements if they have successfully completed at least two (2) years of full-time study in English at AQF Level 5 Diploma or above at an Australian registered vocational or higher education.

A provisional offer may be made to applicants who provide a Confirmation of Enrolment (COE) for an ELICOS program in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for a duration of at least twelve (12) weeks for every 0.5 below 6.0 overall or subsection IELTS or equivalent result. Evidence of successful completion of the ELICOS program must be provided before the applicant will be permitted to enrol at AAHE.

The English language proficiency requirement does not apply to applicants in the categories set out in the Migration (English Language Tests and Evidence Exemptions for Subclass 500 (Student) Visas) Instrument 2025.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Mature Age Applicants”]

• Applicants who are 21 or older and have not completed Year 12 or equivalent will be considered for entry on a case-by-case basis and must either successfully complete a Special Tertiary Admissions Test administered by a tertiary admissions centre or submit a portfolio of their previous work.
• Mature age applicants may also be invited to attend an interview with the Dean.

[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants”]Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who do not meet the entry requirements will be considered on the basis of a personal statement regarding their education and experience and their results in an aptitude test and an interview.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Credit for Prior Learning”]Where appropriate, a student whose prior learning or experience exceeds the requirements for admission to AAHE will be granted credit in accordance with the Credit for Learning Undertaken Elsewhere Policy and Procedure.

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