Edith Cowan University Online
Master of Cyber Security

Perth, Australia
Mount Lawley, Australia

DEGREE TYPE

Master degree

DURATION

24 months

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Part time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

STUDY FORMAT

Distance Learning

Key Summary

About: The Master of Cyber Security equips students with the knowledge to tackle cyber threats. The program covers essential topics like risk management, incident response, and network security. Students will engage in practical exercises to enhance their skill set.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various roles, including cyber security analyst, information security manager, and network security engineer. The demand for skilled professionals in this field continues to grow, providing robust employment opportunities.

Accelerated and 100% online, the Master of Cyber Security is designed for tech experts and cyber professionals who want to establish themselves as professional experts and trusted leaders at the forefront of the cybersecurity field.

Informed by global best practice and cutting-edge research, the course will provide you with the tools and techniques to predict, identify, and mitigate cyber risk, and the knowledge and strategies to defend and respond to threats and attacks, protecting organisations, people, their data and rights.

You will gain highly technical and hands-on skills that are immediately applicable to industry needs, placing you in high demand in the global and growing cybersecurity job market.

Why Study with ECU Accelerated Online?

Cyber career ready

Stand out as a cybersecurity expert, with advanced technical skills and comprehensive knowledge of best practice approaches to cybersecurity.

Pioneers

We have been the pioneers in this field of teaching, with over 10 years’ experience offering cyber courses, from undergraduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral. We’re also a lead partner of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), along with the WA State Government and 23 other industry, research and government partners.

Centre of excellence

ECU has one of the best cybersecurity research and education teams in Australia and is the only university with an Australian Federal Government recognised Academic Centre of Cyber Security Excellence currently offering cybersecurity degrees¹.

Industry connected

Our academics have strong industry connections and regularly consult with private and public institutions including Bank West, Commonwealth Bank, WA Police, and DFAT. Two of the team are also members of Interpol’s Cyber Crime Experts Group.

Accelerated & 100% Online

Graduate sooner to take advantage of this in-demand cybersecurity field. Delivered 100% online, you could complete the Master of Cyber Security in as little as two years whilst continuing to work full-time, meaning you can take advantage of the growing employment opportunities sooner.

1July, 2018

What you will study

The course has 12 units of study made up as follows:

Seven core units
Three specialisation units
One capstone project (equivalent to three units) focussed on your area of interest.

You can hone your expertise in your area of interest with one of two specialisations:

Master of Cyber Security (Analyst) - further advancing your technical cybersecurity skills
Master of Cyber Security (Governance) - broadening your knowledge of cyber policy, governance, ethics and law.

You also have the option of studying the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security.

Core subjects	Master of Cyber Security (Analyst) specialisation units	Master of Cyber Security (Governance) specialisation units
Cyber Security Networking Technologies Network Security Ethical Hacking and Defence Digital Forensics Information Warfare Capstone Cyber Project (worth three units)	Scripting Languages Data Analysis and Visualisation Project Management	Cyberspace Law, Policy and Governance Cyber Security Ethics and Principles Project Management

Student Support

Not only will you be supported by the academic staff, with feedback and answers to your academic-related questions, but you will also receive dedicated one-on-one support for all non-academic queries from your Student Success Advisor. They are available via phone or email and provide motivation and guidance to support you to achieve your study goals.

Assessment

Assessments vary from unit to unit. Please check with your Course Coordinator or Student Success Advisor about each unit assessment requirements. Assessments may include case studies, reviews, reports, portfolios, applied projects and presentations. We do not hold exams for 100% online programs.

Studying online with ECU

We have been Australia's top-ranked public university for student experience two years in a row. Receive the support you need to succeed when fitting study into your already busy life.

Not only are our teaching staff supportive and attentive - but you will also have a dedicated Success Advisor to support you every step of the way at ECU.

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