Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security

2017 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2017 course information
Award granted	Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security
Course Map	2017 course map If you started your course before 2017, please refer to the plan your study page or contact a Student Adviser.
Campus	Cloud (online)
Cloud Campus	Yes
Duration	1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Deakin course code	S635
Approval status	This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework.
Australian Quality Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS – Please note that due to Australian Government regulations, student visas to enter Australia cannot be issued to students who enrol in Deakin’s Cloud Campus.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

In an increasingly digital world, cyber-attacks are an everyday occurrence. Expert cyber security professionals who can protect organisations from these threats are in high demand and this course can prepare you for a successful career anywhere in the world.

Throughout the Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security, you’ll learn how to confront cyber security - one of the 21st Century’s most critical issues. Focusing on a range of studies, you’ll gain knowledge from system security and digital forensics to analytics and organisational security.

This course gives you the cyber security skills that are crucial to the success of our digital future. And, once you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and talent to take on an expert security role within business, government or law enforcement.

Indicative student workload

You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.

Career opportunities

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

security analyst
project manager
security system manager
cryptographer
consultant
security system developer or programmer information security auditor

business continuity or IT security engineer.

Pathways

After successfully completing your graduate diploma, you can continue your study by using the credit points you’ve earned to enter Deakin’s Master of Cyber Security.

Alternatively, should you wish to exit the Graduate Diploma early, you can graduate with a Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security (S535), after the successful completion of at least 4 credit points.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
1. Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities: appropriate to the level of study related to a discipline or profession.	Develop specialised and essential knowledge of security needs, design and development, systems, processes, concepts and technologies to develop software systems, products and solutions that automates business processes at par with industry standards and based on cyber security needs. Develop extended knowledge in the development and use of techniques, systems and approaches for secure communication and the systematic analysis of systems for features related to cyber security.
2. Communication: using oral, written and interpersonal communication to inform, motivate and effect change.	Communicate IT solutions as appropriate to the context to inform, motivate and effect change utilising a range of verbal, graphical and written methods, recognising the needs of diverse audiences.
3. Digital literacy: using technologies to find, use and disseminate information.	Use digital media to locate, collect and evaluate information from technical channels and apply information to identify approaches and solutions that meet user requirements.
4. Critical thinking: evaluating information using critical and analytical thinking and judgment.	Use the frameworks of logical and analytical thinking to evaluate specialist IT information, technical problems and user requirements, and develop approaches to identify solutions.
5. Problem solving: creating solutions to authentic (real world and ill-defined) problems.	Develop IT solutions for automating processes by investigating technical and business problems; design and propose alternative solutions that improve services and user experiences.
6. Self-management: working and learning independently, and taking responsibility for personal actions.	Demonstrate the ability to work in a professional manner, learn autonomously and responsibly in order to identify and meet development needs.
8. Global citizenship: engaging ethically and productively in the professional context and with diverse communities and cultures in a global context	Engage in professional and ethical behaviour in the design of IT systems, in a global context, in collaboration with diverse communities and cultures.