Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security

2025 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2025 course information
Award granted	Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security
Deakin course code	S635
Faculty	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
Campus	This course is an exit option only
Online	No
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8
This course is an exit point only from S734 Master of Cyber Security

Course sub-headings

Course overview

The Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security is available as an exit option from the Master of Cyber Security. This course provides you with the specialist knowledge required to detect, analyse and confront cyber-security challenges faced by organisations around the world.

Indicative student workload

You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, 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 allowing you to 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.

Participation requirements

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.

Mandatory student checks

Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities	Develop specialised and essential knowledge of security needs for design and development of secure systems, processes, concepts, and technologies; to develop software systems, products and solutions that automate business processes at par with benchmarks and industry standards and based on evolving 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.
Communication	Communicate in a professional context to inform, explain and drive sustainable innovation through cyber security and to motivate and effect change, utilising a range of verbal, graphical and written methods, recognising the needs of diverse audiences.
Digital literacy	Identify, select and use digital technologies, platforms, frameworks, and tools from the field of cyber security to generate, manage, process and share digital resources.
Critical thinking	Evaluate and critically analyse information provided and their sources to inform decision making and evaluation of plans and solutions associated with the field of cyber security.
Problem solving	Apply advanced cognitive, technical, and creative skills from cyber security to understand requirements and design, implement, operate, and evaluate solutions to real-world and ill-defined computing problems.
Self-management	Work independently to apply knowledge and skills in a professional manner to new situations and/or further learning in the field of cyber security with adaptability, autonomy, responsibility, and personal accountability for actions as a practitioner and a learner.

Course rules

To complete the Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security students must pass 8 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:

DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
7 credit points of core units
1 credit point of course elective units, level 7 SIT or MIS coded (excluding SIT771, SIT772, SIT773 and SIT774)

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.