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Course Overview
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Programming Principles
Introduces students to fundamental building blocks of computer architectures and programming principles, covering topics in programming in Python such as input/output processing, decision structures, Boolean logic, repetition structures, functions/modules, classes, and object-oriented structures.
Introduction to Network & Cyber Security
Introduces students to the fundamental components of computer network architectures and cyber security concerns for information systems, covering operating systems, network, data communications and related cyber techniques for auditing cyber risks and providing countermeasures.
Web and Database Systems
Introduces students to web and database system design and coding, through to deployment of database driven web applications, covering HTML/PHP/JavaScript, advanced PHP expressions, MySQL database configurations and SQL, object-oriented PHP design/coding and database design using Entity Relationship Diagrams.
Software Development Methodologies
Introduces students to software engineering development principles that ensure software requirements are accurately captured and translated into design models, covering software project management, software development life cycles, agile methodologies, object-oriented design, testing and security steps.
Cyber Security Risk Management, Governance and Regulation
Explores the fundamentals of cybersecurity risk management, governance, and regulation for organisations, including security risk assessment, cybersecurity governance practices, cybersecurity controls, and regulations. Partially prepares students for the CISSP Security and Risk Management module and the ISACA CRISC certification.
Human Factors in Cyber Security
Provides students the ability to identify, analyze, discuss, critically reflect, and communicate the key social, organisational and human factors challenges pertaining to cyber security, digital ethics and privacy, and equips students to identify, assess and mitigate cyber risks.
Secure Software Development
Cyber Security Incident Management
Threat Modelling
Security Engineering
Management, Leadership and Ethics
Strategic Business Management
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Enterprise Design and Value Creation
Malware and Attack Technologies
Authentication, Authorisation & Accountability
Digital Forensics
Ethical Hacking
Cyber Security Project
Common Questions
The Master of Cyber Security (MCS) is a 2-year full-time or part-time equivalent postgraduate program, consisting of 16 subjects achieving a total of 96 credit points.
The Master of Cyber Security is offered on campus at both Sydney (Level 4, 22 Market Street, Sydney, NSW 2000) and Melbourne (Level 1, 112 Newquay Promenade, Docklands, VIC 3008).
TIIS offers six intakes per year for the Master of Cyber Security: January, March, May, July, September, and November.
Graduates of the Master of Cyber Security can pursue careers as Cyber Threat Analysts, Intrusion Analysts, Malware Analysts, Incident Responders, Cyber Operations Coordinators, Penetration Testers, Vulnerability Assessors, Cyber Security Advisers/Assessors, and Vulnerability Researchers.
The Master of Cyber Security consists of 16 subjects (96 credit points) structured into five sections: Section 1 covers 4 Information Technology Foundation Subjects (compulsory); Section 2 covers 6 Cyber Security Core Subjects (compulsory); Section 3 requires students to select 3 subjects from Business Administration Electives; Section 4 requires students to select 2 subjects from Cyber Security Electives; and Section 5 is a Capstone project (1 subject).
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