The University of Newcastle’s Master of Cyber Security has been designed to provide you with quality training which will enable you to become a cyber security professional. You will gain extensive knowledge in cyber systems and infrastructures, their applications and legal aspects of cyber security which will provide you with the skills to address severe skill shortages in these areas globally.
By undertaking a hands on project spanning over two semesters you will have the opportunity to work with industry partners and gain highly valuable skills for your career.
Key study areas include:
- An understanding of the cyber security threats and attacks
- Techniques for analysis of security attacks and mitigation strategies
- Security concepts and techniques for distributed systems
- Design of secure systems and applications
- Cryptographic techniques and security protocols
- Privacy concepts and techniques for privacy enhanced technologies
- Strategies for security management of systems and organisations
- Standards and best practices for cyber security
Upon graduation, this program will allow you to harness your expertise in cyber security to work in a variety of industry sectors. Courses to support your drive and direction include:
- Data Security
- System and Network Security
- Security Attacks: Analysis and Mitigation Strategies
- Security Standards and Practices in Industry
- Engineering Complexity
Core Courses
- Data Security
- Security Attacks: Analysis and Mitigation Strategies
- Security Standards and Practices in Industry
- Engineering Complexity
- Internet Law
- Software Engineering Masters Project Part A
- Software Engineering Masters Project Part B
