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The University of Western Australia (UWA)

  • 22% international / 78% domestic

International Cybersecurity

  • Non-Award

This course prepares you for specialist cybersecurity roles with a global perspective. The International Cybersecurity extended major prepares you for specialist cybersecurity roles with a global perspective.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Course Code
MJD-ICYDM
Study Mode
In person

About this course

Studying International Cybersecurity will prepare you for a range of specialist cybersecurity roles with a global perspective. From a system administrator or engineer designing, configuring, and maintaining a secure system; a programmer or application developer building secure, fault-tolerant software systems; to a web specialist assessing risks and determining how best to reduce the potential impact of breached systems. From a user support technician assessing concerns surrounding desktop computing; to a project manager calculating the cost and benefit trade-offs in implementing secure systems. With industry integrated learning, you'll gain the practical skills and knowledge to lead creation, implementation and management of secure computer systems across a range of exciting career paths, protecting people and their data from cyber-attacks as you draw on your studies across law, policy, ethics and risk management.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements

The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers. If you're interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.

Minimum entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements

Below you'll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65
  • 87.4
Monash University Foundation Year
  • 316
South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
  • 348
Trinity College Foundation
  • 342
University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program
  • 76
Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP)
  • 72
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards
  • 92
Below you'll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65
  • 87.4
Monash University Foundation Year
  • 316
South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
  • 348
Trinity College Foundation
  • 342
University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program
  • 76
Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP)
  • 72
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards
  • 92
Admission requirements
For applicants with recent secondary education, information on admission criteria is available on our entry requirements page or on the UWA Handbook for course specific requirements and prerequisites.
Admission requirements
Mathematics requirement

This major requires a certain level of Mathematics. If you do not meet this level, you may be able to take additional Mathematics units in your first year to satisfy this requirement.

WACE prerequisite: Mathematics Methods ATAR

Mathematics requirement
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
English competency

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.

Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
English competency

Study locations

Perth

Career pathways

Careers and further study

This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career opportunities.

Career opportunities

Almost every Information and Communications Technology career path encompasses some aspect of security, including and beyond the job roles of cybersecurity specialist, information technology specialist, software engineer or information specialist.
Career opportunities

Almost every Information and Communications Technology career path encompasses some aspect of security, including and beyond the job roles of cybersecurity specialist, information technology specialist, software engineer or information specialist.

Cybersecurity career opportunities continue to grow across all industries including energy and resources engineering, bioinformatics and biochemistry, computational physics and astronomy, transportation, health, finance, marketing, geophysics, geographic information systems and biomechanics.

Course structure

Level 1
Core

Take all units (30 points):

Level 2
Core

Take all units (36 points):

Level 3
Core

Take all units (36 points):

Option - Group A

Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Option - Group B

Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Level 4: Honours

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