Master of Cyber Security

It's possible to complete this degree in 2 years or 1.5 years depending on your qualifications and experience.

You can apply for any duration as long as you meet the entry requirements. You may also be eligible to apply for credit or exemptions to shorten your degree further. You'll graduate with the same qualification no matter how long you take to complete the degree.

To be eligible to complete the degree in 2 years

• a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or
• a graduate certificate or graduate diploma or master's degree in any discipline, or
• to have successfully completed 3 years of study towards an approved qualification at an overseas partner institution, with a formal pathway to the Master of Cyber Security.

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

For the Leadership field of study, you'll also need:

• 2 years of supervisory or management experience, such as managing a team or people, client accounts or major projects, resource planning, or direct responsibility for financial delegations.

* Please note that if a graduate certificate (or graduate diploma) from the same program suite is used as the basis of entry into the program and you do not have a degree in the relevant discipline, you will not be eligible for credit towards the Masters program.

If you have relevant prior learning or experience, you can reduce the number of courses you need to complete and graduate in less time.

To be eligible to complete the degree in 1.5 years

• a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), or
• a graduate certificate or graduate diploma or master's degree in a relevant discipline (see below).

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 5.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

For the Leadership field of study, you'll also need:

• 5 years of supervisory or management experience, such as managing a team or people, client accounts or major projects, resource planning, or direct responsibility for financial delegations.

* Please note that if a graduate certificate (or graduate diploma) from the same program suite is used as the basis of entry into the program and you do not have a degree in the relevant discipline, you will not be eligible for credit towards the Masters program.

Relevant Disciplines depend on the field of study you intend to choose.

• For the Cyber Defence field of study, relevant disciplines include computer science, information technology, computer engineering, mechatronics, electrical and electronic engineering, mathematics or software engineering.
• For the Cyber Criminology field of study, relevant disciplines include sociology, criminology, criminal justice and crime science.
• For the Cryptography field of study, relevant disciplines include mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, actuarial science and information technology.
• For the Leadership field of study, relevant disciplines include commerce, management, business, accounting, information technology, computer science and leadership.

Depending on your previous qualifications and current goals, you might want to consider
one of these related programs:

• Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security
• Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security

International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Master of Cyber Security are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).

There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.

Learn more about student visas