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Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security (Management)

  • Graduate Certificate

General management training or experience will prepare you for most business tasks. But overseeing defences against serious cyber-attack requires specialist expertise. This degree will help you understand cyber security issues from a range of professional perspectives.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Course Code
3GC088, 099707B
Intake Months
Jul, Feb
International Fees
$25,750 per year

About this course

This degree is no longer taking new enrolments

Become a cyber General

General management training or experience will prepare you for most business tasks. But overseeing defences against serious cyber-attack requires specialist expertise. This degree will help you understand cyber security issues from a range of professional perspectives. And you'll learn how to apply that insight with a strategic managerial mindset.

Study locations

North Terrace

North Terrace Campus

What you will learn

Our Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security (Management) will equip you to plan and manage cutting-edge cyber security strategies and systems in any sphere.

The industry-driven content is delivered over six months full-time, with a flexible blend of online and intensive on-campus learning. You will gain:

  • a strong analytical framework to understand cyber security's challenges and solutions from a broad, manager's perspective
  • high-level knowledge of business information systems' structure and security risks
  • an introductory grasp of cyber security policy and governance considerations-social, legal and commercial
  • the ability to critically analyse and evaluate relevant data and technology.

Career pathways

Demand for these skills is spiking worldwide. You could help oversee or manage initiatives to digitally secure border protection authorities' surveillance plans. Keep companies safe from industrial espionage. Or ensure online voting systems are tamper-free. The certificate could also give you advanced standing in our cyber security grad dip or masters.

Course structure

To qualify for the degree of Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security (Management) you must satisfactorily complete the following core courses:

  • COMMGMT 7023 Business Data and Cyber Security
  • COMMGMT 7024 Business Information Systems and Management
  • COMMGMT 7025 Information Risks, Threats and Controls
  • COMMGMT 7026 Policies and Procedures in Organisational Cyber Security

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at University of Adelaide.
62.8%
Overall satisfaction
76.5%
Skill scale
66.7%
Teaching scale