Fundamentals of Cyber Security (CYBR7001)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Engineering, Architecture & Information Technology
School
Elec Engineering, Comp Science
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Assessment methods
100% Assignments (at least one group work piece)
Course enquiries
CYBR7001@eecs.uq.edu.au
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
This is an introductory, inter-disciplinary course providing an overview to the key non-technical and technical concepts behind the preventative, offensive and defensive aspects of cyber security. Through coordinated lectures, expert guest lectures and tutorials covering case studies and real-world examples. The course will cover and analyse a wide range of cyber security and data-centric challenges for nations, organisations and individuals - through the lenses of computer science, political science, criminology, law, business, IT governance, mathematics and policy studies.
