Course list for the Cryptography Field of Study

Information valid for students commencing 2021

For the Master of Cyber Security (Program Code: 5256) 24 unit, students must complete 24 units comprising;

  1. 8 units from Compulsory Core courses; and
  2. 8 units from a Field of Study; and
  3. 6 units from Research courses ; and
  4. 2 units from Foundation courses, or courses in any Field of Study, or other courses approved by the executive dean.

For the Master of Cyber Security (Program Code: 5257) 32 unit, students must complete 32 units comprising;

  1. 8 units from Compulsory Core courses; and
  2. 16 units for a Field of Study, comprising:
    3. (i) 8 units from Foundation courses; and
    (ii) 8 units from Field of Study courses; and
  3. 6 units from Research courses; and
  4. 2 units from Foundation courses,or courses in any Field of Study, or other courses approved by the executive dean.

Compulsory Core Courses

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CYBR7001 2 Fundamentals of Cyber Security
CYBR7002 2 Information Security Essentials
CYBR7003 2 Cyber Security Governance, Policy, Ethics & Law
CRIM7080 2 Cyber Criminology and Global Security

Foundation Courses

For the 32 unit program only, Foundational courses must be chosen based on the student's intended Field of Study.

Cyber Defence Foundation

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CSSE7030 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
CSSE7231 2 Computer Systems Principles and Programming
INFS7901 2 Database Principles
MATH7861 2 Discrete Mathematics

Leadership Foundation

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
LAWS7023 2 Business and Corporate Law
MGTS7801 2 Management Frameworks
MGTS7803 2 Integrated Strategic Analysis
MGTS7810 2 Leading People and Teams

Cyber Criminology Foundation

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM7000 2 Introduction to Criminology
CRIM7119 2 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIM7120 2 Australian Crime Policy
CRIM7121 2 Crime Prevention, Policy & Practice

Cryptography Foundation

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH7051 2 Calculus & Linear Algebra I
MATH7307 2 Linear & Abstract Algebra & Number Theory
MATH7308 2 Discrete Mathematics II
STAT7203 2 Probability Models & Data Analysis

Field of Study

Students must complete 8 units from a field of study

Cyber Defence-Field of Study

6 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP3320 2 Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
COMP7710 2 Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security
COMP7711 2 Cyber Incident Response

2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP3702 2 Artificial Intelligence
COMP4403 2 Compilers and Interpreters
COMP7500 2 Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures
COMP7703 2 Machine Learning
COMS3200 2 Computer Networks I
COMS4507 2 Advanced Topics in Security
COMS6200 2 Computer Networks II
COSC7500 2 Numerical Methods in Computational Science
CSSE3012 2 The Software Process
CSSE4004 2 Distributed Computing
CSSE4011 2 Advanced Embedded Systems
CSSE4630 2 Principles of Program Analysis
CSSE7030 2 Introduction to Software Engineering
CSSE7100 2 Reasoning about Programs
CSSE7201 2 Introduction to Computer Systems
CSSE7610 2 Concurrency: Theory and Practice
DECO3500 2 Social & Mobile Computing
DECO6500 2 Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
INFS3200 2 Advanced Database Systems
INFS3208 2 Cloud Computing
INFS7203 2 Data Mining
INFS7410 2 Information Retrieval and Web Search

Leadership-Field of Study

6 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
BISM7620 2 Cyber Security Risk Management and Controls
LAWS7026 2 Corporate Governance Law and Practice
MGTS7635 2 Cyber Security Human Capital Leadership

2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ACCT7101 2 Accounting
BISM7208 2 Business Information Systems Capstone
BISM7213 2 Securing Business Information
BISM7221 2 Information Systems Control, Governance and Audit
BISM7233 2 Data Analytics for Business
BISM7255 2 Business Information Systems Analysis and Design
EIBS7304 2 Entrepreneurial Leadership
FINM7401 2 Finance
FINM7409 2 Financial Management for Decision Makers
LAWS7028 2 International Commercial Dispute Resolution
LAWS7851 2 Mediation and Conflict Management
MGTS7303 2 Principles of Strategic Management
MGTS7310 2 Business Negotiation
MGTS7523 2 System Dynamics
MGTS7605 2 Performance Leadership
MGTS7610 2 Management Communication
MGTS7618 2 Wise Leadership
PLAN7901 2 Principles of Project Management

Cyber Criminology-Field of Study

6 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM7010 2 Cyber Crime Foundations
CRIM7060 2 Cyber Crime Offending
CRIM7090 2 Regulation, Investigation and Responses

2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
CRIM7200 2 Policing and Society
SOCY7329 2 Advanced Issues in Qualitative Inquiry
SOCY7339 2 Introducing Quantitative Research

Cryptography-Field of Study

6 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH3302 2 Coding & Cryptography
MATH7305 2 Applied Cryptography
MATH7306 2 Quantum Algorithms & Computing

2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH3306 2 Set Theory & Mathematical Logic
MATH7333 2 Abstract Algebra & Number Theory

Research Courses

6 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
CYBR7901 2 Cyber Security Capstone Project 1
CYBR7902 4 Cyber Security Capstone Project 2