Master of Cyber Security (MCYS)

Information Technology
MCyberSec

Master of Cyber Security (MCYS) - MCyberSec

CRICOS code (International applicants): 0100380

	On-campus	Online
Start:	Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July)	Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) Semester 3 (November)
Campus:	Springfield, Toowoomba	-
Fees:	Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place	Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place
Standard duration:	2 years full time, up to 4 years part-time

Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students	Future International students	Current students
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au	Phone: +61 7 4631 5543 Email: international@usq.edu.au	Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email: usq.support@usq.edu.au

Program aims

The Master of Cyber Security is a program that enables students to acquire an advanced level of knowledge and skills, including project experience in Cyber Security. The program will provide students with skills in Cyber Security and broaden this knowledge into contemporary domains including data mining, big data analytics, web and cloud security, Internet of Things, Financial Technology, and digital forensics. The capstone project provides students with skills comparable to industry practice.

Program objectives

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

Expertly synthesise and apply advanced Cyber Security specific knowledge, including contemporary and emerging theories and concepts, to a range of business contexts and scenarios.
Critically examine, analyse, implement and articulate a range of innovative solutions to a variety of real-life Cyber-Security business scenarios.
Apply specialised cognitive and technical skills to investigate, critically reflect and synthesise complex ideas at an abstract level.
Effectively work in a project environment by contributing to the successful completion of a Cyber Security project.
Employ a range of oral, written and digital literacies to transmit complex Cyber Security knowledge in professional and scholarly contexts to a diverse audience.
Apply principles of integrity and high calibre ethical behaviour in accordance with academic, industry and professional standards.

Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 09. Graduates at this level will have specialised knowledge and skills for research, and/or professional practice and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

Completion of an Australian university bachelor degree, or equivalent.
English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a ��ýapp-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

The Master of Cyber Security consists of 16 units and has the following structure:

six foundation core courses, each of one unit
four advanced core courses, each of one unit
four advances specialisation courses, each of one unit; and
one capstone project course of two units.

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 6 years to complete this program.

Core courses

Courses	Semester of offer Online	Semester of offer Toowoomba campus	Semester of offer Springfield campus
Foundation courses
	1,2,3	1,2	1,2
	1,3	1	1
	1,2	1, 2	1
	1	1	1
	2	2	2
	1		1
Advanced compulsory courses
	2,3		2
	2		2
	1	1	1
	2	2
Capstone project course
CIS8720 Cyber Security Project^*^{^}

Footnotes
*	This course is two units.
^	This course will be available from 2021 onwards.

Specific specialisations

In this section:

Business Application specialisation
Governance Risk & Compliance specialisation
Technical specialisation

Business Application specialisation

Courses	Semester of offer Online	Semester of offer Toowoomba campus	Semester of offer Springfield campus
	1, 2	1, 2
	2,3	2	2
	1, 2	1, 2
	1,3		1

Governance Risk & Compliance specialisation

Courses	Semester of offer Online	Semester of offer Toowoomba campus	Semester of offer Springfield campus
	2,3		2
	2,3		2
	1		1
	3

Technical specialisation

Courses	Semester of offer Online	Semester of offer Toowoomba campus	Semester of offer Springfield campus
	1	1
	1	1
	2,3	2	2
	2,3	2

IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to USQ's .

Exit points

A student who chooses not to complete or who does not maintain good standing in this program will be permitted to exit with a lesser qualification as set out below, provided that they have met the requirements of that program. The objectives covered within an exit point program are a subset of the overarching Masters Program objectives.

A student who successfully completes any 4 foundation core courses may, upon application, exit with the Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security qualification.
A student who successfully completes 8 courses (any 4 foundation core plus any other four courses offered within the Master of Cyber Security) may, upon application, exit with the Graduate Diploma of Cyber Security qualification.

Credit

As the Master Cyber Security is a graduate conversion program, credits approved in the program do not automatically apply to other postgraduate programs offered by USQ..

Up to a total of 8 credits may be granted for the 16-unit Master of Cyber Security.

Credits may be granted on the basis of completed equivalent postgraduate study from a recognised university

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 1 intake
Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 2 intake
Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 3 intake

Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 1 intake

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
	1	1			1	1
	1	1			1	1	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8010 has been previously completed.
	1	1			1	1
	1	1			1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN or MCYS
	1	2			1	2	Co-requisite:
	1	2			1	2	Pre-requisite: and
	1	2			1	2	Pre-requisite: Students must have completed or equivalent and be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN or MCYS
	1	2			1	2	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN. Students enrolled in the MCYS program can enrol and do not need to complete prior
	2	1			2	1	Pre-requisite:
	2	1			2	1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MISP
Complete for Governance Risk & Compliance specialisation
	2	1			2	12
					1, 2	3	Pre-req: ((Students enrolled in: BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BCLW) & (LAW1201 or ( & )) or ((Students enrolled in: DJUR & (LAW5501 or ( & )). Alternatively, students may be enrolled in MCYS.
Complete for Business Application specialisation
	2	1			2	1	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8701 has been previously completed.
	2	1			2	1	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8702 has been previously completed.
Complete for Technical specialisation
	2	1			2	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDTI or GCSC or MCTN or MCYS or MCOP
	2	1			2	1	Pre-requisite: Some experience with a Unix Operating System and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDTI or GCSC or MCTN or MCYS or MCOP
Complete for Governance Risk & Compliance specialisation
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite:
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite:
Complete for Business Application specialisation
	2	2			2	2
	2	2			2	2
Complete for Technical specialisation
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: and ( or ) or equivalent program and statistical knowledge and skills.
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite: ( or ) and or equivalent program and statistical knowledge and skills.
Complete for all specialisations
CIS8720 Cyber Security Project^*	2	2			2	2

Footnotes
*	This course is worth 2 units.

Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 2 intake

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
	1	2			1	2
	1	2			1	2	Co-requisite:
	1	2			1	2
	1	2			1	2	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN. Students enrolled in the MCYS program can enrol and do not need to complete prior
^#	1	1			1	1	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8010 has been previously completed.
	1	1			1	1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MISP
	1	1			1	1	Pre-requisite:
	1	1			1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN or MCYS
Complete for all specialisations
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite: Students must have completed or equivalent and be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN or MCYS
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite: and
Complete for Governance Risk & Compliance specialisation
	2	1			2	1
					1, 2	3	Pre-req: ((Students enrolled in: BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BCLW) & (LAW1201 or ( & )) or ((Students enrolled in: DJUR & (LAW5501 or ( & )). Alternatively, students may be enrolled in MCYS.
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite:
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite:
Complete for Business Application specialisation
	2	1			2	1	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8701 has been previously completed.
	2	1			2	2
	2	2			2	2
	2	2			2	2	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8702 has been previously completed.
Complete for Technical specialisation
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: and ( or ) or equivalent program and statistical knowledge and skills.
	2	2			2	2	Pre-requisite: ( or ) and or equivalent program and statistical knowledge and skills.
	2	1			2	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDTI or GCSC or MCTN or MCYS or MCOP
	2	1			2	1	Pre-requisite: Some experience with a Unix Operating System and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDTI or GCSC or MCTN or MCYS or MCOP
Complete for all specialisations
CIS8720 Cyber Security Project^*	2	1			2	1

Footnotes
#	CIS8010 is an equivalent course. Students who have completed CIS8010 do not need to complete CIS5310.
*	This course is worth 2 units.

Recommended enrolment pattern - semester 3 intake

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		External (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
					1	3
					1	3	Co-requisite:
^#					1	3	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8010 has been previously completed.
	1	1			1	1	Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MISP
	1	1			1	1	Pre-requisite:
	1	1			1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN or MCYS
	1	2			1	2
	1	2			1	2	Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN. Students enrolled in the MCYS program can enrol and do not need to complete prior
Complete for all specialisations
	1	2			1	2	Pre-requisite: Students must have completed or equivalent and be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MCOP or MPIT or MCOT or MCTE or MENC or MEPR or MENS or METC or MSST or MCTN or MCYS
	1	2			1	2	Pre-requisite: and
Complete for Governance Risk & Compliance specialisation
	1	1			1	1
					1, 2	3	Pre-req: ((Students enrolled in: BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BCLW) & (LAW1201 or ( & )) or ((Students enrolled in: DJUR & (LAW5501 or ( & )). Alternatively, students may be enrolled in MCYS.
					2	3	Pre-requisite:
					2	3	Pre-requisite:
Complete for Business Application specialisation
	1	1			1	1	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8701 has been previously completed.
	2	1			2	1
					2	3
					2	3	Enrolment is not permitted in if CIS8702 has been previously completed.
Complete for Technical specialisation
					2	3	Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: and ( or ) or equivalent program and statistical knowledge and skills.
					2	3	Pre-requisite: ( or ) and or equivalent program and statistical knowledge and skills.
	1	1			1	1	Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDTI or GCSC or MCTN or MCYS or MCOP
	2	1			2	1	Pre-requisite: Some experience with a Unix Operating System and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDTI or GCSC or MCTN or MCYS or MCOP
Complete for all specialisations
CIS8720 Cyber Security Project^*	2	1			2	1

Footnotes
#	CIS8010 Information Systems Project Management is an equivalent course. Students who have completed CIS8010 do not need to complete CIS5310
*	This course is worth 2 units

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