Bachelor of Cyber Security

Victoria University - Footscray Park

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Overview

Course design: This course has been designed to meet professional demand and prepare graduates to pursue employment opportunities as Security Specialists and Cybersecurity professionals. You will learn tools, techniques and frameworks to solve challenges in this critical priority emerging field.

Many of the units in this course are shared with the Bachelor of Information Technology. Therefore, in addition to cyber security careers, this course also provides career opportunity in the generic software development and networking industry.

The specialised units in this course will prepare you as security professionals who have attained specialised expertise in cyber security. The content covers the essential areas of cyber security, from proactive cyber threat detection, risk management to cyber law and regulations.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 20 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics.

Majors

Cyber security.

Potential Career Outcomes

Completion of this course will prepare graduates for a variety of Cyber Security careers, such as:
• Cyber Security Specialist;
• Cyber Security Consultant;
• Cloud Security Professionals;
• Network Systems Professionals;
• Network Security Professionals;
• Mobile and Web Applications developer.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offerN/PN/P
Median rank to receive an offerN/PN/P
Lowest rank to receive an offerN/PN/P

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Victoria University website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.


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