Major Overview
- Description
Almost every ICT career path encompasses some aspect of cybersecurity. The major in cybersecurity will prepare you for a range of specialist cybersecurity roles using technology, people, information, and processes to enable assured operations in the context of adversaries. With industry integrated learning, you'll gain the practical skills and knowledge to lead the creation, implementation and management of secure computer systems across a range of exciting career paths, protecting people and their data from cyber-attacks.
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) use mathematical, technical and business tools to secure information systems; (2) design prevention and mitigation strategies to address cyber security challenges; (3) design secure computer systems; (4) work effectively as a team member and as a team leader in cybersecurity projects; and (5) communicate cybersecurity concepts and techniques and results clearly in oral and written formats.
- Broadening guidelines
All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and knowledge paradigms and to shape your degree to suit your own aspirations and interests. Many of you will be able to undertake more than this minimum amount of broadening study and we encourage you to do so if this suits your aspirations. Over the next few months you will find here some broadening suggestions related to your degree-specific major. While we know that many students value guidance of this sort, these are only suggestions and students should not lose sight of the opportunity to explore that is afforded by your Broadening Choices. Advice can also be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.
- Prerequisites
Mathematics Methods ATAR or Mathematics Applications ATAR with a mathematics unit taken in the first year.
Students without ATAR Mathematics will take two first-year mathematics units.
- Incompatibilities
MJD-ESOFT Software Engineering
- Courses
Cybersecurity can be taken as a degree-specific major in the following degree courses:
Example Study Plans
See study plans for more information.
Units
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
Level 1
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (18 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | CITS1003 | Introduction to Cybersecurity |
|
| S1, S2 | CITS1401 | Computational Thinking with Python | |
| S1 | PHIL1001 | Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy |
|
Bridging units
Take units if applicable:
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1, S2 | MATH1721 | Mathematics Foundations: Methods |
Level 2
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (12 points):
Students taking the Cybersecurity major in conjunction with the Engineering Science substitute CITS2401 Computer Analysis with CITS2002 System Programming.
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2 | CITS2002 | Systems Programming |
|
| S1 | CITS2003 | Open Source Tools and Scripting |
|
Level 3
Degree-specific major units
Take all units (30 points):
| Availability | Unit code | Unit name | unit requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | CITS3002 | Computer Networks |
|
| S2 | CITS3006 | Penetration Testing |
|
| S2 | CITS3007 | Secure Coding |
|
| S2 | CITS3200 | Professional Computing |
|
| S1 | CITS3403 | Agile Web Development |