Bachelor of Information Technology
Networking and Security
This degree will enable students to apply strategic creativity and innovation to protect data using ethical hacking to test systems and security protocols.
OVERVIEW
CRICOS code 092055A
Duration (Full Time) 3 Years
Course Fees
Intake Dates March, July, November Students Only available to international students Faculty The School of Engineering, Information Technology and Physical Sciences
Campus Melbourne SYDNEY
Entry Requirements
English Language Requirement
Overall IELTS (Academic) band score of 6.0 with no individual band score less than 5.5, or equivalent.
Academic Entry Requirements
Successful completion of Australian Year 12 or Overseas Equivalent.
COURSE OUTLINE
Learn how to defend business, government and individual databases that hold sensitive data. Employment in this area has experienced strong growth over the last ten years and is forecast to continue.
Your specialisation in security will allow you to be on the frontline of the war in cyberspace and become familiar with methods attackers use. You will learn how to investigate and protect against security breaches on vulnerable private information, whilst developing an understanding of the security models provided by the major operating systems involved in modern computer networks.
Through core studies and practicals, you will delve into networks, their protocols and hardware, to investigate how these systems can be vulnerable to a malicious attack. Your problem-solving skills will come to the fore when ethical hacking – testing a system to break-in or to find weak points.
As a network architect, or an IT security specialist, you can look forward to a varied career in information security or IT operations.
Career opportunities
- Network Administrator
- Ethical Hacker
- ICT Security Specialist
- Network Architect and Designer
- Networking and Security Officer
- Product Security Manager
Sample Study Program*
Year
Semester 1
Semester 2
1
- Communications and Technology
- Big Data and Analytics
- Understanding the Digital Revolution
- Cloud and Enterprise Computing
- IT Problem Solving
- Mobile Development Fundamentals
- Networking and Security
- Game Development Fundamentals
2
- Systems Modelling
- Data Modelling
- Web Design
- IT Project Management Techniques
- Network Architecture and Design
- Mobile Networks and Wireless Communications
- Elective
- Elective
3
- User Experience
- Professionalism and Entrepreneurship
- Project 1
- Project 2
- Information Security
- Cloud and Mobile Security
- Elective
- Elective
* This is sample structures only. Please refer to course offerings for more detail.
* Unit offering may change during semester subject to staff availability.
professional Recognition
This program holds Professional Level accreditation with:
- The Australian Computer Society (ACS)