For international students, Macquarie uses a selection rank to determine the minimum eligibility requirement for each undergraduate course. This rank has been converted into equivalent scores for various recognised international high school qualifications and university entrance examinations, including global qualifications like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A-Levels.
The required standard of English for this program is:
All applicants for undergraduate coursework studies at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.
You may also satisfy the English language requirements if you have completed:
With one third of Australian businesses having already been the victims of cybercrime and the cost of cyber attacks estimated to exceed $1 billion per year, cybersecurity experts are in strong demand to deal with threats to or vulnerabilities in computers, data, networks and programs.
This major will provide you with the foundational knowledge you’ll need to create and manage an effective cybersecurity environment for commercial, private and industrial applications. It emphasises concepts, insights and skills that will enable you to increase data security, provide data assurance and protect privacy.
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Essential units |
Credit Points |
Introduction to Computer Programming |
10 |
Introduction to Cyber Security |
10 |
Introduction to Database Design and Management |
10 |
Data Communications |
10 |
Elective units |
Credit Points |
Fundamentals of Computer Science |
10 |
Introduction to Video Games |
10 |
Introduction to Business Information Systems |
10 |
IT & Society |
10 |
Computing Research I |
10 |
Discrete Mathematics I |
10 |
Mathematical Modelling IA |
10 |
Mathematical Modelling IA (Advanced) |
10 |
Introductory Statistics |
10 |
Statistical Data Analysis |
10 |
Coding and Communication in Statistics |
10 |
Object-Oriented Programming Practices |
10 |
Algorithms and Data Structures |
10 |
Software Engineering |
10 |
Systems Programming |
10 |
Web Technology |
10 |
Game Design |
10 |
Game Development |
10 |
Data Science |
10 |
Applied Cryptography |
10 |
Digital Forensics |
10 |
Offensive Security |
10 |
Database Systems |
10 |
Applications Modelling and Development |
10 |
IT and the Future of Society |
10 |
Computing Research II |
10 |
Mathematical Modelling IIA |
10 |
Discrete Mathematics II |
10 |
Design of Surveys and Experiments |
10 |
Applied Statistics |
10 |
Introduction to Probability |
10 |
Computer Simulation |
10 |
Statistics |
10 |
Probability |
10 |
Operations Research I |
10 |
Programming Languages |
10 |
Algorithm Theory and Design |
10 |
Distributed Systems |
10 |
Advanced Web Development |
10 |
Mobile Application Development |
10 |
Artificial Intelligence |
10 |
Computer Graphics |
10 |
Big Data |
10 |
Document Processing and the Semantic Web |
10 |
Computer Networks |
10 |
Data Privacy and Information Security |
10 |
Secure Applications Development |
10 |
Cyber Security Management in Practice |
10 |
Enterprise Systems Integration |
10 |
Management of IT Systems and Projects |
10 |
Technology Management |
10 |
Special Topics in Computing and Information Systems |
10 |
Computing Research III |
10 |
Capstone unit |
Credit Points |
Computing Industry Project |
10 |
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