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The University of Western Australia (UWA)

  • 22% international / 78% domestic

Cybersecurity

  • Non-Award

With a major in Cybersecurity from UWA, you'll be ready for a range of specialist cybersecurity roles. With a major in Cybersecurity from UWA, you'll be ready for a range of specialist cybersecurity roles.

Key details

Degree Type
Non-Award
Duration
3 - 4 years full-time
Course Code
MJD-CYBER
Study Mode
In person

About this course

With industry-integrated learning, this major will provide you with the knowledge, techniques, tools and practical skills to lead creation, implementation and management of secure computer systems to protect people and their data from cyber-attacks. A rapidly expanding field of IT, cybersecurity skills and expertise are increasingly in demand. Cybersecurity experts design, build, configure, and maintain secure computer systems They assess risks to determine how best to reduce the potential impact of breached systems and calculate the cost and benefit trade-offs in implementing secure systems. Employment opportunities exist across a wide range of industry sectors and job roles include user support technician, system administrator, program or application developer, project manager, and web specialist.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements

The University of Western Australia welcomes applications from international and domestic school-leavers. If you're interested in studying this major, find out the admission details below.

Minimum entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements

Below you'll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65
  • 75.5
Monash University Foundation Year
  • 254
South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
  • 324
Trinity College Foundation
  • 280
University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program
  • 61
Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP)
  • 56
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards
  • 75
Below you'll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65
  • 75.5
Monash University Foundation Year
  • 254
South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
  • 324
Trinity College Foundation
  • 280
University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program
  • 61
Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP)
  • 56
Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards
  • 75
Admission requirements
For applicants with recent secondary education, information on admission criteria is available on our entry requirements page or on the UWA Handbook for course specific requirements and prerequisites.
Admission requirements
Mathematics requirement

This major requires a certain level of Mathematics. If you do not meet this level, you may be able to take additional Mathematics units in your first year to satisfy this requirement.

WACE prerequisite: Mathematics Methods ATAR

Mathematics requirement
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
English competency

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.

Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT
English competency

Study locations

Albany

Perth

Career pathways

Careers and further study

This course opens up a world of future study pathways and career opportunities.

Career opportunities

Almost every Information and Communications Technology career path encompasses some aspect of security, including and beyond the job roles of cybersecurity specialist, information technology specialist, software engineer or information specialist.
Career opportunities

Almost every Information and Communications Technology career path encompasses some aspect of security, including and beyond the job roles of cybersecurity specialist, information technology specialist, software engineer or information specialist.

Cybersecurity career opportunities continue to grow across all industries including energy and resources engineering, bioinformatics and biochemistry, computational physics and astronomy, transportation, health, finance, marketing, geophysics, geographic information systems and biomechanics.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Computing & Information Systems courses at The University of Western Australia (UWA).
61.8%
Overall satisfaction
73.5%
Skill scale
27.9%
Teaching scale
70.9%
Employed full-time
$63k
Average salary