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Bachelor of Information Technology (Networking and Cyber Security)
UndergraduateUSQ-NCS-DEG2024
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Protect networks and data from cyber attacks
Secure your cybersecurity foundations and explore networks. You’ll study programming and maths and get to know the IT industry. Look closely at routing, wireless networking, and advanced security. Think about privacy and ethics. Work on practical skills.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 3 years full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 24
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Information Technology (Networking and Cyber Security)
About this degree
At the completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Incorporate concepts of professionalism, cultural awareness, and technical practice within the IT work environment.
- Effectively communicate (both written and verbally) and employ appropriate interpersonal skills.
- Understand and employ broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge with depth in one of the following discipline areas: software application development, artificial intelligence and data science, networking and cyber security.
- Analyse, problem solve, generate and recommend solutions to unpredictable and sometimes complex ICT problems either individually or in teams.
- Apply technical knowledge and skills to demonstrate autonomy, judgement and responsibility.
- Apply effective project management tools and techniques to technology initiatives.
- Cyber security jobs are in high demand and there is an increase in the number of specialties within this ICT area. You will graduate from UniSQ workplace-ready with sound knowledge of cyber security principles and policy. Within UniSQ’s program you will explore interface networks with wide area networks (WANs) and become familiar with solving problems in computer networks, VoIP, video conferencing, and network services, whilst putting your studies into practice through an industry-based project or work experience during a final-year capstone course.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
MAT1101 Discrete Mathematics for Computing
CMS1100 Communicating in the Sciences
CSC1401 Foundation Programming
CSC1050 Network and Security Fundamentals
CSC1030 Systems and Data Management Fundamentals
CSC1060 Data Analytics Fundamentals
CSC1310 Networking 1: Internetworking
1 x Elective
Year 2
CSC2330 Securing Networked Applications
CSC2320 Security 1: Cybersecurity Foundations
CSC2000 Planning a Career in the ICT Industry
CSC3430 Systems Servers and DevOps
4 x Electives
Year 3
CSC3360 Networking 3: Wireless Networking and Security
CSC3427 Networking 2: Routing and Switching
CSC3370 Security 2: Advanced Security and Security Management
CSC3600 ICT Professional Project
CSC3413 Network Design and Analysis
3 x Electives
Award requirements
Completion of 24 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Exit points
Diploma of Information Technology.
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Indicative total fee $26,844
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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Entry requirements
- ATAR - 58.90 or equivalent; proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Completed VET qualifications can be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Work and Life experience may be used to derive an ATAR score or Selection Rank which may be used to meet the Entry Requirements for the program. We encourage you to reach out to the UniSQ team to discuss your options further.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Career opportunities
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
|---|---|---|
Computer Network Professionals | $93K to $120K | Up 12.9% |
Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists | Over $120K | Up 45.1% |
ICT Security Specialists | N/A^ | N/A^ |
^ There is no data available