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Cyber Crime and Cyber Policing

PostgraduateMAQ-PICX80402025

Previously MAQ-PICX840

Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake

Investigate the motivations, methodology and the victims of cyber crime by studying past and current cyber threats and future trends in high tech crime. Follow the involvement of transnational organised crime groups and profit trails. 

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Enrol by
20 July 2025
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks
Start dates
28 July 2025,
View 2024 dates

Price from
$4,155
Upfront cost
$0
Loan available
FEE-HELP available

Cyber Crime and Cyber Policing

About this subject

  • On sucessful completion of this subject, you will be to

    1. understand, analyse, and critically discuss different types of cyber crime activities with respect to the motivations, methods of operation of offenders, and the types of victims/targets
    2. demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of past, current cyber threats and future trends in high tech crime
    3. analyse the impact of cyber crime on government, businesses, society and individuals
    4. demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of strategies and steps to investigate digital evidence.

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • MAQ-PICX840 (Not currently available)

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units) PICT840, PICX840
Pre-requisite Admission to MCrim or MPICT or MCPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or PGCertPICT or GradCertPICT or GradCertCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or MCompForens or MInfoTech or MSecStrategicStud or MIntell or MCTerrorism or MCyberSec or GradDipSecStudCr or GradCertSecStudCr or MSecStrategicStudMCrim or MSecStrategicStudMIntell or MSecStrategicStudMCyberSec or MSecStrategicStudMCTerrorism or MIntellMCrim or MIntellMCyberSec or MIntellMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCrim or MCTerrorismMCrim or Master of Cyber Security Analysis or (10cps at 6000 level or 10cps 8000 level)

Additional requirements

  • Other requirements - Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.

What to study next?

Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses

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Master of Cyber Security Analysis

PostgraduateMAQ-CYB-MAS

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PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE

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Master of Counter Terrorism

PostgraduateMAQ-MCT-MAS

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Master of Criminology

PostgraduateMAQ-CRM-MAS

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Master of Intelligence

PostgraduateMAQ-INT-MAS

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