Faculty of Engineering

School of Computer Science

Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity (2026)


Note: This course version applies only to students first enrolling in 2026.
WARNING: This course version is currently under review and is subject to change.


1. Overview

Course: Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity (2026)
CP Required: 48
Min FT Duration: 1.00 Years
Min PT Duration: N/A
Faculty/School: School of Computer Science
Years Offered: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023

2. Requirements

Summary

Students must complete 48 credit points as follows:

► 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core units

► 12 credit points of Professional Core units

► A minimum of 18 credit points of Cybersecurity Specialist units

► A maximum of 6 credit points of Foundation or Elective units

Faculty Resolutions

Details of relevant Faculty resolutions are available via the university handbook site at: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/

3. Semesters

Year 1 - Semester 1

Type CP CP From
6 Select from INFO5990: Professional Practice in IT
6 Select from CSEC5616: Cybersecurity Engineering
6 Select from INFO5301: Information Security Management
6 Select from Unit Block:
Cybersecurity Specialist Units

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type CP CP From
6 Select from INFO5992: Understanding IT Innovations
12 Select from Unit Block:
Cybersecurity Specialist Units
List
6 Select from Unit Blocks:
Cybersecurity Specialist Units
Cybersecurity Foundation Units
Cybersecurity Elective Units


Note: Students intending to progress to the Master's Research Pathway must take a Cybersecurity Specialist Unit

4. Pathways

No streams/majors defined for this course version.

5. Unit Blocks

Block 1 - Cybersecurity Core Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
CSEC5616 Cybersecurity Engineering 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO5301 Information Security Management 6 Semester 1
Semester 2

Block 2 - Professional Core Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 12)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
INFO5990 Professional Practice in IT 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations 6 Semester 1
Semester 2

Block 3 - Cybersecurity Specialist Units (Min CP: 18,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
CISS6022 Cybersecurity 6 Semester 1
COMP5617 Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering 6 Semester 2
COMP5618 Applied Cybersecurity 6 Semester 2
CSEC5614 Data Privacy: Theory and Practice 6 Semester 2
CSEC5615 Cloud Security 6 Semester 1
CSEC5619 Applied Cryptography 6 Semester 1

Block 4 - Cybersecurity Foundation Units (Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
COMP9001 Introduction to Programming 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP9017 Systems Programming 6 Semester 1
COMP9110 System Analysis and Modelling 6 Semester 1
COMP9120 Database Management Systems 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP9121 Design of Networks & Distributed Systems 6 Semester 2
INFO6007 Project Management in IT 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
STAT5002 Introduction to Statistics 6 Semester 1
Semester 2

Block 5 - Cybersecurity Elective Units (Max CP: 6)

Unit Code Unit Name CP Sessions Offered
COMP5046 Natural Language Processing 6 Semester 1
COMP5047 Pervasive Computing 6 Semester 2
COMP5216 Mobile Computing 6 Semester 2
COMP5313 Large Scale Networks 6 Semester 1
COMP5318 Machine Learning and Data Mining 6 Semester 1
Semester 2
COMP5328 Advanced Machine Learning 6 Semester 2
COMP5329 Deep Learning 6 Semester 1
COMP5347 Web Application Development 6 Semester 1
COMP5348 Enterprise Scale Software Architecture 6 Semester 2
COMP5349 Cloud Computing 6 Semester 1
COMP5416 Advanced Network Technologies 6 Semester 2
COMP5426 Parallel and Distributed Computing 6 Semester 1
COMP5427 Usability Engineering 6 Semester 1
ELEC5514 IoT Wireless Sensing and Networking 6 Semester 2
ELEC5517 Software Defined Networks 6 Semester 2
ELEC5618 Software Quality Engineering 6 Semester 1