1. Overview

Course:	Master of Cybersecurity (2024)
CP Required:	72
Min FT Duration:	1.50 Years
Min PT Duration:	N/A
Faculty/School:	School of Computer Science
Years Offered:	2025, 2024, 2023

2. Requirements

Summary

Students must complete 72 credit points as follows:

(a) For the Professional Pathway:

► 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core units

► 12 credit points of Professional Core units

► 12 credit points of Capstone Project units

► 24 credit points of Specialisation units of study made up of either:

- 18 credit points of Specialisation Core and 6 credit points of Specialisation Selective units, or

- 24 credit points of unspecified Specialisation units

► a maximum of 6 credit points of Foundation units

► a maximum of 6 credit points of Elective units

(b) For the Research Pathway:

► 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core units

► 12 credit points of Professional Core units

► 24 credit points of Research Pathway units

► 24 credit points of Specialisation units of study made up of either:

- 18 credit points of Specialisation Core and 6 credit points of Specialisation Selective units, or

- 24 credit points of unspecified Specialisation units

► no credit points from the 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
Professional Core Units	6	Select from INFO5990: Professional Practice in IT
Cybersecurity Core Units	6	Select from CSEC5616: Cybersecurity Engineering
Cybersecurity Core Units	6	Select from INFO5301: Information Security Management
Cybersecurity Specialisation Units	6	Select from Unit Block: Cybersecurity Specialisation Units

Year 1 - Semester 2

Type	CP	CP From
Cybersecurity Specialisation Units	12	Select from Unit Block: Cybersecurity Specialisation Units
Professional Core Units	6	Select from INFO5992: Understanding IT Innovations Note: Students in the Research Pathway are advised to enrol in CSEC5704 Research Project instead
List	6	Select from Unit Blocks: Cybersecurity Foundation Units Cybersecurity Elective Units Note: Students in the Research Pathway are advised to enrol in INFO5993 Research Methods instead

Year 2 - Semester 1

Type	CP	CP From
Cybersecurity Specialisation Units	6	Select from Unit Block: Cybersecurity Specialisation Units
List	6	Select from Unit Blocks: Cybersecurity Foundation Units Cybersecurity Elective Units Note: Students in the Research Pathway are advised to enrol in INFO5992 instead
Cybersecurity Capstone and Research Units	12	Select from Unit Block: Cybersecurity Capstone and Research Units Note: Students in the Professional Pathway are to enrol in CSES5703 or CSES5709. Those in the Research Pathway are to enrol in CSEC5702.

4. Pathways

1. Specialisation in Cloud Security

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Cloud Security Core Units	18	Select from COMP5349: Cloud Computing COMP5618: Applied Cybersecurity CSEC5615: Cloud Security
Specialisation - Cloud Security Selective Units	6	Select from CISS6022: Cybersecurity COMP5617: Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering COMP5618: Applied Cybersecurity CSEC5614: Data Privacy: Theory and Practice CSEC5619: Applied Cryptography

2. Specialisation in Cryptography and Blockchains

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Cryptography and Blockchains Core Units	18	Select from COMP5426: Parallel and Distributed Computing COMP5617: Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering CSEC5619: Applied Cryptography
Specialisation - Cryptography and Blockchains Selective Units	6	Select from CISS6022: Cybersecurity COMP5618: Applied Cybersecurity CSEC5614: Data Privacy: Theory and Practice CSEC5615: Cloud Security

3. Specialisation in Data and Information Security

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Data and Information Security Core Units	18	Select from CISS6022: Cybersecurity CSEC5614: Data Privacy: Theory and Practice CSEC5615: Cloud Security
Specialisation - Data and Information Security Selective Units	6	Select from COMP5617: Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering COMP5618: Applied Cybersecurity CSEC5619: Applied Cryptography

4. Unspecified Specialisation

Type	CP	CP From
Specialisation - Unspecified Specialisation	24	Select from CISS6022: Cybersecurity COMP5617: Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering COMP5618: Applied Cybersecurity CSEC5614: Data Privacy: Theory and Practice CSEC5615: Cloud Security CSEC5619: Applied Cryptography

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 Specialisation Units (Min CP: 24,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CISS6022	Cybersecurity	6	Semester 1
COMP5349	Cloud Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	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

Note: Completion of a Specialisation is optional for the Master of Cybersecurity.

A Specialisation requires the completion of18 credit points of Specialisation Core units and 6 credit points of Specialisation Selective units of study, and completion of a minimum of 12 credit points of capstone or research project units in the same area as the specialisation for the Master of Cybersecurity.

The specialisations available are: Cloud Security, Cryptography and Blockchains, and Data and Information Security.

Candidates who choose not to take a specialisation sequence complete 24 credit points of Unspecified specialisation units of study.

See Majors/Pathways tab for details.

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

Note: Students in the Research Pathway are not permitted to enrol in Foundation Units.

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

Note: Students in the Research Pathway are not permitted to enrol in Elective Units.

Block 6 - Cybersecurity Capstone and Research Units (Min CP: 12,Max CP: 24)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CSEC5702	Cybersecurity Research Project A	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSEC5703	Cybersecurity Capstone Project	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSEC5704	Cybersecurity Research Project B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSEC5707	Cybersecurity Capstone A	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSEC5708	Cybersecurity Capstone B	6	Semester 1 Semester 2
CSEC5709	Cybersecurity Capstone Project - Individual	12	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFO5993	IT Research Methods	6	Semester 1 Semester 2

Note: All candidates for the Master of Cybersecurity are required to complete a substantial project that will allow the student to apply and demonstrate their knowledge and skills from the program.

Professional Pathway Capstone Units

The minimum requirement for the Professional Pathway is 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Capstone Project units.

Candidates can complete either CSEC5707 and CSEC5708 (6+6 credit points - two semesters available for part-time students) or CSEC5703 or CSEC5709 (12 credit points - single semester).

The remaining 12 credit points in the Professional Pathway are made up of 6 credit points of Foundation units and 6 credit points of Elective units.

Research Pathway Units

Candidates in the Research Pathway must take all 24 credit points of the Research Pathway units of study (CSEC5702, CSEC5704 and CSEC5993).

Candidates who choose the Research Pathway will be required to undertake a project in an area related to the specialisation.

Block 7 - Specialisation - Cloud Security Core Units (Max CP: 18)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5349	Cloud Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5618	Applied Cybersecurity	6	Semester 2
CSEC5615	Cloud Security	6	Semester 1

Block 8 - Specialisation - Cloud Security Selective Units (Max CP: 6)

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
CSEC5619	Applied Cryptography	6	Semester 1

Block 9 - Specialisation - Cryptography and Blockchains Core Units (Max CP: 18)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5426	Parallel and Distributed Computing	6	Semester 1
COMP5617	Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering	6	Semester 2
CSEC5619	Applied Cryptography	6	Semester 1

Block 10 - Specialisation - Cryptography and Blockchains Selective Units (Max CP: 6)

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

Block 11 - Specialisation - Data and Information Security Core Units (Max CP: 18)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
CISS6022	Cybersecurity	6	Semester 1
CSEC5614	Data Privacy: Theory and Practice	6	Semester 2
CSEC5615	Cloud Security	6	Semester 1

Block 12 - Specialisation - Data and Information Security Selective Units (Max CP: 6)

Unit Code	Unit Name	CP	Sessions Offered
COMP5617	Empirical Security Analysis and Engineering	6	Semester 2
COMP5618	Applied Cybersecurity	6	Semester 2
CSEC5619	Applied Cryptography	6	Semester 1

Block 13 - Specialisation - Unspecified Specialisation (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

Faculty of Engineering

School of Computer Science

Master of Cybersecurity (2024)