Program Overview

La Trobe's Master of Cybersecurity prepares you for a successful career in this fast-growing field, whether you have an IT background or not.

The degree has been carefully designed by industry leaders to first give you a strong foundation in cybersecurity, then invite you to specialise in either computer science, business operations or artificial intelligence.

Build fundamental skills in system design, implementation, testing and documentation. Develop technical expertise in pen testing, blockchain and cyber forensics, and get hands-on experience applying your knowledge in our state-of-the-art Internet of Things (IoT) and wireless labs. You'll also get to hone your networking skills in our CISCO networking and security labs.

Cybersecurity is about so much more than just technology. This degree explores the psychology of hacking and cybercrime, the legal and ethical frameworks you'll be working within, and approaches to governance and risk management.

Begin building your career while you study. Industry-based learning opportunities embedded throughout this degree give you the change to not only build practical experience, but also start developing your professional network. You'll work on a real industry project alongside our industry partners, undertake a professional placement, or, if you're working towards a research career, complete a thesis on emerging topics in cybersecurity.

Early exit points mean that every part of your degree contributes to your future career. Exit after six months with a Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Fundamentals, or after one year with a Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity.

You'll learn:

• Cybersecurity fundamentals: Explore the aims, methods and outcomes of cybersecurity practice.
• Ethical hacking and defence: Learn techniques for evaluating the security of network configurations and defending against network-based threats.
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning: Learn artificial intelligence-based cyber resilience and attack detection as well as deep learning-based cyber analytics.
• Cyber governance and risk management: Learn the frameworks for cybersecurity governance based on an understanding of business strategy and risk appetite.
• Secure programming: Learn a procedural language. Identify and analyse common coding practices that can avoid security vulnerabilities.