Study advanced topics like blockchain technologies, internet of things security, cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
This field of study explores vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, artificial intelligence for cyber security and cyber incident response.
You'll examine how organisations identify and test security weaknesses across networks, software, web systems and mobile devices. You'll also explore how machine learning can support cyber security, including anomaly detection, attack detection, user activity clustering and adversarial learning.
Through incident response studies, you'll learn about preparation, prevention, backup, system hardening, response, recovery, coordination, investigation and reporting.
Elective options let you broaden your knowledge in areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer networks, cloud computing, data mining, software architecture and advanced security.
A number of our courses are taught by world-renowned AusCERT experts. And as many of our staff have research connections all around the world, we can set you up with opportunities to collaborate with leading minds.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Cyber security consultant
- Penetration tester
- Cyber security analyst
- Information security architect
- Information security specialist
- Security systems administrator
Graduate salary
Computing & information systems (postgraduate)
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Next steps after graduation
After graduation, you can apply your cyber defence skills to roles focused on identifying vulnerabilities, testing system security and responding to cyber incidents.
This field of study can support pathways in:
- vulnerability assessment
- penetration testing
- incident response
- cyber security analysis
- network security
- cloud security
- AI-enabled threat detection.
You may also use this knowledge to move into advanced study or research in cyber security, artificial intelligence, machine learning or secure software systems.
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How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Laboratory work
- Seminars
What you'll study
At UQ, subjects are called 'courses'. Here's a sample of the courses you could study:
- Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
- Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security
- Cyber Incident Response
- Cloud Computing
- Software Architecture
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