Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security

Entry requirements

Selection is based on a holistic consideration of your academic merit, work experience, likelihood of success, availability of places, participation requirements, regulatory requirements and individual circumstances. You will need to meet the minimum academic and English language proficiency requirements or higher to be considered for selection, but this does not guarantee admission.

Academic requirements

A combination of qualifications and experience may be deemed equivalent to minimum academic requirements.

To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Completion of a bachelor degree or higher in a related discipline.
• Completion of a bachelor degree or higher in any discipline and at least two years' relevant* work experience (or part-time equivalent).

*Related to the broad field of Information Technology.

English language proficiency requirements

To meet the English language proficiency requirements of this course, you will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:

• Bachelor degree from a recognised English-speaking country
• IELTS overall score of 6.5 (with no band score less than 6.0) or equivalent
• Other evidence of English language proficiency (learn more about other ways to satisfy the requirements)

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.

• Develop specialised and essential knowledge of security needs for design and development of secure systems, processes, concepts and technologies; to develop software systems, products and solutions that automate business processes at par with benchmarks and industry standards and based on evolving cyber security needs.
• Communicate in a professional context to inform, explain and drive sustainable innovation through cyber security and to motivate and effect change, utilising a range of verbal, graphical and written methods, recognising the needs of diverse audiences.
• Identify, select and use digital technologies, platforms, frameworks and tools from the field of cyber security to generate, manage, process and share digital resources.
• Evaluate and critically analyse information provided and their sources to inform decision making and evaluation of plans and solutions associated with the field of cyber security.
• Apply advanced cognitive, technical and creative skills from cyber security to understand requirements and design, implement, operate and evaluate solutions to real-world and ill-defined computing problems.
• Work independently to apply knowledge and skills in a professional manner to new situations and/or further learning in the field of cyber security with adaptability, autonomy, responsibility and personal accountability for actions as a practitioner and a learner.

Career outcomes

Career options are varied so you could work anywhere in the world as a:

• Security Analyst
• Project Manager
• Security System manager
• Security Consultant
• Security System Developer or Programmer Information Security Auditor
• Business Continuity or IT Security Engineer

Fees and CSP

Estimated tuition fee in 2025: $4,657 (Commonwealth Supported Place).

Estimated first-year tuition fee in 2025: $17,200 (domestic full-fee paying place).

All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a full-time study load of four credit points (normally four units) per year.

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• Choice of units.
• Credit from previous study or work experience.
• Eligibility for government-funded loans.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)

The Australian Government allocates certain numbers of CSP to universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.

Your student contribution amount is:

• Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
• Dependent on the study areas they relate to.
• Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.