GC036 - Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security

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Plan: GC036P18 - Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

Approach to learning and assessment

The program is offered through a flexible combination of lectures, tutorials and computer laboratory classes. There are also opportunities for you to participate in team-based projects and be engaged in consulting activities. If you have any special needs during your time as a student, provisions will include extra tutorials and special assistance in computer laboratory.

The following are details of learning activities contained in the program:

  • Primarily, you will be learning face to face with the lecturers delivering course and other relevant materials. Online materials can be accessed through an online system called myRMIT. The lecturers will elucidate course materials through explanation of key concepts. This will be further illustrated with demonstrations and examples.
  • Assessment will test your understanding of course materials. Provision for this will include written assignments and/or project works and written examinations.
  • Tutorials will provide you with extra assistance if you encounter difficulties. Content of the tutorials will also enhance problem solving skills.
  • Group participation through discussions and seminar presentations will encourage teamwork.
  • Consulting project works will provide practice in the application of theory to analysis of real world problems.
  • You are encouraged to seek learning materials from other sources such as libraries and the internet.

State-of-the-art cyber security software used in the program will provide you with hands-on-experience required for analysis of data.

If you have a disability, long-term illness and/or mental health condition or are the primary carer of individuals with a disability it is possible to have adjustments arranged and negotiated to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Program Manager or the Equitable Learning Service if you would like to find out more.

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

  • undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
  • interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
  • complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; and
  • these interactions and the work context provide a distinctive source of feedback to you to assist your learning.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be in a simulated workplace environment.

The Graduate Certificate builds foundational knowledge as a pathway to the Master of Cyber Security which contains Work Integrated Learning courses in multiple stages in the program.

This program includes an optional Work Integrated Learning course in course INTE1122 Case Studies in Cyber Security.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester
 

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Stage A of Program

Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Case Studies in Cyber Security 12 INTE1122 City Campus
Introduction to Information Security 12 INTE1120 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Structures of Cyberspace 12 INTE2573 City Campus
Discrete Mathematics 12 MATH2415 City Campus
Programming Fundamentals 12 COSC2531 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus

Applied Analytics 12 MATH1324 City Campus
Governance and Change in Digital Business 12 INTE2412 City Campus
Database Concepts 12 ISYS1055 City Campus
 

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Program transition plan

Very Important: This program plan is being discontinued.

GC036P18 Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students from Semester 2, 2025. The plan will be taught out to current students until semester 2, 2027. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2027, you may consider applying to another program within RMIT, subject to entrance requirements.

GC036P18 will be available as an exit award for MC159P18 Master of Cyber Security until the end of semester 2, 2027.

For more information and advice on your enrolment, please contact your program manager, Arathi Arakala (arathi.arakala@rmit.edu.au).

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