MC159 - Master of Cyber Security

Plan: MC159P18 - Master of Cyber Security
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

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

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Approach to learning and assessment

The Master of Cyber Security 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 Canvas
• 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 and the 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 information security software used in the program will provide you with hands-on-experience required for analysis of data.

If you have a long-term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage, it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services 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 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.

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

These interactions and the work context provide a distinctive source of feedback to you to assist your learning.

In this program you will be doing specific courses that focus on work integrated learning (WIL). You will be assessed on professional or vocational work in a work place setting (real or simulated) and receive feedback from those involved in your industry. Work integrated learning (WIL) designated courses are:

• INTE1122 Case Studies in Cyber Security (core course, Stage A)
• INTE2396 Information Systems Risk Management (core course, Stage C)
• INTE1130 Industry Awareness Project (core course, Stage C)
• INTE1131 Industry Linkage Project (core course, Stage D)

Completion of these WIL courses will involve liaising with industry to define/create the problem, analysing and creating a report, and presenting and receiving feedback from industry partners.

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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
Complete the following Three (3) 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 Programming Fundamentals 12 COSC2531 City Campus
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Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Structures of Cyberspace 12 INTE2573 City Campus Discrete Mathematics 12 MATH2415 City Campus
AND
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Stage B of Program
Complete the following One (1) Course:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Cryptography for Cyber Security 12 INTE2655 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Three (3) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Discrete Mathematics 12 MATH2415 City Campus Advanced Programming 12 COSC1295 City Campus Coding for Cyber Communication 12 INTE2656 City Campus Information Theory for Secure Communications 12 INTE1128 City Campus Governance and Change in Digital Business 12 INTE2412 City Campus Ethical Hacking for Cyber Security 12 INTE2102 City Campus Multi-Factor Authentication 12 INTE1129 City Campus Applied Analytics 12 MATH1324 City Campus Data Visualisation and Communication 12 MATH2270 City Campus Machine Learning 12 MATH2319 City Campus IT Infrastructure and Security 12 COSC2737 City Campus Information, Law and Society 12 HUSO2370 City Campus Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital Society 12 INTE2400 City Campus Web Services 12 COSC2279 City Campus Digital Strategy 12 INTE1030 City Campus Cloud Security 12 INTE2401 City Campus Database Concepts 12 ISYS1055 City Campus Algebra for Information Security 12 MATH2467 City Campus
AND
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Stage C of Program
Complete the following Two (2) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Information Systems Risk Management 12 INTE2396 City Campus Industry Awareness Project 12 INTE1130 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Advanced Programming 12 COSC1295 City Campus Coding for Cyber Communication 12 INTE2656 City Campus Information Theory for Secure Communications 12 INTE1128 City Campus Governance and Change in Digital Business 12 INTE2412 City Campus Ethical Hacking for Cyber Security 12 INTE2102 City Campus Multi-Factor Authentication 12 INTE1129 City Campus Applied Analytics 12 MATH1324 City Campus Data Visualisation and Communication 12 MATH2270 City Campus Machine Learning 12 MATH2319 City Campus IT Infrastructure and Security 12 COSC2737 City Campus Information, Law and Society 12 HUSO2370 City Campus Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital Society 12 INTE2400 City Campus Web Services 12 COSC2279 City Campus Digital Strategy 12 INTE1030 City Campus Cloud Security 12 INTE2401 City Campus Database Concepts 12 ISYS1055 City Campus Algebra for Information Security 12 MATH2467 City Campus Discrete Mathematics 12 MATH2415 City Campus
AND
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Stage D of Program
Complete the following One (1) Course:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Industry Linkage Project 12 INTE1131 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Frontiers of Applied Cryptography 12 INTE1127 City Campus Ethical Hacking for Cyber Security 12 INTE2102 City Campus Multi-Factor Authentication 12 INTE1129 City Campus Cloud Security 12 INTE2401 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Web Services 12 COSC2279 City Campus Cloud Security 12 INTE2401 City Campus Algebra for Information Security 12 MATH2467 City Campus Information Theory for Secure Communications 12 INTE1128 City Campus Multi-Factor Authentication 12 INTE1129 City Campus Digital Strategy 12 INTE1030 City Campus Ethical Hacking for Cyber Security 12 INTE2102 City Campus Database Concepts 12 ISYS1055 City Campus Governance and Change in Digital Business 12 INTE2412 City Campus Data Visualisation and Communication 12 MATH2270 City Campus Machine Learning 12 MATH2319 City Campus IT Infrastructure and Security 12 COSC2737 City Campus Information, Law and Society 12 HUSO2370 City Campus Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital Society 12 INTE2400 City Campus Advanced Programming 12 COSC1295 City Campus Coding for Cyber Communication 12 INTE2656 City Campus Applied Analytics 12 MATH1324 City Campus Discrete Mathematics 12 MATH2415 City Campus
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Program transition plan

Semester 1, 2024 Transition Plan

Minor amendments have been implemented to Stage A and the Options List of your program. If you have already completed any course that is now removed from the structure, credit achieved will still be counted towards completion of your program.

The amendments made are as follow:

Stage A:

• COSC2531 Programming Fundamentals added as core
• COSC2737 IT Infrastructure and Security removed

Stage B, C and D Option List:

The following courses have been deleted:

• COSC2061 Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing
• MATH1298 Analysis of Categorical Data
• MATH2269 Applied Bayesian Statistics
• MATH1293 Optimisation for Decision Making
• COSC2640 Cloud Computing 
• COSC2279 Web Services 
• ISYS1088 Systems Architecture 
• COSC2302 Computer and Internet Forensics
• INTE1002 Digital Risk Management and Information Security
• MATH1319 Analysis of Large Data Sets
• MATH1320 Game Theory and its Applications
• MATH1322 Introduction to Statistical Computing
• INTE1070 Secure Electronic Commerce
• INTE1014 Digital Innovation 
• INTE1040 Business Intelligence

The following courses have been added

• HUSO2370 Information, Law and Society 
• INTE2079 Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital Society 

The following courses remain the same however have a new course code:

Course title	Old Course Code	New Course Code
Algebra for Information Security	MATH2172	MATH2467
Cryptography for Cyber Security	INTE1125	INTE2655
Coding for Cyber Communication	INTE1124	INTE2656

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Semester 1, 2021 Transition Plan

From semester 1, 2021, MATH2045 Discrete Mathematics will be replaced with MATH2415 Discrete Mathematics.

If you have already successfully ocmpleted MATH2045, credits from this course will count towards the compltion of the degree.

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