Bachelor of Information Technology (Cyber Security)

Bachelor of Information Technology (Cyber Security)

The structure of the degree enables a learner to undertake study in a specialised area, or major.

Students can select a specific major endorsement for their study or may choose to study the unendorsed Bachelor of Information Technology, which has no specified major.

To complete the Bachelor of Information Technology degree, students must pass courses worth 360 credits, with a minimum of 90 credits at level 7 and a maximum of 135 credits at level 5. 

The schedule of courses and credit requirements to complete the Bachelor of Information Technology with the "Cyber Security " major is provided in the table below :

Compulsory Courses

Credits

IT5501

Mathematics for IT

15

IT5502

Communications for IT

15

IT5504

Information Security I

15

IT6501

Systems Analysis and Design

15

IT6502

Project Management

15

CS6501

Information Security II

15

CS6502

Linux System Administration

15

CS6503

Digital Forensics

15

CS6504

Cryptography and Blockchain Fundamentals

15

IT7502

Digital Ethics

15

IT7501

Capstone Project

45

CS7501

Information Security III

15

CS7502

Special Topic in Security

15

Total Compulsory Credit

225

Elective Courses

Elective courses at Level 5 - (6 courses, 15 credits each)

90

Elective courses at Level 6 - (3 courses. 15 credits each)

45

Total Elective Credit

135

Total Credit

360