Overview

Key facts

Throughout the Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours) - International Cybersecurity at The University of Western Australia you’ll gain the practical skills and knowledge to lead creation, implementation and management of secure computer systems across a range of exciting career paths. You’ll be able to protect people and their data from cyber attacks as you draw on your studies across international relations, ethics and law.

From a user support technician assessing concerns surrounding desktop computing; to a project manager calculating the cost and benefit trade-offs in implementing secure systems. With industry integrated learning, you’ll gain the practical skills and knowledge to lead creation, implementation and management of secure computer systems across a range of exciting career paths, protecting people and their data from cyber-attacks as you draw on your studies across law, policy, ethics and risk management.

Career opportunities:

Almost every Information and Communications Technology career path encompasses some aspect of security, including and beyond the job roles of cybersecurity specialist, information technology specialist, software engineer or information specialist.

Cybersecurity career opportunities continue to grow across all industries including energy and resources engineering, bioinformatics and biochemistry, computational physics and astronomy, transportation, health, finance, marketing, geophysics, geographic information systems and biomechanics.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours) is professionally accredited by the Australian Computer Society.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Computational Thinking with Python
Computational Thinking with Python
Relational Database Management Systems
Systems Programming
Object Oriented Programming
Defensive Cybersecurity

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-02-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-21 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-02-03 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-07-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-18 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

PTE Academic

64

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TOEFL^® IBT

82

Credits

156 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Computer Sciences Cyber Security View 45 other Bachelors in Cyber Security in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

64

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TOEFL^® IBT

82

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 102867M

This major requires a certain level of Mathematics. If you do not meet this level, you may be able to take additional Mathematics units in your first year to satisfy this requirement.

Equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

Tuition Fee

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International

46600 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 46600 AUD per year during 48 months.
National

9846 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9846 AUD per year during 48 months.

Domestic Student Fee: Commonwealth Supported Place.

Living costs for Perth

1328 - 2367 AUD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

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