Overview
Duration
0.5 OR 1 YEAR
Scholarship
YES
Fee
AUD $33,829
Intake
FEB JUN OCT
Cyber crime has been increasing over the past 10 years and can cost businesses billions of dollars each year. Step up and take your place in this fascinating and crucial area of work and lead the charge into a highly skilled, high demand job in cybersecurity and data protection. Gain immediately applicable knowledge and skills and future fit your career with UNE's Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity.
Why study the Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity with UNE?
At UNE, our specialist cybersecurity courses prepare you work in this in-demand and highly skilled field. Whether you are up-skilling from a career in IT or computer science or already work in the field and want to broaden your skills and prospects, our postgraduate courses will set you on the right path.
Roles are in high demand, in fact, the Australian Government stated in 2021 that roles in data and cybersecurity will grow very strongly, by almost 40% by 2026.
Enhance your skills as a cybersecurity professional in the essential and growing field of cyber attack identification and prevention with UNE, the only university to be awarded 5 stars for Overall Experience 17 years* in a row.
What makes our course different?
Our Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity will ensure you have the knowledge and technical skills to immediately apply to significant roles in government, businesses and community organisations.
Develop immediately applicable knowledge and skills to identify, manage and respond to privacy and data risks
Study a wide range of topics including information privacy, network security, cloud security, cryptography and more
Delve into intrusion detection and ethical hacking and learn how to secure modern networks from cyber attacks
Expand your project management skills, focusing on the management of cybersecurity, privacy and prevention plans
Hone your communication skills and your ability to present complex concepts and solutions
Choose between studying on campus or online, full time or part time, allowing you to balance your studies with your other commitments
Continue your studies by progressing to the Master of Cybersecurity.
By choosing UNE, you will be studying with an industry leader in the provision of online lifelong learning. Year after year, students award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings in The Good Universities Guide for Overall Experience and Student Support.
* The Good Universities Guide, 2023
Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.
Study on campus
Many of our students choose to take advantage of the on-campus lifestyle in Armidale, in the beautiful New England region, with access to unparalleled support, accommodation and sporting facilities. These students are often starting their first degree and have left school recently. Through access to academic and career support they get a fantastic start to their careers.
* 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.
