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Handbook year

Information valid for students commencing in 2024

Course code

119110

Course type

Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7)

Owner

Academy

College

Science and Engineering

Course pre-requisites

English (Units 3/4, C)

Recommended: Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4, C)

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Credit points

72 credit points as per course structure

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Cybersecurity, graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate essential knowledge for a career in IT and cyber security related professions and practice
2. Synthesise industry standard and underlying principles and concepts for decision making and risk assessment
3. Critically analyse the core professional obligations, values and operations of organisations, including sustainability
4. Critically evaluate data and resources in the context of industry practice and/or relevant academic literature
5. Apply critical thinking to address IT and cyber security related issues
6. Convey information clearly and fluently, in high quality written form appropriate for their audience
7. Demonstrate effective oral presentation skills for academic and professional audiences.
8. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively
9. Apply technical skills, including numeracy, necessary for professional practice
10. Demonstrate an awareness of ethical and social responsibility in professional practice.
11. Identify and act upon, learning opportunities and self-improvements.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Cybersecurity.

Reasonable adjustments

All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

JCU Singapore

Expected time to complete

2 years full-time accelerated or part-time equivalent

Maximum time to complete

5 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Course progression
requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Course includes mandatory fieldwork

No

Special assessment
requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation
requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for
final subject

A student who has failed the final subject towards the award and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject.

Eligibility

Students may apply for credit for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure

Maximum allowed

48 credit points except where a student transfers from one JCU award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards

Currency

Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 10 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.

Other restrictions

A maximum of 6 credit points of credit may be granted at level 3.

Award title

BACHELOR OF CYBERSECURITY

Approved abbreviation

BCybSec

Exit with lesser award

Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies.

Course articulation

Not applicable

Special awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure

Honours availability

Available as an additional year of study

Graduates may be eligible to be admitted to honours programs in Science, Information Technology or other disciplines appropriate to their interests. Interested students should seek advice from the Course Coordinator.

Honours may not be available at all JCU locations

Eligibility

Normally a minimum average grade of credit is required in the bachelor (pass) degree subjects relevant to the field in which Honours is to be taken