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Bachelor of Cyber Security/Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Enabling career pathways

Program code

1695

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

4 years full-time
8 years part-time

Credit points

320

Indicative fee

$9,500.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual CSP fee

Commencing in

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2

Prerequisites

  • NIL

Assumed knowledge

  • Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3 and 4, C)
  • Mathematical Methods (Units 3 and 4, C)

Important Notes

This program is scheduled to commence in Trimester 1, 2025.

About this program

This double degree will prepare you for diverse career opportunities across technology and justice. Acquire sought-after skills that will enable you to develop and implement cyber security solutions targeting crime disruption and prevention. Learn how to identify and analyse emerging cyber threats, complete risk and vulnerability assessments, understand the fundamentals of programming and networking and simultaneously gain comprehensive knowledge of crime trends, criminal law, policing, investigation, forensic psychology and the drivers of crime and how it can be prevented. 

My attendance during the program

Attendance information

Student Income Support

To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.

Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.

Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.

Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of Absence

Taking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure.

My career opportunities

My career opportunities

You will be equipped for potential career opportunities in public and private sectors and in industries including law enforcement, crime prevention, e-safety and cyber security. Roles might include intelligence analyst, forensic computer analyst, security consultant, security and compliance auditor, cyber security analyst/architect, police officer or investigator.

Program accreditation

Program accreditation

Accreditation for the Bachelor of Cyber Security will be sought with the Australian Computer Society.

What are the fees?

Commonwealth supported students

  • The indicative fee represents the expected average fee for an annual full-time study load (80 credit points). This is based on average study patterns across courses and the Australian Government's broad discipline areas (student contribution bands). A student's actual annual fee may vary in accordance with his or her choice of majors and electives. The Australian Government sets student contribution amounts on an annual basis.
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Fee-paying undergraduate (domestic) students

These fees are only applicable to domestic students who are not Commonwealth supported including:

  • Full-fee paying domestic students who commenced their program prior to 2009.
  • International students who have been approved to pay domestic tuition fees after obtaining Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency or a permanent humanitarian visa and who have not obtained a Commonwealth supported place.
Tuition fees
  • A fee-paying undergraduate student pays tuition fees.
  • Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
  • The tuition fee is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.
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Program fees for the Bachelor of Cyber Security/Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (1695)

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FEE-HELP

Eligible undergraduate fee-paying students may defer their tuition fees by taking out a FEE-HELP loan which is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). Payment of the loan is via the taxation system when income reaches a specified level.

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