Master of Cybersecurity

Get the ethical hacking and defence strategies you need for an in-demand career with la trobe's master of cybersecurity. Build fundamental skills in system design, implementation, testing and documentation. Develop technical expertise in pen testing, blockchain and cyber forensics. 

Complement your cybersecurity expertise with transferable skills in entrepreneurship, professional practice and project management.

By studying La Trobe's Master of Cybersecurity, you will:

• Master ethical hacking and defence techniques to evaluate the security of network configurations and how to defend network-based threats
• Learn a procedural language that identifies and analyses common coding practices that avoid security vulnerabilities
• Explore the psychology of hacking and cybercrime, its legal and ethical frameworks and approaches to governance and risk management
• Supplement your skills with certifications through our partnership with Microsoft and get hands-on experience in our on-campus Cisco labs
• Choose an industry development project or work-based placement to cement your learning and launch your career, or pursue an applied research project or industry-based thesis
• Have the flexibility to exit early with a Graduate Diploma after one year or a Graduate Certificate after six months
• Graduate ready to apply for membership of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Master of Cybersecurity course and career outcomes

• However you choose to structure your study, La Trobe recognises your hard work. Here are the pathways you could follow as you move through your course.

Master of Cybersecurity intended learning outcomes

• Apply advanced cross-disciplinary knowledge in cybersecurity threat, risk, control and mitigation.
• Critically analyse complex problems in cybersecurity through the application of theoretical frameworks and integration of research and practice knowledg
• Synthesise and test theories in cybersecurity using research and technical skill that address the mindsets and motivations of cyber-criminals.
• Apply awareness of contemporary social and ethical issues to professional decision-making and leadership in cybersecurity.
• Apply complex techniques and project management skills to identify and resolve complex cybersecurity problems and risks.
• Evaluate strategies for industry-based cybersecurity problems and events in specialist areas.

Master of Cybersecurity career opportunities

Prepare for a rewarding career in the public or private sector, including technology, communications, education, finance, government, defence, healthcare, and energy and resources. Possible roles include:

• Ethical hacker
• Cryptographer or cryptanalyst
• Security architect
• Cyber intelligence analyst
• Compliance assurance manager
• Cybersecurity consultant
• Cybersecurity policy adviser
• Cyber risk manager
• Software developer
• Research analyst