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Master of Cybersecurity
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Master of Cybersecurity at the University of Sydney gives professionals an expert-level understanding of leading attack and defence techniques, network security assessment, and organisational cybersecurity strategy. Students complete cybersecurity and computing professional core subjects, cybersecurity specialist electives, and a capstone or research project, with optional specialisations in cloud security, cryptography and blockchains, or data and information security.
The course is designed for professionals aiming to become leaders and technical experts in an industry projected to need 17,000 additional cybersecurity professionals in Australia within five years. Sydney is ranked first in Australia for computer science and information systems.
Fees & duration
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Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
ICT Security SpecialistANZSCO 262112
The code used for the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 pathways. Newer cyber security specialisations (Cyber Security Engineer, Cyber Security Analyst, and others) were split out of this code in 2021 to 2025 ANZSCO updates and sit on CSOL instead; picking the right code matters for which visa applies.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
To be eligible for admission, an applicant is required to have: a three year Australian bachelor's degree in a cognate discipline with a minimum credit average (65 percent), or the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity with a minimum credit average (65 percent), or a qualification deemed to be equivalent; or completed 24 credit points of the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity or Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity with a minimum credit average (65 percent). The 24 credit points must include 12 credit points of Cybersecurity Core units and 12 credit points of Cybersecurity specialist elective units, and a major or minor in information technologies (IT) or computer science, or equivalent in volume of learning as determined by the program directors is required for this discipline
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