Program Overview

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International Cybersecurity

Course Description

The International Cybersecurity extended major prepares you for specialist cybersecurity roles with a global perspective. You’ll gain the practical skills and knowledge to lead creation, implementation and management of secure computer systems across a range of exciting career paths. You’ll be able to protect people and their data from cyber attacks as you draw on your studies across international relations, ethics and law.

About the Course

With industry integrated learning, you’ll gain the practical skills and knowledge to lead creation, implementation and management of secure computer systems across a range of exciting career paths, protecting people and their data from cyber-attacks as you draw on your studies across international relations, ethics and law.

Career Opportunities

Almost every Information and Communications Technology career path encompasses some aspect of security, including and beyond the job roles of cybersecurity specialist, information technology specialist, software engineer or information specialist.

Cybersecurity career opportunities continue to grow across all industries including energy and resources engineering, bioinformatics and biochemistry, computational physics and astronomy, transportation, health, finance, marketing, geophysics, geographic information systems and biomechanics.

Fees and Scholarships

Domestic Student Fees

For Commonwealth-supported places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit, based on area of study. For a fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator and select “I want to price my units”. Fees are subject to annual indexation. Refer to the Handbook to identify the units required.

International Student Fees

Annual course fee: $49,200.00 (2025)

For Commonwealth-supported places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit, based on area of study. For a fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator and select “I want to price my units”. Fees are subject to annual indexation. Refer to the Handbook to identify the units required.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Below you’ll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).

• All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE): 16.5
• Canadian High School (except Quebec): 82
• French Baccalaureate: 13.5
• Gao Kao (PR China NCEE)/750: 585
• GCE A-Levels: 13
• German Abitur: 2.4
• Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education: 18
• Indian Senior School Certificate (CISCE): 82
• Indonesian Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) - Pass of 65: 87.4
• International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB): 32
• Malaysian STPM: 16
• Monash University Foundation Year: 316
• NCUK Foundation Program: 13
• Norwegian Vitnemål: 4.8
• Singapore - Cambridge A Levels: 12.5
• South African National Senior Certificate: 6
• South Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT): 348
• Sweden Slutbetyg: 17
• Trinity College Foundation: 342
• Unified Examination Certificate (UEC): 7
• University of Western Australia College (UWAC) Foundation Program: 76
• US College Board Advanced Placements: 13
• US College Board SAT: 1300
• Western Australian Universities' Foundation Program (WAUFP): 72
• Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards: 92

Mathematics Requirement

This major requires a certain level of Mathematics. If you do not meet this level, you may be able to take additional Mathematics units in your first year to satisfy this requirement.

WACE prerequisite: Mathematics Methods ATAR

English Competency

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.

Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

How to Apply

The application process to this course is different for the assured and graduate entry pathways, and for international and domestic applicants.

Domestic Pathways

• Domestic Assured Pathway/School Leaver Entry: Applications are lodged via TISC.
• Domestic Graduate Entry: Applications are lodged via GEMSAS, which open and close in accordance with the GEMSAS timeline. All domestic applicants must submit a valid GAMSAT score by the application closing date.

International Pathways

• International Assured Pathway/School Leaver Entry: Applications are lodged via UWA's online application system or via an authorised international education agent.
• International Graduate Entry: Applications are lodged via UWA's online application system or via an authorised international education agent.

Course Structure

Level 1

• Core:
  • CITS1003 Introduction to Cybersecurity (6)
  • CITS1401 Computational Thinking with Python (6)
  • CITS1402 Relational Database Management Systems (6)
  • PHIL1001 Ethics for the Digital Age: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (6)
  • POLS1102 Understanding Global Politics (6)

Level 2

• Core:
  • CITS2002 Systems Programming (6)
  • CITS2005 Object Oriented Programming (6)
  • CITS2006 Defensive Cybersecurity (6)
  • CITS2200 Data Structures and Algorithms (6)
  • CITS2211 Discrete Structures (6)
  • IREL2001 Foundations of Foreign Policy (6)

Level 3

• Core:
  • CITS3001 Advanced Algorithms (6)
  • CITS3002 Computer Networks (6)
  • CITS3006 Penetration Testing (6)
  • CITS3007 Secure Coding (6)
  • CITS3200 Professional Computing (6)
  • CITS3403 Agile Web Development (6)

Option - Group A

• Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
  • CITS3003 Graphics and Animation (6)
  • CITS3005 Knowledge Representation (6)
  • CITS3009 Computer Science WIL Internship (6)
  • CITS3011 Intelligent Agents (6)
  • CITS3402 High Performance Computing (6)

Option - Group B

• Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
  • POLS3231 Politics of the Mass Media (6)
  • POLS3304 Policy and Diplomacy in Practice (6)
  • POLS3308 Greater China: Politics and International Relations (6)
  • POLS3324 Islam and World Politics (6)
  • POLS3334 The International Politics of Africa (6)
  • POLS3335 Social Movements and the Politics of Change (6)
  • POLS3342 Global Environmental Politics (6)

Level 4: Honours

• Core:
  • CITS4010 Computer Science Honours Research Project Part 1 (12)
  • CITS4011 Computer Science Honours Research Project Part 2 (12)

Option - Group B

• Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
  • CITS4403 Computational Modelling (6)
  • CITS4419 Mobile and Wireless Computing (6)
  • PHYS4021 Quantum Information and Computing (6)

Option - Group C

• Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points:
  • CITS5501 Software Testing and Quality Assurance (6)
  • CITS5503 Cloud Computing (6)
  • CITS5507 High Performance Computing (6)
  • POLS5641 International Security (6)

Accreditation

The International Cybersecurity major (MJD-ICYDM) in the Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours) is provisionally accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Your Degree Options

This major is offered as a degree-specific, or first, major for this degree.

• Advanced Computer Science (Honours)
• Bachelor of Philosophy

Taking You Global

Complete some study in our international partner universities – UWA has the largest student exchange and Study Abroad program in the State.

Admission Entry Pathways

UWA offers a number of admission entry pathways for domestic and international students to be able to study with us. If your results do not qualify you for standard entry into the University, check our Admission entry pathways for one that suits you.