Master of Cybersecurity

About this programme

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 or, depending on your previous computer science or IT qualifications, complete your Master's in only 1.5 years The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 9 - Masters Degree.