MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Information Technology
Major in Cyber Security
Macquarie's Cyber Security major provides you with the knowledge you need to create an effective cyber security environment for commercial, private and industrial applications. It combines units from the Department of Computing with those from Security Studies and Criminology to give students practical insights into technology risks and countermeasures and the role that security management plays in the bigger picture of cyber governance.
- This course meets the standard for the professional level of the Australian Computer Society.
- The Cyber Security major provides you with the knowledge you need to create an effective cyber security environment for commercial, private and industrial applications.
- You'll undertake a project in your final year to practice your knowledge and skills in a software development life cycle.
- Your learning is enhanced by the location in one of Australia's leading high-tech precincts
Bachelor of Information Technology
Major in Data Science
Data scientists work on data sets to extract knowledge and identify patterns in order to predict trends. They work at the boundaries of information technology, mathematics and statistics, employing techniques and blending processes from each of these disciplines.
Completion of this major will equip you with the strong computing, numeracy and analytical skills needed to prepare you for a successful career in the burgeoning world of data science.
- You will develop the ability to extract, process and analyse data sets, including Big Data - data sets too large for traditional data processing techniques.
- You will partner with industry to complete a final-year, real-life capstone project, ensuring you gain work-ready skills upon graduation.
- Skills gained will equip you for a wide variety of careers in information technology and data analysis, across many industries whether in corporate, government or not-for-profit sectors.
Bachelor of Information Technology
Major in Information Systems and Business Analysis
The Information Systems and Business Analysis (IS & BA) major is a cross-disciplinary major that aims to provide graduates with the necessary skills to pursue a career in Business Information Systems. Such a career requires the graduate to understand a wide range of areas related to information systems, information management, and information technology (IT) from both business and IT perspectives.
- Students develop skills and experience in information creation, storage, retrieval, quality and management in an organisational context.
- Students also will develop the ability to apply skills to both structured and unstructured problems, which is achieved through the application of concepts to real-world problems and engagement with their peers, both individually and in groups.
Bachelor of Cyber Security
Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing forms of crime. And it knows no borders. Every day across the globe, cyber criminals exploit the speed, convenience and anonymity of the internet to commit a diverse range of criminal activities, including phishing scams, password cracking and ransomware deployment. But while cybercrime is on the rise, more than three million jobs will go unfilled over the next couple of years because of a lack of skilled graduates in cybersecurity.
This degree has been developed in consultation with cybersecurity experts from government and industry. As the most up-to-date degree in cybersecurity in Australia, it will prepare you to be an in-demand cybersecurity professional. You’ll gain the skills needed to harden organisations against cyber threats by building your awareness of the motivations, mindsets, capabilities and skills of cyber criminals; and by developing your expertise in information security and data privacy, offensive security, digital forensics, applied cryptography, secure coding and artificial intelligence.
KEY FEATURES
- This forward-looking degree focuses on fast-growing developments in areas such as privacy, blockchain and artificial intelligence.
- You’ll concentrate on the technical aspects of cyber security, examining topics from applied cryptography, ethical hacking, digital forensics, secure application development, data privacy and information security, and security management.
- You’ll develop your foundational skills in areas such as programming, databases, web technologies, networking and security studies from a socio-political perspective.
- This degree takes a multidisciplinary approach, so you'll develop a combination of technical, policy and business skills.
- You'll have access to leading cyber security experts from the Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub.
- In your final year, you’ll undertake an industry-based project to solve a real-world problem with a focus on security.
- Macquarie has close links with public and private sector organisations, leading to internships and graduate opportunities.
- Your learning will be enhanced by our location in Australia’s leading high-tech precinct, which is brimming with collaborative, internship and employment opportunities.
- Macquarie is ranked number one in Sydney for overall graduate employment in information technology (QILT, 2017).
Master of Cyber Security Analysis
Cybersecurity analysis focuses on the policy dimension of cyber security. It identifies the information vulnerabilities of an organisation (for example, a government department, a business or a non-government organisation) and then provides strategies to counter and mitigate the potential cyber threats to these vulnerabilities. The Australian government has determined that cybersecurity analysis is an area of strategic priority for the nation. Graduates with expert knowledge of cybersecurity analysis are now in high demand across a range of sectors.
This highly practical degree is tailored to directly address the cybersecurity skills gap in Australia and overseas by training the next generation of policy and strategic thinkers in cybersecurity.
KEY FEATURES
- This degree will teach you to critically analyse real-world cybersecurity issues and use advanced disciplinary techniques and methods to develop solutions to them.
- You can take elective units from sociology, accounting and risk management, politics and international relations to increase your knowledge and your employability.
- Internship opportunities with government and industry partners are available – on a competitive basis – during your studies.
- Graduate career opportunities are widely available due to the global shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals.
- You’ll have opportunities to participate in dynamic simulations and wargames with postgraduate students undertaking security and intelligence degrees. These activities replicate the multidisciplinary groups that tackle security issues in the real world and will improve your practical skills.
- You’ll benefit from our collaboration with major companies in the Macquarie Park Innovation District and with Optus in the Optus Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub – a $10 million joint investment that promotes a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to tackle real-world challenges in cyber security.
- Your learning will be enhanced by our location in Australia’s leading high-tech precincts, which is brimming with collaborative, internship and employment opportunities.
Master of Data Science
Data has the potential to transform the way business, government, science and healthcare is carried out. Conventional manual techniques, however, aren’t capable of handling the deluge of data that modern systems generate. Data science, which applies specialised computational and statistical techniques to analyse such big data, is considered one of the key skills of the 21st century and there is a skills shortage in this field.
This interdisciplinary degree will provide you with the technical skills you’ll need to work in data science across a variety of industries. It emphasises concepts, insights and skills that will enable you to use current technologies and adapt to and create new technologies. You’ll be able to process and analyse data sets, including big data; use mathematical and statistical modelling techniques, machine learning and data mining to solve challenging problems; and communicate your findings to different audiences.
KEY FEATURES
- You'll learn to apply technical skills in areas such as business and scientific applications, forensic investigation and research.
- You'll develop skills in data management on and off the cloud, machine learning, statistical modelling, and a range of big data technologies that will set you apart from your competitors as you enter the workforce.
- This degree is interdisciplinary across computer science, mathematics and statistics, ensuring you develop the skills to apply data science to real-world issues.
- You'll have the opportunity to choose electives in areas such as data security management and modern computational statistical methods to expand your knowledge of data science.
- Your learning will be enhanced by our location in Australia's largest high-tech precinct, which is brimming with collaborative, internship and employment opportunities.
- Macquarie is ranked number one in Sydney for teaching quality in information technology (QILT, 2018).
Bachelor of Game Design and Development
Angry Birds. Candy Crush. Minecraft. Call of Duty. Grand Theft Auto. Thanks to each of these, the gaming industry today is worth billions of dollars. And thanks to the proliferation of handheld devices, gaming is more accessible than ever before – with people of all ages, genders and backgrounds able to get their game on.
With a thorough grounding provided in software design and development, as well as specialist units that critically appraise video games as designs and cultural media products, this degree will equip you with the skills you’ll need for a successful career designing and creating the next wave of popular video games and virtual worlds.
KEY FEATURES
- You’ll study all aspects of video games – design, development and appreciation – while gaining broad programming and software engineering skills and knowledge.
- The mix of theoretical and technical components will prepare you to use current technologies and adapt to, and create, new technologies in the workforce.
- You’ll solve a real-world problem in your final year, which will bring all your learnings together and further prepare you for a successful start to your career.
- This is the only university degree available in video games in New South Wales that combines technical skills with a critical understanding of video games.
- Your learning will be enhanced by our location in one of Australia’s leading high-tech precincts, which is brimming with collaborative, internship and employment opportunities.
- Macquarie is ranked number one in Sydney for overall graduate employment in information technology (QILT, 2017).
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