Diploma of Cybersecurity
Our new pathway program in cybersecurity offers you the opportunity to step into the rapidly evolving digital world of cybersecurity.
Upon completion of the diploma, you will enter the second year of the Bachelor of Cybersecurity at La Trobe University.
Students will build a highly specialised technical skillset as you learn about the history of hacking, build your coding expertise, and access industry-based projects and mentoring opportunities with major corporations.
As a cybersecurity expert you will learn to:
Cybersecurity fundamentals
Learn the basic principles and best practices of cybersecurity. Understand how it mitigates cyber vulnerabilities and protects confidential information.
Ethical hacking and defence
Gain evaluation techniques to assess the security of network configuration and apply these skills to defend against network-based threats.
Programming and cyber algorithms
Explore the widely used Python programming language and learn how algorithms are used to solve cybersecurity challenges.
Network engineering
Study the architecture of computer networks and the internet, and examine protocols and services used in the defence of online information.
Cyber governance and risk management
Learn the frameworks for cybersecurity governance and risk mitigation based on your emerging understanding of business strategy and risk appetite.
Campus Information
Melbourne campus
La Trobe University, Sylvia Walton Building Bundoora VIC 3086
Intakes
- Feb
- June
- Oct
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
PSW Opportunity
- NOT eligible for the post-study work
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
- 6.0 (no band score below 5.5)
- CBSE/ICSE - 55%
- All other boards - 57%
- PSEB - 58%
- Completion of Higher School Certificate with a grade average of 60%
- GCE A-levels with 2 passes OR Sri Lanka A-Levels with 3
- Course Code: 114033K
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Under Graduate Diploma or Certificate
- Duration: 01 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
34728 AUD
Annual Cost of Living: 24505 AUD
Application Fee: N/A