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In today's interconnected world, foundational cyber security skills are indispensable across all industries, from finance to healthcare, ensuring data integrity and trust. Dive into the critical world of cyber security with The University of Newcastle’s Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security, tailored to accommodate those from diverse professional backgrounds. This program lays the groundwork for understanding the core tenets of cyber security, preparing you for roles as cyber analysts, who play a pivotal role in identifying, mitigating, and responding to digital threats.
As part of the program, you also have the opportunity to obtain a relevant industry certification, further bolstering your credentials. Completing this certificate not only equips you with essential cyber security skills, but also offers a pathway to our Master of Cyber Security, further enhancing your career trajectory in this ever-evolving field.
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The University of Newcastle offers an advanced Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security which is a professional qualification for those who wish to specialise in safeguarding cyber security across a variety of industry sectors.
You will gain a thorough understanding of cyber security threats and attacks to enable you to identify, analyse, and apply security techniques and mechanisms to develop secure protocols. You will also learn privacy concepts and techniques for privacy enhanced technologies and be equipped to implement best practices for cyber security. As part of the program, you also have the opportunity to obtain a relevant industry certification, further bolstering your credentials.
Completing this Graduate Certificate not only equips you with these essential skills, but also offers a pathway to our Master of Cyber Security, further enhancing your career trajectory in this ever-evolving field.
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Upon graduation, this program will allow you to harness your expertise in cyber security to work in a variety of industry sectors.
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Both students and education agents can submit applications online. This is our preferred way of application. You can save your application after you have started, and come back to it later.
To ensure that the process goes smoothly for you, you should complete the following steps before applying:
You will be considered for entry based on criteria such as your undergraduate studies and/or equivalent prior learning and/or relevant work experience.
Make sure you double check the special entry requirements, assumed knowledge or recommended studies for the degree:
Bachelor’s Degree (AQF 7 level) or higher in any discipline OR equivalent professional experience.
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