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La Trobe University

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bachelor of Cybersecurity / Bachelor of Criminology

Build a career at the forefront of technological advances with La Trobe's Bachelor of Cybersecurity/Bachelor of Criminology. You'll gain the knowledge and skills to combat the constantly evolving threat of cybercrime in our increasingly digital world.

In this highly complementary double degree, you'll investigate crime as a societal phenomenon and learn how to manage and protect online information and networks.

Learn from experts in world-class facilities, including our Cyber Security Research Hub – one of the largest cybersecurity research hubs in Victoria.

Campus Information

Melbourne Campus

La Trobe’s Melbourne Campus combines parkland beauty with a vibrant campus culture filled with cafés, shops and a multi-level library. It’s also one of Australia’s largest university campuses. You’ll have access to state-ofthe-art facilities, including our brand-new tech and business labs, the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science and our very own Wildlife Sanctuary. You'll also have help to achieve your academic best. We provide dedicated study rooms like the Women's Lounge, the Law Common Room, and the MASO (Mature Age Student Organisation) Lounge. And we host many cultural and academic events on campus to make you feel at home.

Intakes

  • March

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
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

Job Opportunity Potential

After graduation, you could work across a range of industries, including technology, government, defence, communications, healthcare, education, energy and resources.

Possible roles include:

  • Ethical hacker
    • Get inside the mind of a hacker. Expose weaknesses in systems and infrastructure, and suggest ways to strengthen them.
  • Crime analyst
    • Analyse trends in criminal behaviour and develop intelligence-led responses.
  • Security architect
    • Create computer and network security systems to protect against cybercriminals.
  • Cybersecurity policy adviser
    • Understand businesses' cybersecurity needs and implement tailored cybersecurity policies.
  • Intelligence officer
    • Plan, develop and manage intelligence operations in Australia and overseas.

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

FOR INDIA

  • All Indian Secondary School Certificate: 70%
  • India State Boards: 70%

FOR BANGLADESH

  • Bangladesh High School Certificate: 4.3

FOR NEPAL

  • Nepal: 70%
FOR SRI LANKA
  • Sri Lanka General Certificate of Education: 7
    • Aggregate to be calculated on the basis that A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, S = 1, F = 0.
    • Minimum of 3 (best) A level subjects must be completed in one sitting.
 
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