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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

STRU-CYBSC v.1 Cyber Security Stream (BSc Science)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


This stream provides coverage of the key concepts and challenges in data and resource protection and computer software security. There is a focus on both the high level (e.g. cryptography theory and data access policy development and security program management) and low level practical (e.g. computer forensics, network intrusion detection and incident handling) aspects of computer security.



Major/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 2 Semester 1
ISEC2000 v.1   Fundamental Concepts of Cryptography 3.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 2 Semester 2
ISEC3001 v.1   Advanced Cryptography 4.0 25.0
ISEC2001 v.1   Fundamental Concepts of Cyber Security 3.0 25.0
ISEC3002 v.1   Network Security and Firewalls 3.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 3 Semester 1
ISEC3003 v.1   Cyber Security Concepts 3.0 25.0
PRJM3000 v.1   Project Design and Management 3.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 2
ISEC3004 v.1   Cyber Crime and Security Enhanced Programming 3.0 25.0
ISEC3005 v.1   Cyber Security- Intrusion Detection System and Incident Handling 3.0 25.0
  50.0




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