Master of Cyber Security (Digital Forensics)

Become a specialist in cyber investigations and digital forensics.

For domestic and international students.

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As network breaches and digital crimes become more prevalent, the need for experienced cyber forensics investigators is rapidly growing. Applying investigatory techniques to digital crimes and attacks, digital forensics specialists collect, examine, analyse and document evidence from digital media for use in a court of law.

Degree type

Postgraduate coursework

Duration

1 year full-time

Commencing terms

Semester 1, Semester 2

Program code

8628

Delivery mode

Online

Overview

The Master of Cyber Security (Digital Forensics) at UNSW Canberra provides students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to enable the recovery of admissible evidence from digital media. Students will understand the ethical and legal issues associated with cybercrime investigations and develop decision-making tools to assess, evaluate and analyse digital data.

The course also develops students' knowledge and understanding of advanced forensic computing techniques and equips you with the skills to apply these successfully. Students will be expected to demonstrate their theoretical and technical understanding through the completion of practical exercises in a contemporary simulated operational environment.

World-class teaching facilities

The Master of Cyber Security (Digital Forensics) is offered primarily via Intensive Delivery Mode due to the nature of the courses and the use of the training facilities at UNSW Canberra Cyber. The Cyber Range includes a digital forensics lab and virtual learning environments where our students learn how to identify and manage cyber threats.

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For more information on this degree, including entry requirements, see the UNSW Handbook.

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Students undertaking the Master of Cyber Security (Digital Forensics) need to complete 8 courses (48 Units of Credit). Students must complete 6 core courses, which provide the underpinning professional knowledge in Digital Forensics, and two electives from the Master of Cyber Security program.

Not all courses will be available in a particular year. The courses in the program may be taken in any order, but it's recommended that core courses are completed first, followed by the elective courses.

With the approval of the Program Coordinator, students may take up to two elective courses (12 UOC) from other coursework programs.

Course availability

Please note: Program rules are subject to change. Students need to follow the program rules set out in the UNSW Handbook of the current year of their admission into the program.

Core courses

Code	Course	Semester 1 - 2023	Semester 2 - 2023
ZEIT8020	Cyber Offence: Threats and Opportunities	Intensive Mode	Intensive Mode
ZEIT8021	Information Assurance and Security	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZEIT8023	Wireless, Mobile and Internet of Things Security	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZEIT8025	Reverse Engineering	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZEIT8028	Digital Forensics	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZEIT8029	Network and Memory Forensics	Distance Mode	Not Offered

Electives

Code	Course	Semester 1 - 2023	Semester 2 - 2023
ZEIT8024	Software Security Lifecycle	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZEIT8026	Cyber Defence: Network Security Operations	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZEIT8027	Critical Infrastructure and Control System Security	Not Offered	Intensive Mode
ZEIT8030	Big Data and Decision Analytics for Security	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZEIT8042	Introduction to Exploit Development	Not Offered	Distance Mode

For information regarding entry requirements, please refer to the UNSW Handbook.
If you have successfully completed approved professional development courses, you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning towards future study.

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