Master of Cyber Security, Strategy & Diplomacy

Enhancing international cyber security.

For domestic and international students.

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Degree type

Postgraduate coursework

Duration

1 year full-time

Commencing terms

Semester 1, Semester 2

Program code

8631

Delivery mode

Online (some face-to-face electives)

Overview

The Master of Cyber Security, Strategy & Diplomacy at UNSW Canberra is offered by the School of Humanities & Social Sciences. This course provides students with the opportunity to explore how cyber security, strategy and diplomacy intersect. Learn how to develop and apply effective cybersecurity strategies to real-world problems, and understand the policy, operational and ethical challenges that result from increasing advances in technology.

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Students undertaking Master of Cyber Security, Strategy & Diplomacy need to complete 48 Units of Credit (UOC) by completing 24 UOC from four core courses, 12 UOC from the Strategy and Politics electives, and 12 UOC from the Technology and Security electives.
The research thesis is recommended for students with a strong interest in pursuing original research in a particular area or intending to undertake a higher-level research qualification. Students who obtain at least a Distinction average in four courses may take a 12 UOC research thesis, ZHSS8401 Research Thesis A 6UOC and ZHSS8402 Research Thesis B 6UOC. You must enrol in both units to fulfil the requirements. You may enrol in the two units concurrently to do the thesis in a single semester or consecutively to complete it over two semesters. Enrolment is subject to approval by the Postgraduate Coordinator.

Course availability

Core courses

Code	Course	Semester 1 - 2024	Semester 2 - 2024
ZHSS8441	Cyber-Security and World Politics	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8455	Australian Cyber Diplomacy	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZHSS8456	Australia and Cyber War	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZHSS8458	Cyber Policy in China	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8460	Power and Australian Government Policy	Not Offered	Distance Mode

Students should complete no more than two electives or 12 UOC from each of the following two lists:

Strategy and politics electives

Code	Course	Semester 1 - 2024	Semester 2 - 2024
ZHSS8125	Strategic Communication	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZHSS8203	Foundations of Modern Strategy	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8401	Research Thesis A	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZHSS8402	Research Thesis B	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZHSS8403	Global Security	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8409	Asia-Pacific Security: The Dynamics of Change	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8410	Australian Defence Policy: Concepts and Challenges	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZHSS8430	China's Security Policy and Military Modernisation	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZHSS8435	Contemporary Strategy	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZHSS8459	Special Operations: Theory and Strategic Utility	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8462	Ethics in Special, Complex and Irregular Military Operations	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZHSS8463	International Law in Global Politics	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZHSS8467	Military Game Changes in 21st Century Warfare	Not Offered	Not Offered
ZHSS8504	Space Cooperation, Conflict and Competition	Not Offered	Distance Mode

Technology and security electives

Code	Course	Semester 1 - 2024	Semester 2 - 2024
ZEIT8017	Cyber Crime and Cyber Security	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZEIT8018	Cyber Resilience: Management, Governance and Acquisition	Distance Mode	Not Offered
ZEIT8020	Cyber Offence: Threats and Opportunities	Distance Mode + Intensive Mode	Not Offered
ZEIT8026	Cyber Defence: Network Security Operations	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZEIT8032	Information Assurance Principles	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZEIT8115	Information Operations	Not Offered	Distance Mode
ZEIT8303	Project Management Body of Knowledge	Distance Mode	Distance Mode

Research thesis

Code	Thesis	Semester 1 - 2024	Semester 2 - 2024
ZHSS8401	Research Thesis A	Distance Mode	Distance Mode
ZHSS8402	Research Thesis B	Distance Mode	Distance Mode

PLuS Alliance Online Course Exchange

UNSW Sydney is part of the PLuS (Phoenix-London-Sydney) Alliance with Arizona State University (ASU) and King’s College London. The PLuS Alliance provides unique international study opportunities for students in all three universities. Select Master courses from each university are available through the PLuS Alliance Online Course Exchange.

For further information please visit PLuS Alliance.

For further information about the PLuS Alliance Online Course Exchange, how to access PLuS courses, support and contact, please visit www.plusalliance.org/orientation.

The following ASU course is available as a Technology and Security elective in the Master of Cyber Security, Strategy & Diplomacy program.

The PLuS Alliance Elective Course is available through Arizona State University

Code	Course	Course Dates for Term 1 2024	Course Dates for Term 2 2024
YCAN8000	US Cyber Policy and Information Security	Monday 11 of March 2024 - Friday 26 of April 2024 Census Date - Sunday 24 March 2024 (last day to withdraw from YCAN8000 for Term 2 2024 without financial or academic penalty)	Monday 01 of July 2024 - Friday 09 of August 2024 Census Date - Sunday 14 of July 2024 (last day to withdraw from YCAN8000 for Term 2 2024 without financial or academic penalty)

For more information and enrolment to this course, please contact SAS at sascanberra@unsw.edu.au.

Maximum class size

Please note there is an enrolment capacity for this course – 15 places for Term 1 2024 and TBC for Term 2 2024. Once this capacity has been reached, SAS will hold a ‘waiting list’ of 5 students and no further enrolments can be considered.