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Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security
A Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security covers how organisations protect their systems and data, and how they respond when something goes wrong.
- How long it takes
- 1 year
- full time
- Level
- Graduate diploma
- University
- Leads on to
- Cyber Security Analyst
- $128,000 median pay
- Taught by
- 6 providers
- 4 states and territories
Is this course right for you?
What the Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
Before you start
Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.
Where this course can take you
Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.
Jobs you can do with it
Cyber Security Analyst
Cyber security analysts watch an organisation's networks and systems for signs of attack, then investigate and contain the ones that get through.
What else you need
Complete practical security coursework and build hands-on experience. Employers assess technical skills, and some roles need industry certifications or a security clearance.
Median pay$128,000
Cyber Security GRC Specialist
A cyber security GRC specialist works out which frameworks and regulations an organisation has to meet, then checks whether its security controls do what they claim.
A step towards this job. What else you need
Median pay$117,000 (estimate)
In demand
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.
Where you can study this course
There are 6 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.
Victoria University
Victoria University City Campus (City Tower), Victoria University Footscray Park, VIC
3.9from 1,562 Google reviews
Victoria University
Victoria University Brisbane, Victoria University Sydney City Centre, NSW, QLD
3.9from 1,562 Google reviews
TAFE Queensland
Coomera, South Bank, QLD
4.1from 2,040 Google reviews
Adelaide University
Adelaide University, Adelaide City, SA
4.5from 1,262 Google reviews
What students like
- Lecturers and staff are helpful and professional
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow
- Website for The University of Queensland (opens in a new tab)
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD
4.5from 1,654 Google reviews
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
RMIT University - 124 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, VIC
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security.
- Network and systems security
- Ethical hacking and penetration testing
- Security governance, risk and compliance
- Incident response and digital forensics
- Cryptography basics
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?