UndergraduateInformation Technology
Associate Degree of Cybersecurity
Torrens University Australia, Multi-campus, national, Australia
About this program
This is an exit-only qualification awarded on completion of the first 16 subjects of the Bachelor of Cybersecurity; it is not open for direct application by prospective students. Sourced from the university's internal Student Hub course-structure document (ADCS22), it runs 15 core subjects plus one elective over two years, covering computer architecture, programming, cybersecurity principles, network security, ethical hacking and penetration testing, and machine learning principles.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 3 parts
- Computer Architecture and Operating Systems
- Introduction to Programming
- Foundations of Information Systems
- Data and Networking
- Introduction to Software Engineering
- Cybersecurity Principles
- Introduction to Cloud Computing
- User Experience Design
- Network Security and Infrastructure Protection
- User Software and Data Security
- IT Professional Practice
- Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
- Introduction to Data Science
- Project Based Learning Studio Technology
- Machine Learning Principles
- Elective (choose one from): Business Information Systems
- Classification and Regression
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence
- UX Fundamentals
- 16 subjects (exit award)
- 2 years full time
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
ICT Security SpecialistANZSCO 262112
The code used for the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 pathways. Newer cyber security specialisations (Cyber Security Engineer, Cyber Security Analyst, and others) were split out of this code in 2021 to 2025 ANZSCO updates and sit on CSOL instead; picking the right code matters for which visa applies.
Assessed by Australian Computer Society (ACS)
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Exit-only qualification awarded on completion of the first 16 subjects of the Bachelor of Cybersecurity; not open for direct application by prospective students
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