UndergraduateInformation Technology
Bachelor of Cyber Security
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Bachelor of Cyber Security directly addresses the cyber skills gap, building a strong computer science technical foundation with emphasis on machine and software understanding alongside human factors and vulnerabilities that attackers actually exploit. Students learn from both an attack and defence perspective with a genuine engineering mindset toward security, combining applied and theoretical elements to build a well-rounded pipeline of cyber professionals capable of contributing to Australia's sovereign cyber capability. The program uses Universal Design for Learning principles and a hybrid flexible delivery model integrating online, in-person, laboratory and industry-based experiences. It suits students who want dedicated cyber security training from the start of their degree rather than treating security as one specialisation within a broader computer science or IT program, positioning graduates for roles as security analysts, penetration testers or security engineers.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Students must complete 144 Units of Credit (UOC) to attain a Bachelor of Cyber Security
- 66 UOC Core Courses 30 UOC Cyber Electives 36 UOC Free Electives 12 UOC General Education
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
ATAR 93 or equivalent (2026 lowest selection rank, Sydney campus). Note: UNSW also runs a separate Bachelor of Cyber Security (Canberra) with its own, lower ATAR profile; this figure is for the Sydney (Kensington) offering only.
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