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Graduate Certificate in Cyber Crime
Postgraduate
GRF-CYC-GCE 2021Course information for 2021 intake
Investigate and mitigate cyber crime
Explore contemporary approaches to preventing cyber crime in Australia and across the world. You’ll establish the fundamentals of cyber security and get to know digital forensics. Learn through the lens of the criminal justice system.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Graduate Certificate in Cyber Crime
About this degree
This degree will provide you with specialised knowledge to examine and combat cyber crime.
Award requirements
To be eligible for the award of Graduate Certificate in Cyber Crime (GCertCybCrim), a student must acquire 40 credit points as prescribed below:
- gain 40 credit points for core courses.
Degree structure can be found here.
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Indicative total fee $11,750
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
With a network of campuses spanning three cities in South East Queensland, Griffith University is committed to progressive multidisciplinary teaching and research and a valuable online provider with Open Universities Australia. Already attracting students from over one hundred countries, Griffith's dedication to academic excellence is available across Australia through OUA.
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- 18
- Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2025, within Australia:
- 21
Entry requirements
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Cyber Crime, an applicant must:
- hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale)
- OR have a minimum of five years equivalent full-time professional work experience in a relevant field.
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:
- A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0
- OR a minimum score of 575 on TOEFL
- OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19)
- OR no score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
- OR a minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
- OR an overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website:
Career opportunities
You'll graduate with the skills to investigate cyber crime activities using digital forensic tools and techniques. You'll also be uniquely qualified to identify current and future trends in cyber crime, analyse the behaviours and motivations of cyber criminals and assess the effectiveness of cyber crime mitigation strategies.
Australian job snapshots
Data sourced from Australian Jobs 2023.
Role | Earnings | Employment change |
---|---|---|
Computer Network Professionals | $93K to $120K | Up 12.9% |
Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists | Over $120K | Up 45.1% |
ICT Security Specialists | N/A^ | N/A^ |