Degree
Specialisation
40 credit points
Specialisation in Cyber Intelligence
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Degree/s offering this specialisation
Master of Strategy and Security
Summary
Key features
- Set yourself apart with a unique dual focus
Develop impressive technical capability and strategic judgement as you evaluate threats in geopolitical, cultural and socio-technical contexts.
- Develop career-ready expertise using professional-standard tools
Use industry tools such as SIEMs and threat platforms, plus open-source intelligence (OSINT) methods and incident-response frameworks.
- Master practical skills through immersive security challenges
Build technical and analytical skills essential for many industries through applied exercises and real-world scenarios.
- Leverage our professional ties and unparalleled location
Gain unique access to a thriving high-tech precinct that offers exclusive collaborative and employment opportunities.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, it’s vital that you have the right skills to evolve with it. We’ll help you upskill or reskill so you can take the next career step in your current industry, or move to one that matches your changing interests. View professions and potential employers.
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Faculty of Arts
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
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Specialisation structure
What you’ll study
A specialisation allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Cyber Intelligence, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Specialisation requirements
40 credit points
Essential units
40 credit points
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Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this specialisation?
Cyber Intelligence is available as a specialisation as part of the below degree/s:
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Career outcomes
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Professions
- Counterintelligence officer
- Critical infrastructure security manager
- Cyber risk strategist
- Cyber threat intelligence analyst
- Cybersecurity analyst
- Cybersecurity architect
- Cybersecurity consultant
- Cybersecurity governance manager
- Digital forensics analyst
- Ethical hacker
- Information warfare specialist
- Intelligence analyst
- Intelligence and security specialist
- National security adviser
- Risk analyst
- Security architect
- Security consultant
- Security governance manager
- Security operations centre manager
- Threat intelligence analyst
Employers
- ASIO or ASIS
- Aviation and transport authorities
- Banks and financial institutions
- Critical infrastructure providers
- Cybersecurity and cloud service providers
- Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies
- Defence agencies
- Defence forces
- Emergency management agencies
- Government agencies and departments
- Healthcare agencies
- NGOs
- Police and law enforcement agencies
- Policy institutes
- Regulatory authorities
- Risk management groups
- Security firms
- Technology organisations
- Telecommunications companies
- Think tanks and policy research institutes
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