Bachelor of Cyber Security (Professional) - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) · Melbourne City

The Bachelor of Cyber Security (Professional) at RMIT University is a four-year degree taught at the Melbourne City campus. Core study builds a rock-solid foundation of cyber security knowledge through Python programming bootcamp and studio, introduction to cyber security, data communication and net-centric computing, and security in computing and information technology. You progress into artificial intelligence foundations, IT and ethics, cloud foundations, software engineering fundamentals, computer and internet forensics, security testing, cloud security, blockchain fundamentals, secure electronic commerce, attack analysis and incidence response, cybersecurity governance, software engineering project management, innovation and the future of work, and a cyber security capstone project. Intensive sprints establish theory before studio practice, so you can design and implement solutions that protect organisations and individuals from cyber crime in Australia and internationally.

• Python Programming Bootcamp
• Python Programming Studio
• Introduction to Cyber Security
• Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing
• Security in Computing and Information Technology
• Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
• Essentials of IT & Ethics
• Cloud Foundations
• Software Engineering Fundamentals for IT
• Computer and Internet Forensics
• Security Testing
• Cloud Security
• Blockchain Technology Fundamentals
• Secure Electronic Commerce
• Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work
• Cyber Security Attack Analysis and Incidence Response
• Software Engineering Project Management
• Introduction to Cybersecurity Governance
• Cyber Security Capstone Project

Internship Courses sit inside the professional year so you can convert classroom cyber security skills into workplace delivery with structured industry experience and guided reflection. Industry Experience blocks place you with partner organisations while Reflection subjects help you capture lessons on teamwork, communication, threat analysis, and technical problem-solving for your portfolio. Advisors help you sequence these subjects with minors, selectives, and February intake planning so credit points stay on track. Completing this pathway distinguishes the four-year Professional degree and strengthens graduate employability across threat analysis, incident response, penetration testing, and related cyber roles in Melbourne and beyond.

• Industry Experience 3a
• Industry Experience Reflection 1
• Industry Experience Reflection 2
• Industry Experience 3b

Internship and Professional Development Courses deepen workplace capability alongside the industry year. Internship 2a and 2b extend placement experience while Internship Reflection subjects turn day-to-day security tasks into evidence of growth for employers and professional bodies. Developing Professionally supports career identity, networking, and workplace behaviour expected of cyber security graduates. Together these subjects create and extend your professional network while you practise secure delivery in real teams. Plan enrolment carefully so internship windows, reflections, and minor subjects align without delaying graduation from this Melbourne City programme.

• Internship 2a
• Internship Reflection 1
• Internship 2b
• Internship Reflection 2
• Developing Professionally

Selective subjects let you customise the Bachelor of Cyber Security (Professional) beyond the shared cyber core while staying inside formal course rules. Options include foundations of entrepreneurship and fundamentals of business strategy and innovation so you can signal broader commercial awareness alongside technical security depth. Selectives are chosen during enrolment planning with an advisor rather than presented as a separate marketing block on this page. Balance credit points, prerequisites, and internship timing so selectives strengthen your professional story and February intake plan without delaying graduation at RMIT Melbourne City.

• The Foundations of Entrepreneurship
• Fundamentals of Business Strategy and Innovation

Alongside your cyber security core and professional internship pathway you may complete a computing-related minor to broaden skills in artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud computing, creative computing, data science, enterprise systems development, or network infrastructure. Minors are chosen inside the formal course rules during enrolment planning and sit with core and selective subjects rather than as a separate marketing block on this page. Advisors help you sequence credit points and prerequisites so a minor supports your February intake timeline and does not delay graduation from this four-year full-time degree at Melbourne City.

• Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
• Cloud Computing
• Creative Computing
• Data Science
• Enterprise Systems Development
• Network Infrastructure

Cross-disciplinary minors let you pair cyber security study with adjacent skills such as Apple platform design and development, digital economy, CISCO networking, digital innovation, or artificial intelligence in practice. These options sit inside the course structure and are selected during enrolment planning with an advisor, not as a separate marketing block on this page. They help you signal interdisciplinary capability to employers while you complete the year-long supervised internship. Sequence credit points carefully so cross-disciplinary choices support your February intake plan and keep you on track to graduate from RMIT Melbourne City.

• Design & Develop for Apple Platform
• Digital Economy
• CISCO Networking
• Digital Innovation
• Artificial Intelligence in Practice

A university elective sits inside the Bachelor of Cyber Security (Professional) structure so you can sample a subject beyond the cyber core, minor, selective, and internship blocks while still meeting course rules. Electives are not listed as a separate marketing block on this page; they are chosen during subject planning with your advisor. Balance credit points, prerequisites, and internship timing so the elective strengthens rather than delays your path to graduation at RMIT Melbourne City for a February intake.

• University Elective