Master of Information Technology (Security Management)

Entry Requirements

Bachelor's degree or other qualification equivalent to AQF 7 or 8 (or overseas equivalent) in any discipline.

IELTS - Minimum overall score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

TOEFL iBT - Minimum overall score of 80 with minimum Reading 19 Listening 19, Speaking 18, Writing 23.

Pearson (PTE) - Minimum overall score of 58 (no band score less than 50)

Cambridge - Minimum overall score of 176 with no band less than 169

Course Details

The overall aim of the MIT(SM) is to provide students with a bridge between IT/IS and management. Basing the course of study on the fundamentals of information security strategy, networks, risk management, governance and ethics, a security management perspective will integrate the knowledge, skills, and techniques required to manage security challenges in organisations.

Furthermore, the soft skills required of managers will be integrated throughout as they are closely aligned to GHE’s graduate attributes encompassing knowledge-based professionalism, skilled communication, problem solving, critical and creative thinking, social responsibility. The course learning outcomes (CLOs) mirror this positioning.

There are no pre-requisites, for the units, however, students are required to attain 150 credit points before enrolling in Capstone units under Year 2 Semester 2.

Course Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to use their knowledge of theory, methods and techniques in security management to apply judgement to issues that arise within an organisation.

Graduates will be able to select relevant information and tools from knowledge base to variety of security issues that arise when working with a broad range of data to inform sound security management decisions.

Graduates will be able to apply advanced technical strategies to investigate and synthesise complex concepts within authentic information and security management tasks, working individually or in teams.

Graduates will be able to communicate complex knowledge in a range of traditional and contemporary written, oral and visualized formats

Graduates will be able to apply relevant cognitive and practical skills for professional practice and /or further research

Graduates will be able to plan and undertake an IT Security Management Project using relevant research methods, project management techniques, whilst applying ethical and professional standards.

Expected Graduate Employment Opportunities

-IT Cyber Security Manager

-Security Business Analysts

-Cloud Security Officer/Architect

-Chief Information Security Officer

-Governance, Risk, Compliance Security Manager

-Security Auditor

As a growth area, with global opportunities, potential careers will be varied with all sectors of the economy increasingly requiring an IT Security focus. Deloitte Access Economics predicts +60,000 job by 2030. Managers, advisors, supervisors, and consultants will all be in demand to take up positions similar to those listed above.