Course overview
This degree has majors in cyber security, networking, cloud and virtualisation. It draws on fundamental studies in basic networking, cloud computing and introductory programming in first year. It then builds with operating systems, cyber security, network security, systems security, virtualisation, programming for web applications and business and communication skills in second year.
Third year content includes emerging ICT technologies, advance security and/or virtualisation techniques and entrepreneurship and innovation skills. All areas are in strong demand for graduates. This course produces adaptable graduates who are as comfortable presenting ideas in the boardroom as they are in the workplace. Centre of Excellence at Box Hill Institute has recently set up its own Cyber Security Operation Centre for practical application of studies. Box Hill Institute is a Cisco Training Centre, a VMware Academy, a Citrix Academy, a NetApp Academy, a LPI Academy and a Microsoft Learning Partner.
Third year content includes emerging ICT technologies, advance security and/or virtualisation techniques and entrepreneurship and innovation skills. All areas are in strong demand for graduates. This course produces adaptable graduates who are as comfortable presenting ideas in the boardroom as they are in the workplace. Centre of Excellence at Box Hill Institute has recently set up its own Cyber Security Operation Centre for practical application of studies. Box Hill Institute is a Cisco Training Centre, a VMware Academy, a Citrix Academy, a NetApp Academy, a LPI Academy and a Microsoft Learning Partner.
Course record
Majors
Cloud computing, Cyber Security, Network and Systems administration, Virtualisation.
Career Opportunities
The type of careers this qualification leads to may include:
- Security Administrator
- Security Analyst
- Computer Network and Systems Engineer
- Network Administrator
- Network Analyst
- Systems Administrator
- Data Centre Administrator
- Virtualisation and Cloud Engineer
Entry requirements
Review the captured standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.
Standard entry
- Year 12 prerequisites Units 3 and 4: satisfactory completion of any English
- Units 3 and 4: satisfactory completion of any Mathematics. Non-Year 12 prerequisites As for Year 12 or equivalent .
Student profile
No de-identified past offer cases are available for this course yet.
Campuses & intake dates
- Box HillVIC

