Postgraduate
Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management
Understand how to design and apply governance and compliance frameworks to cyber security risks and incidents. Advance your career in a high demand field and lead your organisation’s cyber security management strategy.
Please use plan code GC196O in the application system for this program.
- Applications close
- 27 Mar 2023
- Duration
- 12 months (9 months accelerated)
- Number of courses
- 4
- Applications close
- 27 Mar 2023
- Duration
- 12 months (9 months accelerated)
- Number of courses
- 4
Program Overview
Why study
Our Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management, developed in collaboration with RMIT’s Cyber Security Research and Innovation Centre, will equip you with the skills to develop and advise on cyber security risk and governance strategies. You’ll design and apply governance, compliance, and resilience frameworks, and learn how to respond to incidents and manage security governance teams, processes, and projects. You’ll also gain the capabilities to interface with technical cyber teams across all levels of an organisation’s hierarchy.
Students of this program are eligible to apply for work experience placements with the Australian Defence Force Cyber Gap Program. In order to apply, you must be studying a an eligible 12-month program. Further details can be found here.
As part of this program, you’ll get the opportunity to work on a cyber security strategy project where you’ll conceptualise, develop, and recommend an organisational strategy for a client in conjunction with the Cyber Ready Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) at RMIT and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Supported by:
Program outcomes
- Develop and advise on cyber and information security risk and governance strategies.
- Design and evaluate governance and compliance frameworks to protect business and information assets.
- Manage teams, processes, and projects to deliver on risk, governance and security outcomes.
- Understand and apply relevant cyber security regulatory and compliance obligations.
- Critically evaluate cyber security solutions and frameworks appropriate to organisational needs.
- Effectively communicate cyber security risks, impacts and solutions to foster cyber aware culture within organisations.
- Knowledge of business drivers for the use of cyber security practices, standards and frameworks.
Our Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management will provide you with the business skills to develop and advise on cyber security governance strategies. If you're looking for a technical understanding of cyber security, we recommend you undertake our Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security.
Course overview
Program structure
Learn with industry experts
Dr Aida Ghalebeigi is the Program Manager for online programs in the School of Accounting, Information Systems, and Supply Chain. Aida has taught and developed courses online and face-to-face for both offshore and onshore programs, across undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In her research, she investigates gender equality in the workplace,
Matt Warren is the Director of the RMIT Centre of Cyber Security Research and Innovation and a Professor of Cyber Security at RMIT University, Australia. Professor Warren is a researcher in the areas of Cyber Security and Computer Ethics.
Our student success team are here to help you with 1:1 coaching, tips on how to successfully study online, and any questions or concerns you may have.
Entry requirements
An Australian bachelor degree or equivalent, or higher-level qualification, from a recognised tertiary institution plus 2 years relevant work experience. If you do not have these academic qualifications, you may be eligible for entrance into this program if you have at least 5 years of continuous full-time experience working in business, information systems, or cyber security. These
applicants will be required to submit a curriculum vitae (CV).
English Language
International students are required to provide current evidence of
English language proficiency for admission to RMIT University. You can provide your results from one of these three options:
- An accepted English language proficiency test, or
- An accepted English language provider, or
- A recognised Australian or international qualification.
For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit the English language requirements and equivalency information.
Australian Student Visas
RMIT’s Online Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management does not meet Australian student visa requirements. For an Australian student visa, you must have an on-campus place in a program of study. For more details on RMIT’s on-campus programs visit rmit.edu.au.
Fees
Full Fee*
3360 per course
13440 all 4 courses
Important information
Fees are indicative only and are subject to change each year.
FEE-HELP
and
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)
are subject to eligibility requirements.
Plus a capped
Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF)
based on your credit point enrolment load.
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Industry connected
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Flexible delivery
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Supported community
Be guided by a network of industry experts and peers, and supported by our dedicated success team.
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