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This International Dual Degree program provides you with an opportunity to gain valuable international experience while receiving two degrees. Graduates will receive both a Bachelor of Science (Cybercrime, Security and Intelligence) from ECU and a BSc (Hons) Counter Terrorism, Intelligence and Cybercrime from the University of Portsmouth (UK). The course prepares graduates to work across the broad security and crime prevention employment domains at the national and international levels. Students will be introduced to the concepts of security risk management, security technology in the protection of assets, counterterrorism, crime prevention and cybercrime. The degree draws on cross disciplinary knowledge and skills from both universities to develop graduates for careers across the broad employment domain of security, crime prevention, law enforcement and community safety (community security).
This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
Students have the opportunity to seek a work integrated placement with an industry partner in the last semester of the dual degree.
Students, hosts and the relevant WIL coordinator will complete risk management documentation before students commence placement.
Students are required to complete a placement which is equivalent to one semester of full-time study. Whilst attendance is negotiated with the WIL host organisation, typically students will be expected to undertake a minimum of 340 hours over a maximum of 17 weeks.
Entry requirements include a WAM of 65% or higher by the completion of their third year of study, or have a WAM of 70% or higher for the last two semesters preceding their application.
Student must apply to their course coordinator for approval to undertake WIL based on the WIL entry requirements.
The implication for failing the WIL unit are that students will be required to complete the units required for ECU 4th year, including CSI3350, MAT3170 and CSG3101. This will add an additional semester of study for these students.
All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
The first two years are delivered by Edith Cowan University on the Joondalup Campus. The third year is delivered by the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom on campus, and the final semester is delivered by Edith Cowan University on the Joondalup Campus.
Students will undertake the first two years at Edith Cowan University, Year 3 at the University of Portsmouth and the final semester in Year 4 at Edith Cowan University.
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| SCY1118 | Security Foundations | 15 |
| SCY1117 | Intelligence Foundations | 15 |
| SCY1130 | Terrorism and International Security | 15 |
| SCY2212 | Security Risk | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| SCY1103 | Physical Security | 15 |
| SCY2107 | Threat Detection Systems | 15 |
| SCY1108 | Building Management Systems | 15 |
| CSI2102 | Information Security | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| SCY3508 | Radicalism and Political Extremism | 15 |
| SCY2108 | Security Control Systems | 15 |
| SCY2109 | Surveillance Systems | 15 |
| SCY3107 | Intelligence Analysis | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| SCY2120 | Applied Intelligence | 15 |
| LAW2605 | Security and the Law | 15 |
| SCY3506 | Counter Intelligence | 15 |
| SCY2112 | Counterterrorism | 15 |
Year 3 of this course is studied at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. Students will complete 120 credit points (6 units x 20cp each) from the units listed below. For details of the units, please consult the University of Portsmouth handbook which can be found online at https://www.port.ac.uk/
U21164 Internet Risk and Security OR U30387 Information Security Management
U30383 Online Activism, Cyberterrorism and Cyberwarfare OR U21005 Global State and Corporate Security
U24205 Gender and Crime
U25545 Cyberlaw, Governance and Human Rights
U30386 Cyber Security: Theory and Practice
U25560 Dangerous Offenders and Public Protection
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Students not completing Work Integrated Learning enrol in the following units: | ||
| CSI3350 ^ | Enterprise Security and Governance | 15 |
| MAT3120 ^ | Machine Learning and Data Visualisation | 15 |
| CSG3101 ^ | Applied Project | 30 |
OR
Student completing Work Integrated Learning enrol in the following unit:
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| CSI3345 ^ | Work Experience Project | 60 |
^ Core Option
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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