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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, the WIL host organisation and the school's WIL Coordinator must complete a WIL documentation pack (which includes all required OSH and Risk Assessment documents) before the placement can commence. WIL host organisations may have additional clearance requirements of applicants, including evidence of police clearance or non-disclosure agreements. There may also be vaccination or other similar requirements, including those imposed by government or third-party placement hosts, that apply to Professional Placements which form part of your course. Please consider this requirement before applying for Professional Placement and speak with the WIL and Course Coordinator if this raises any concerns. You may not be able to complete the Professional Placement unit if you are unable to meet the placement requirements.
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 300 hours over a maximum of 17 weeks. Typical full-time placements usually comprise 450 hours of professional placement.
Students are required to apply in writing to the Work Integrated Learning Coordinator (the student's Course Coordinator can advise who is the responsible staff member) upon successful completion of 300 credit points of study. Students should seek the advice of their Course Coordinator and the WIL Coordinator as to the appropriateness of pursuing the work placement option within their course structure. Successful applicants will need to complete any directed pre-placement preparation activities.
Approved applicants for Work Integrated Learning must enrol in and complete the requirements for CSI3750 Professional Placement (Computing and Security). This unit represents a full semester study load. Students are advised not to enrol in any additional units while undertaking this unit
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:
This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.
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 Intelligence Governance | 15 |
| SCY3506 | Counter Intelligence | 15 |
| SCY2112 | Counterterrorism | 15 |
ECU Students (Outbound) 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 20 cp). Three core units (60 cp) in Teaching Block 1 and three core units in Teaching Block 2. For details of the units, please consult the University of Portsmouth handbook which can be found online at https://www.port.ac.uk/
M25545 Cyberlaw Governance and Human Rights
M30386 Cybersecurity: Theory and Practice
M30383 Online Activism, Cyberterrorism and Cyberwarfare
M30387 Information Security Management
M23804 Gender and Crime
M33216 Global Security
University of Portsmouth Students (Inbound) Students from the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom will complete 120 credit points (8 units x 15cp each) from the units listed below. For details of the units, please consult the ECU handbook which can be found online at https://www.ecu.edu.au/handbook.
SCY3506 Counter Intelligence
SCY2120 Applied Intelligence
SCY2122 Counterterrorism
SCY1103 Physical Security
SCY1117 Intelligence Foundations
SCY1130 Terrorism and International Security
SCY3107 Intelligence Analysis
SCY3508 Radicalism and Political Extremism
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Students not completing Work Integrated Learning enrol in the following units: | ||
| Elective Unit | x 2 | 30 |
| CSG3101 ^ | Applied Project | 30 |
OR
Student completing Work Integrated Learning enrol in the following unit:
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| CSI3750 ^ | Professional Placement (Computing and Security) | 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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