Become a double-threat to cybercrime with our Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Cyber Security.

Cybercrime is on the rise. The lines between nations and online criminal groups are blurring. We need professionals who can navigate new and unprecedented legal waters and the always-evasive hacks of cyber criminals.

Gain an accredited qualification in Australian law – at Australia’s newest, most forward-thinking law school – while boosting your cyber security skills, too.

Examine the role law plays in our society and how it can assist Australia as a trading nation. Examine ethics and professional responsibility in the practice of law. Acquire the skills to solve complex legal problems. Plus, gain expertise in secure programming, penetration testing, cyber resilience, and more through getting hands-on experience with the tools used by cyber security professionals.

Learn how to plan and implement a cyber security strategy so you’re ready to predict, prevent and defend against cyber security threats.

Graduate ready to start a career in legal practice or as a cyber analyst, penetration tester, security consultant or information security officer.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this Course students will be able to:  

• Bachelor of Laws - Describe and demonstrate the application of the fundamental areas of Australian law and the Australian legal system and of the principles and doctrines that underpin them
• Bachelor of Laws - Describe and demonstrate the application of ethical and professional responsibility in the practice of the law and a commitment to the pursuit of justice
• Bachelor of Laws - Analyse and evaluate the interdisciplinary contexts in which legal issues arise and the disciplines and policy considerations that influence the content and operation of the law
• Bachelor of Laws - Describe and compare the international legal order and the law and legal systems of Australia’s major trading partners
• Bachelor of Laws - Critically evaluate events or factual situations, identify the legal issues to which they give rise and develop and articulate appropriate and creative responses
• Bachelor of Laws - Undertake and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources to make judgements to solve complex legal problems with intellectual independence
• Bachelor of Laws - Demonstrate effective and persuasive communication capabilities with legal and non-legal audiences 
• Bachelor of Laws - Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a team and critically reflect on individual performance and professional development
• Bachelor of CYB - Identify the need for cyber security and ICT solutions and elicit information from the relevant stakeholders about the requirements for the solution
• Bachelor of CYB - Assess and analyse the appropriateness of methodologies and technologies for the design and implementation of cyber security and ICT solutions
• Bachelor of CYB - Identify, investigate, and appraise cyber security situations by applying appropriate methodologies, practices, technologies, ethical and legal issues, utilising generic and specialised software tools used by cyber security professionals
• Bachelor of CYB - Communicate effectively using written and oral communication skills in a professional context, adapt personal interaction style to a given audience, work efficiently in a team, guide and direct other team members
• Bachelor of CYB - Plan and implement a cyber security strategy considering the requirements of the organisation and consult with stakeholders
• Bachelor of CYB - Apply knowledge of the technologies that make up secure infrastructure to exploit and defend against idealised and real-life cyber security threats 

 

Career opportunities

Graduates of this course will have developed extensive skills associated to the cyber security of systems, networks, and programs. Via a combination of technical units and those with embedded industry-relevant projects, graduates will have demonstrated contemporary technical abilities, teamwork, oral and written communication skills. Examples of specific careers include cyber analysts, penetration testers, security consultants, and information security officers. Graduates will also have the ability to start a legal practice career.