Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Area of Study

In this major students study a range of technologies such as network administration, operating systems, web systems development, authentication, cryptography, information and network security, identity management and trusted software systems. Graduates from this major will have a strong grounding in information system security methods and will be prepared for careers in areas such as wireless and connected network security management, application security analysis, design and implementation and security solutions management. The major includes study in information systems security, network security, software security, privacy and the law, risk analysis and threat modeling risk management.

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems with a major in security, students must complete the course requirements outlined below.

Compulsory units

Level one

• FIT1001 Computer systems
• FIT1002 Computer programming
• FIT1003 IT in organisations
• FIT1004 Database
• FIT1005 Networks and data communications
• FIT1019 Introduction to security

Level two

• FIT2001 Systems analysis and design
• FIT2002 Project management
• FIT2018 Network administration
• FIT2028 Web systems 2
• FIT2034 Computer programming 2
• FIT2065 Operating systems and the Unix environment

Level three

• FIT3031 Information and network security
• FIT3047 Industrial experience project (part 1)
• FIT3048 Industrial experience project (part 2)
• FIT3056 Secure and trusted software systems
• FIT3105 Identity management

Further Information Technology units

Students take six points of level three Information Technology units offered by the Faculty of Information Technology.

Elective units

Students complete 36 points of electives, of which no more than 24 points may be taken at level one; the remaining units must be at level two or three. These electives may be taken from within the Faculty of Information Technology or from any other faculty of Monash University.

• 3334 Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems
• 3906 Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems