Monash University has partnered with Australian company CyberCX to launch a new undergraduate degree designed to address Australia’s growing demand for cyber security professionals with expertise in artificial intelligence.
The three-year bachelor of CyberAI (Industry Co-Lab), available to domestic students from the first semester of 2027, was unveiled by Monash vice-chancellor Professor Sharon Pickering and CyberCX chief executive John Paitaridis last week.
The program has been co-designed with the cyber security provider and aims to prepare graduates to secure AI systems and respond to sophisticated cyber threats.
A central feature of the degree is an industry immersion model, in which students undertake supervised, curriculum-aligned placements with CyberCX during the second and third years of the course. The company will also offer eligible graduates a pathway into its CyberCX Academy, with up to 15 places available each year, subject to suitability and workforce demand.
Pickering said the degree combines academic research with practical industry experience to help address Australia’s cyber security workforce shortage.
“As a top 40 world-ranked and Australia’s most industry-connected university, Monash is uniquely positioned to lead the development of the highly specialised cyber security workforce Australia urgently needs to thrive in an AI-enabled economy and society,” Pickering said.
Paitaridis said demand for professionals with both AI and cyber security expertise was increasing rapidly as organisations adopted advanced AI technologies.
“Developing skilled talent has never been more important in cyber security with the rapid adoption of frontier AI models accelerating the cyber challenges facing our industry and economy,” Paitaridis said.
The course will cover secure systems, cyber security operations, and AI technologies before progressing to the design and management of secure AI systems in real-world environments. Students will also have access to a Secure AI Lab developed jointly by Monash and CyberCX, with a focus on AI ethics, privacy, governance, and risk management.
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