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- 25B Wally’s Walk
- Macquarie University NSW 2109
- T: +61 (2) 9850 1420
Cyber Security Hub
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Our department gives students many career-enhancing opportunities to connect and stay connected.
Programs
We offer programs for current students and alumni:
- Internship program: Available in Sessions 1 and 2 for our Masters students.
- Washington D.C. study tour: Held annually in June for our graduate students.
- Alumni Connect: There are a number of events and opportunities available for our alumni. Register for Alumni Connect to keep up to date.
International opportunities
Students in Security Studies and Criminology have a range of opportunities to take parts of their degree abroad, including:
- United States and United Kingdom study tours
- New Columbo Plan scholarships
- Erasmus Mundus Program.
Engage with our experts
The department offers many avenues for engagement. We are available to provide expert commentary to media, and we work with government agencies and the private sector.
Media
Academic staff in the department frequently provide expert commentary in national and international media on security and defence-related issues.
Specific expertise in the department includes:
- Australia’s strategic and defence policy
- counter terrorism and resilience
- Asia-Pacific and European security and defence issues
- cyber security
- intelligence affairs
- Organised Crime (drug trafficking, human trafficking, slavery, 'turf wars')
- social finance
- elite deviance
- gender
- police and crime control in Australia (crime trends, domestic violence, sieges, police shootings, use of force)
- the political economy of organised crime and its links to terrorism in the Asia Pacific and Latin American regions
- the internal governance of criminal organisations.
Government and corporate engagement
The department has a number of relationships with government agencies and the private sector to facilitate real-world research and student recruitment.