Program Overview

Applied Cyber Security (Online) MSc

Overview

This conversion course prepares you for a career in cyber security, a field with high demand for specialist skills. You develop an understanding of technological threats and weaknesses across digital platforms and build the skillset to assess threats, manage cyber security technologies, and understand the legal, social, and political impact of cyber threats.

Course Details

Core Modules

• Computing Masters Project: You undertake a major, in-depth, individual study in an aspect of your course, normally drawn from commercial, industrial, or research-based problem areas.
• Cyber Risk and Vulnerability Management: You explore cyber security risk assessment and guidance models, practices, tools, and techniques to address threats or vulnerabilities.
• Cyber Security and Network Foundations: Study the foundations of computer networks and cyber security, exploring network design principles, trends in network usage, the demand for mobile solutions, the bandwidth divide, and ethical issues in network design.
• Hacking the Human: You explore what is increasingly recognized as one of the most important areas and greatest threats of cybersecurity - the human being.
• IT Ethics and Law: You explore the key legal issues to consider if you are anticipating a career in the IT industry, including introduction to the English legal system, intellectual property rights, computer crime, computer contracts and liability, privacy, and data protection.
• Mobile Systems and Cyber Security: You gain a thorough understanding of the concepts and technologies used in modern mobile devices such as phones, PDAs, and laptops.
• Network and Systems Security: You cover theoretical concepts including cryptography and cyber security models alongside the practical issues of cyber attacks and countermeasures.

How You Learn

Using our online learning environment, you are supported by tutors who have worked in the field, and work collaboratively with other students to develop your technical skills and knowledge.

How You Are Assessed

Your subject-specific knowledge, cognitive and intellectual skills, and transferable skills are assessed through group essays, reports, case studies, presentations, a research proposal and literature review, and a dissertation.

Entry Requirements

• A UK bachelor’s honours degree (2.2 minimum) or equivalent overseas qualification.
• International students require IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Employability

You are prepared for a career in cyber security in roles such as a security architect, risk assessor, security engineer, or an IT security manager.

Learning Platform

Our virtual learning environment (VLE) is the platform you use to access your online course. The VLE is easy to use and navigate, and you can use it on your smartphone, tablet, and computer.

Fees

Full-time

• £10,800
• £1,200 for each 20 credits

Part-time

• £930 for each 20 credits
• £8,370 in total

Duration

Full-time

• 1 year
• 100% online
• Start date: September

Part-time

• 2 years
• 100% online
• Start date: September

Choose Teesside

Teesside University ranked in the top 50 for online learning in the Uswitch Online Learning Index 2022. Teesside University was named University of the Year at the Edufuturists Awards 2022. Ranked in the top 350 list of global universities aged 50 years or under. Over 1,000 students enrolled on our open learning courses. High-quality, stand-alone, open learning education for over 30 years.