Program Overview
The MSc Cybersecurity program at the University of Sunderland equips students with the technical and practical skills to create safe and secure digital environments. Through a combination of lectures, group work, and practical sessions, students gain expertise in network security, cybersecurity in organizations, and incident response. The program is accredited by the NCSC and prepares graduates for careers in cybersecurity, including roles such as security analyst, security architect, and incident responder.
Program Outline
MSc Cybersecurity via Study Centres
Degree Overview
You will study industry-specific topics and specialize in areas such as network security, cybersecurity in organisations, big data security, breach and incident response, and user experience design.
Outline
#Course Structure
Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that this Masters requires a higher level of independent working.
#Course Modules
Core modules:
- Fundamentals of Cybersecurity (30 credits)
- Governs and manages topics
- Secure and safe digital environments
- Risks and related privacy issues
- Balancing confidentiality, integrity and availability
- Cybersecurity tools and techniques
- Trust and trustworthiness in a cybersecurity context
- Technology Management for Organisations (30 credits)
- Cybersecurity principles, policies and procedures
- Data science for secure and valuable information
- Data breaches and mitigation strategies
- Governance, standards, audit, assurance and review
- Cyber Resilience and Incident Response (30 credits)
- Secure design across platforms
- Applied cryptography, secure programming and defensive programming
- Cyber breach and incident response
- Evidential content in the wake of an event
- Proactive measures to prevent breaches
- Cybersecurity and User Experience Design (30 credits)
- Trade-offs and challenges in cybersecurity and usability
- Usable security through research
- User psychology, user models, usage contents and usability evaluation techniques
- Computing Masters Project (60 credits)
- Develop a practical deliverable and investigate an area of academic research
- IT strategy, investigative study, technically challenging artefact, or theoretical review
- Literature review as a conceptual framework of your study
Facilities
Assessment
Teaching
Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that this Masters requires a higher level of independent working.
Careers
We will prepare you for a range of cybersecurity jobs, including roles such as:
- Infosec manager
- Security analyst
- Security architect
- Security administrator
- Incident responder
- Security engineer
- Security auditor
- Security software developer
- Vulnerability assessor
Other
Entry Requirements:
- Email: studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk
- Phone: 0191 515 3154
- International (Non-EU) Students: Please contact the study center for specific entry requirements and equivalent qualifications from outside the UK.
- EU Students: Entry requirements should be the same as those for UK students.
Language Proficiency Requirements:
- English Language Requirements:
- IELTS: Overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each component.
- TOEFL: 80 overall with a minimum of 17 in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
- PTE Academic: 54 overall with no less than 51 in each component.
- DuoLingo English Test: 100 overall.
Please note:
These are the minimum requirements, and individual modules or study centres may require higher scores.
Additional Information:
- Some modules have prerequisites.
- The contact information for DEI College, a study centre that offers this program, is provided in the course overview:
- Email: info@dei.edu.gr
- Phone: +30 2310 251888 Summary:
- The entry requirements for the MSc in Cybersecurity program vary depending on the applicant's country of origin.
- All applicants, regardless of nationality, must demonstrate proficiency in English.
- For specific entry requirements and equivalent qualifications, contact the study centre or the Student Admin team.
