Program Overview

Cyber Security MSc

Overview

The MSc Cyber Security is a postgraduate degree that focuses on the skills and techniques needed to protect society and organisations from cybercriminals. The course is accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and is provisionally certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

Course Features

• International students can apply
• Professional accreditation
• Provisional certification by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)

What You'll Study

The course covers the technical aspects of network security, penetration testing, and computer forensics. You'll learn to judge risk and discover how to assess and protect systems from the design and build stage to management, audit, and review.

Compulsory Modules:

• Advanced Professional Practice
• Biometric Security
• Forensic Computing and Malware Analysis
• Information Security and Management
• Infrastructure Security
• Penetration Testing and Ethics
• Research and Development Project
• Research Methods
• Systems and Platform Security

How You'll Study

You'll be taught through a combination of lectures, practical labs, tutorials, group exercises, and a work placement. Classes are highly interactive with a focus on the practical application of concepts and the use of cases drawn from real life.

How You'll Be Assessed

We'll assess your vocational capability, academic critical thinking, and intellectual development throughout the programme. Coursework, case studies, exams, and problem-solving exercises may be used. You may be assessed individually or in a group.

Who Will Be Teaching You

You'll be taught by highly qualified, experienced, and enthusiastic academic staff who are research-active and fully engaged with the wider business and academic community.

Entry Criteria

You should have a degree equivalent to UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above), comprising 50% or more of content in a computing discipline.

English Language Requirements

International students require IELTS 6.5, with a score no lower than 6.0 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.

Facilities

The Department of Computer Science is based in the state-of-the-art £13 million Tech Hub. This purpose-built development offers highly contemporary suites of outstanding facilities for Computer Science and Engineering students.

Finance

Tuition Fees

• UK Full-Time: £9,000
• UK Part-Time: £50 per credit for 180 credits
• International: £16,500

Your Future Career

We've designed our MSc Cyber Security to give you the best chance of a high-flying digital security career. Your skills and knowledge will make you eligible for roles like:

• Information Security Engineer
• Information Security Manager
• ISO27001 Auditor
• Computer Forensic Analyst
• Cyber Security Specialist
• Security Engineer

The programme aligns with international standards (ISO27001/2) for information security management systems. It is also informed by the PAS 555 Cyber Security Risk Governance and Management Specification, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) specification for taught Masters in cyber security, and the Institute of Information Security Professionals' (IISP) Information Security Skills Framework.