Program Overview

MSc Cyber Security (Work Experience)

Course summary

Develop the skills needed to protect and defend against cyber-attacks in our modern world, as well as adapting to new challenges through threat intelligence.

Key themes

• Develop ethical hacking skills to fundamentally understand cyber-attacks.
• Learn and deploy countermeasures that help secure and protect computer systems.
• Implement and manage information security within organisational frameworks.
• Learn the skills needed to undertake the ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certification.
• Accredited by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).

How you learn

• Tutorials
• Workshops
• Problem-solving activities
• Practical projects
• Team work
• Reports
• Demonstrations
• Discussions
• Presentations
• Structured walk-throughs

Modules

Year 1

• Cyber Threat Intelligence And Digital Forensics (40 credits)
• Hacking Techniques And Countermeasures (20 credits)
• Network And Information Security (40 credits)
• Postgraduate Work Experience Applied Professional Diploma
• Standard Based Security Audit And Assessment (20 credits)

Final year

• Dissertation For Cyber Security And Computer Networks (40 credits)
• Research Methods And Strategies (20 credits)

Future careers

• Pen tester
• Information security officer
• Security consultant
• Threat analyst
• Risk management

Equipment and facilities

• Virtual learning cyber security platforms (e.g. Hack The Box)
• Dedicate Red-Blue Team Cyber Security Lab
• Digital Forensics tools (e.g. FTK, Encase, Axiom, Cellebrite)

Where will I study?

• City Campus

Entry requirements

• Bachelor’s degree 2:2 or above.
• Evidence of some technical computing background (work experience or degree).
• IELTS 6 (with all components above 5.5), or equivalent.

Fees and funding

• Home students: £12,440 for the course
• International students: £20,100 for the course

Additional course costs

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Legal information

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