MSc in Cyber Security

Program Overview

The MSc Cyber Security course provides professional education in both the theory and practice of cyber security, with excellent coverage to the key security disciplines and skill groups defined by prestigious information security professional bodies. The course helps students to gain comprehensive knowledge and critical skills of cyber security in both technical and human dimension.

The MSc Cyber Security course is made up of a number of modules. Later in this handbook there are brief descriptions of all the modules, and each module is given a number of credits.

Graduates of this course will be able to pursue careers as cyber security specialists within a wide range of both public and private sectors, including law enforcement, government agencies and security consultancies, or within commercial IT departments and other computing positions where computer security is an issue

Modules

Entry Requirements

• BSc in Cyber Security, Network Security, Computer Science, or any other degree with relevant Network and Computer Science modules.
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience as a network or cyber security professional (subject to approval).