MSc Cyber Security

Overview

With the dramatic increase in high-profile cyber security incidents reported in the media, the demand for highly skilled security professionals is growing significantly as businesses across the globe seek to protect their networks and data. Our Central London-based MSc Cyber Security provides you with a critical understanding of information governance and assurance, combined with technology risk management practices.

In addition to developing the key skills for handling security incidents, you will learn how to identify new and existing threats and the methods by which to reduce them. As part of this MSc Cyber Security, you also have the opportunity to undertake a cyber security internship and gain valuable work or research experience.

📚 Typical Modules:

• Network Security and Cryptography

• Malware Analysis and Ethical Hacking

• Cyber Law and Compliance

• Digital Forensics

• Research Project

💸 Tuition Fees (UK): £9,500 – £13,500

🎯 Entry Requirements:

• 2:2 or above in Computing, Networking, or Cyber Security

🚀 Career paths:

• Cyber Security Analyst

• Penetration Tester

• Security Architect

• SOC Analyst

🏫 Example Universities:

• University of Warwick
• University of Southampton
• Lancaster University
• University of Kent
• University of Surrey
• Royal Holloway, University of London
• University of Birmingham
• University of Glasgow
• Northumbria University
• University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
• Coventry University
• University of Portsmouth
• University of East London
• University of York
• University of Essex
• University of Leicester
• University of Greenwich
• University of Suffolk
• King’s College London
• The Open University
• Cranfield University
• University of London (Distance Learning)
• University of Westminster
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Cardiff University