Cyber Security MSc

Our MSc Cyber Security course provides you with the essential skills to support cyber security within the private and public sector, with a strong focus on security by design, digital identity, digital forensics and network security. If you’re a computing graduate and are pursuing a career as a cyber security professional - or in other areas that need a systematic and deep understanding of the subject - or you want to carry out further research in the subject, this is the Masters degree for you.<br/><br/>You will develop your ability to critically evaluate the theories, techniques and systems used in your chosen area of specialisation. You will develop research and problem-solving techniques, and undertake research through practical project experience.<br/><br/>On this course, you will gain a practical, real-world embedding of current cyber security-related technologies to allow you the flexibility to deploy them imaginatively within a fast-developing threat-laden world. Alongside a general coverage, you will cast a sharp eye on:<br/><br/><br/>- security by design as an underlying ethos of software design<br/><br/><br/>- a grounding in computer security and cryptography<br/><br/><br/>- an understanding of network security<br/><br/><br/>- the technical side of online digital identity, authentication and biometrics<br/><br/><br/>- a detailed understanding of digital forensics<br/><br/><br/>- the influence of AI on cyber security<br/><br/><br/>- the ability to engineer practical solutions to cyber security problems, both individually and in groups<br/>