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The MSc Cyber Security course provides professional education in both the theory and practice of cyber security with excellent coverage to key security disciplines, which enables students to gain comprehensive knowledge and critical skills of cyber security in both technical and human dimensions.
The MSc Cyber Security course is developed in response to the huge demand for cyber security professionals worldwide. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of its practice and techniques for cyber security systems development and operations. The course develops students’ ability to analyse the legal, social, ethical and professional issues involved in the human aspects of cyber security and be guided by the adoption of appropriate professional, ethical and legal practices. The course is particularly designed to meet industry needs and job market demands and produce graduates who are informed and suitably equipped to meet the needs of the industry. Graduates of this course will have the critical skills and techniques that enable students to take up security related jobs/roles in a rapidly evolving and diverse environment to appropriately solve typical cyber security problems.
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be awarded a degree in MSc Cyber Security with 180 UK credits.
Network and Systems Security
Security Operations and Assurance
Fundamentals of Cyber Security
Research Methods
Machine Learning
Big Data Analytics
Dissertation
Employability Skills & Employment
An honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or equivalent in a computing subject. A business or an engineering degree with a significant level of computing content may also be considered. Will also consider equivalent professional qualifications or a relevant HND provided the candidate can demonstrate relevant work experience.
English language requirement: 5.5 score for IELTS. Other equivalent English language examinations like English subject score of 60% in Bachelors/grade 12th will be considered.
On completion of the course you have clear routes into a number of career opportunities especially in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry and in organisations that are data and knowledge intensive. Employers require information security officers at all levels including the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), network and computer security engineers, security managers and consultants, penetration testers, cyber security analysts, security investigators and security researchers to name a few of the roles. Additionally some security experts find themselves working in media, writing articles for magazines and papers etc..
Outstanding graduates have gone on to further study at the level of MPhil and PhD at UWL and at other institutions.
We actively encourage students with potential for research to make their interest known early on in their course.
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