Cyber Security

Get career ready with an expert-led, future-focused degree. Our applied and practical MSc Cyber Security, will prepare you for the diverse and complex challenges of the ever-growing international tech industry.

Skills

Get the skills you need to open doors in your career.

With the demand for highly skilled cyber professionals growing across the UK and internationally, our MSc Cyber Security is a strategic way to define yourself as a problem solver ready for the industry.

On this course, created in line with national standards, you will learn:

• the anatomy of computing devices and networks
• how to work with cutting-edge technologies including AI
• machine learning
• data analytics

Learning

Learning shaped around you.

We deliver all computing programmes in an active blended learning style, with:

• most lectures replaced by workshops and seminars
• a learning environment focused on collaborative working in practical lab spaces
• an environment based on working in the IT industry

This course offers an optional professional placement year which means you will be able to work a paid role in industry while also earning recognised credits towards your degree. Through CV workshops, mock interviews and industry links, the University’s employability team can help support you in finding and securing a work placement.

Assessment

Put your skills into practice.

You’ll be set authentic assessments, meaning that your projects, tasks and exercises will replicate the working world of cyber security, ensuring that you are fully prepared for life after graduation.

Career

Setting the foundation for an exciting and fulfilling career.

Prospects for graduates in cyber security are extremely positive. There is currently a national skills gap and a high demand for graduates who can demonstrate technical competencies, professional skills, and the ability to solve problems.

Successful graduates from this programme will be able to confidently apply for careers in several cyber security and related areas including:

• Cloud Computing 
• Audit & Assurance 
• Networking 
• DevOps 
• Security Operations 
• Security Testing 
• Threat Hunting
• Other non-technical cyber careers.