Cyber Security

This industry-relevant qualification gives a rigorous approach to studying and applying cyber security. It covers various topics and incorporates transferable skills applicable to professional development. It’s also the first two-thirds of our MSc in Cyber Security (F87).

Key features of the course
• Brings together theory and practice and draws on your own
background and experience.
• Provides a platform for further research studies.
• Enables you to study a broad range of cyber security topics relevant to career needs and professional interests.

How long it takes
This qualification can be completed within one year. Most students will study this qualification over two years, completing 60 credits each year. The maximum time to complete this is four years.

Modules
To gain this qualification, you need 120 credits as follows:
120 credits from:
Module
• Information security (M811) 30 Credits
• Digital forensics (M812) 30 Credits
• Systems security (M817) 30 Credits
• Network security (T828) 30 Credits

To start this diploma, you will need a UK bachelors degree (or equivalent) in computing, cyber security or a related discipline, or relevant industrial experience in the area of cyber security. If you do not hold a bachelors degree, irrespective of your industrial experience, you will need to study a module from the Postgraduate Certificate in Computing (K22) to demonstrate your ability to study successfully at postgraduate level.

Your spoken and written English must be of an adequate standard for postgraduate study. If English is not your first language, we recommend that you will need a minimum overall score of 6 and minimum score of 5.5 in each of the four components: reading, writing, speaking and listening under the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Please see the IELTS website for details.

1 - 4 years

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Career relevance
The modules in the postgraduate cyber security programme are for professional security specialists, computer specialists, engineers, technical managers and scientists who need to develop or update their skills and knowledge in the area of cyber security and gain a recognised qualification to develop their careers. They have been developed to combine theoretical and practical aspects of cyber security, to enable you to become an effective professional in the industry.

In addition, they aim to encourage you, through the provision of appropriate educational activities, to develop study and transferable skills applicable to your employment and your continuing professional development.