Cyber Security education
MSc Cyber Security
Teaching the next generation of cyber security experts.
Our MSc in Cyber Security is about designing systems that resist attack. As computers and IT systems become ever more prevalent and ever more connected with each other, the opportunities for attackers become even greater, and the need to resist them becomes more urgent. Computing infrastructure is now vital for communication, government, commerce, and control of our physical environment, and is a potential target of terrorist and criminal attacks. Graduates who understand the technologies that underpin products and practices to secure it will be in great demand.
The MSc is a one-year full-time degree that equips students to engage with complex, challenging problems and real-world issues, teaching students the intellectual and technical skills they need to deal with current and future cyber security threats. You will learn to negotiate all the layers at which security must be considered, from low-level attacks on hardware and software implementations, through to more abstract design principles underlying secure systems, to strategies for management of processes and people.
Our MSc programme offers a broad range of modules with which to tailor your course to your own specific interests.
GCHQ Certification
Our MSc Cyber Security has received full certification by GCHQ as part of their Certified Degrees. Students taking the accredited pathway will be following a programme that has been approved by UK national experts in cyber security for its high quality, for its support for students with the School of Computer Science’s excellent resources and facilities, and for the coverage of a broad range of topics that are essential for a career in cyber security. The GCHQ scheme is part of the National Cyber Security Strategy, and aims to help students and employers alike to assess the quality on offer and to identify the degree that best suits someone’s preferred career path.
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PhD in Computer Science
Training world-leading researchers in cyber security.
The academic staff in the Security and Privacy Research Group are always interested to hear from outstanding candidates working in cyber security related to the research areas covered by the group.
PhD funding opportunities will be advertised here and/or on the University funding database as they become available.