MSc Cyber Security
Bradford, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 24,180 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* International students I home UK students: GBP 9462 per year
Introduction
The main goal of MSc Cyber Security is to prepare professionally trained graduates for industry. It has been designed to offer graduates the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of cybersecurity as a discipline. The focus within this programme on the principles, technologies and practices of cyber security helps you to gain the appropriate skills for future PhD studies and research careers as well as to become competent practitioners. The programme comprises particular developments in security with a firm base in academic research and also offers the opportunity for you to study selected topics in advanced computer science.
Included in the programme is the opportunity to enhance industry-relevant skills with study in ISO27001 Lead Implementer and Ethical Hacking. These skill areas were highlighted by past alumni and industry practitioners for inclusion in the programme. Therefore, you have the opportunity to gain additional qualifications in Certified ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer; and CEH v10 Ethical Hacking.
This program meets a continued growing demand for specialists in this area by offering a way for individuals in current employment with relevant industry experience as well as recent graduates to study and enhance and develop their skills. The MSc Cyber Security programme will therefore draw graduates wishing to enhance their undergraduate studies in computing with advanced study of security to equip them for senior positions with responsibility for the IT technical and management-based security of an organisation. In addition, the programme encourages those with relevant industry skills to specialise in cyber security or refine and develop their existing expertise.
All of our computer science students are automatically enrolled as student members of the British Computer Society (BCS).
Professional Accreditation
Accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT to partially meet the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.
Our ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Training is Certified by the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB).
Provisionally certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
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Admissions
Curriculum
What You Will Study
All module information is for 2023 entry and is subject to change.
First-year
- ISO27000 Framework (Information Security Management System)
- Network Security
- Applied Cryptography
- Cyber-Physical Systems Security
- Business Systems Security
- Ethical Hacking
- Dissertation
Learning and assessment
The program includes innovative and active learning methods. Throughout your program, we make use of case studies so that you can apply your theoretical understanding to real-world issues. In this way, abstract concepts are brought to life through practical activities.
We also use methods associated with the “flipped classroom” where content is outside the classroom leaving more time and space for activities and active learning within tutorial and lecture sessions.
Career Opportunities
Career Support
The University is committed to helping students develop and enhance employability and this is an integral part of many programmes. Specialist support is available throughout the course from Career and Employability Services including help to find part-time work while studying, placements, vacation work and graduate vacancies.
Discussing options with specialist advisers helps to clarify plans by exploring options and refining skills of job-hunting. In most of our programmes, there is direct input by Career Development Advisers into the curriculum or through specially arranged workshops.
Career Prospects
The course is designed to equip graduates for senior positions with responsibility for the IT-based security of an organisation.
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
Over £4m invested in scholarships every year
The University of Bradford offers a wide range of financial help to assist you on your university journey and invests over £4m annually in the Access Agreement and other scholarships to support students from all backgrounds.
Every year we award numerous non-repayable scholarships to UK, EU, and international students on the basis of academic excellence, personal circumstances, or economic hardship. Some of our scholarships are also linked to studies in a specific subject area. You can apply for more than one type of scholarship but you can usually only be granted one award.