Master of Science - Information and Cyber Security (with a Year in Industry)

The two-year Information and Cyber Security programme with a year in industry will equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to join the rapidly expanding field of information security. They will prepare to work at the forefront of some of the most exciting developments in 21st century technology. They will gain first-hand experience of working in professional teams and applying their academic studies to real-world problems and scenarios. The mass creation, transmission and storage of electronic data is one of the defining features of our age. Whilst the associated technologies bring us untold benefits, they also expose us to threats that require the specialist skills and experience of cyber security experts.

The postgraduate Information Security programmes were the first of their kind in the world. They are certified by GCHQ, the UK Government Communications Headquarters, and led by academics and industrial partners in one of the largest and most established Information Security Groups in the world. Our groundbreaking ISG is a UK Academic Centre of Excellence for research and home to an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber security.

In year 1 students will learn about cryptography, fraud detection, system security, network security, device security and all the technical, legal and commercial aspects of the industry, including how security itself should be managed. Their second year will include a full-time work placement, which will attract a salary and be assessed towards their final degree. On returning to campus they will complete a supervised dissertation on a topic of their choice. If they decide not to complete the second year they can revert to the standard MSc Information Security (1221) and complete their dissertation a year early to graduate at the end of year 1.