This is a 1 year program for most students, but can also be taken over the course of 16 months.

Compulsory Modules:

• Group-Based Case Study

You’ll learn about security breaches and how they have been prevented and minimised.

• Information Security Concepts And Principles

You’ll explore the nature of information security in the commercial and private contexts.

• Network Security

You’ll learn how to keep networks secure but also open and accessible.

• Research Principles And Practice

You’ll learn how to research CS issues effectively.

• Standard Based Security Audit And Assessment

You’ll learn how to conduct a security assessment and audit to professional standards.

• Systems And Application Security

You’ll earn how to secure access to individual applications and whole systems.

• Web-Based Applications And E-Commerce Security

You’ll learn how to keep data safe online, without impeding commerce.

• Dissertation

You’ll conduct an extensive research project.

Elective Modules:

• Incident Handling And Hacking Techniques
• Information Security Management

Recent graduates of this program have become strategists, software designers or developers, security tools specialists, security researchers, programme managers, secure coders, risk analysts or assessors, reviewers, policy managers, penetration testers, network / systems / information security officers, malware analysts, information technology services officers, information managers, incident or threat managers, implementation specialists, disaster recovery specialists, developers, designers, department security officers, crypto custodians, computer security incident response professionals, business continuity specialists and auditors.