Cyber Security MSc

5.0 rating based on 5 ratings

Cyber Security MSc

    Enquire

    Please fill in your details below







    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Master

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    institution

    Course Summary

    York St John’s University offers an unusually flexible MSc program in Cyber Security. This was created with the help and advice of some of the UK’s most influential employers, and is especially approachable for professionals already working in a related field who can only devote minimal time to additional studies. It is also approachable from a very wide array of backgrounds, not only computer science or security.

    You’ll learn a wide range of skills, thought he exact curriculum is up to you. You’ll choose several optional modules form the list presented below in addition to the core modules.

    The program is only offered on a part time basis. It is delivered over a series of intensive week-long programs at the university, followed by 6 to 8 week sessions where the students can complete their studies and detail evidence of their learning. The entre degree requires 10 such cycles as well as a final project.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This program is typically delivered over 2 years at part time. This route is particularly attractive to those who are already placed in an organisation, and seek to change their career trajectory.

    The Core Modules Include:

    • Research Methods

    This module will teach you not only the industry standard cyber security research tools and techniques, but also how to keep yourself abreast of these techniques as they advance. You’ll gain experience surveying academic literature, understanding their core points, relating them to your field of study and formulating useful hypotheses about how they can be used for the benefit of your clients or employers.

    • Major Project

    This module will result in a Dissertation. It ensures that you can synthesise the skills you’ve gained and apply them to a realistic engineering or research problem.

    The Optional Module List Includes:

    • Data Security
    • Forensics
    • Network Security
    • Policy and Governance
    • Reverse Engineering
    • Secure Design
    • Secure Programming
    • Security Fundamentals
    • Social Engineering
    • Wireless Network Security

    Learning & Teaching

    York St John’s University uses a wide range of learning, teaching and assessment techniques. These typically include some lectures, but will me more focused on smaller seminar sessions, tutorials and practical skills workshops as well as reflexive learning. You’ll be assessed via your presentations, portfolios, critical essays, your coursework and your examinations, as well as through any programming artefacts you produce. The quality of your Dissertation will be crucial to completing the MSc degree.

    Career Possiblities

    YSJ’s MSc programs all benefit from the same attention to detail and best industry practices which has earned YSJ a phenomenal 97% 6 month graduate employment rate and made it the #23 university in the country for graduate outcomes. You’ll be well qualified to accept roles like Cybersecurity Specialist, Cyber Crime Analyst, Cybersecurity Analyst, Cybersecurity Architect,

    Cybersecurity Consultant, Cybersecurity Engineer, Cybersecurity Manager, Incident Analyst,

    IT Auditor or Penetration and Vulnerability Tester.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in an MSc degree.

    Students must typically have been awarded an undergraduate degree in a related field (or the international equivalent) to apply. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. A good IELTS score would qualify, for example.

    Related Courses

    Reviews

    Please sign in to shortlist your item

    Login No, Thanks!

    Please sign in for add Review

    Login No, Thanks!