MSc Cyber Security at Birmingham City University

The MSc Cyber Security course provides a broad foundation for Cyber Security concepts while delivering advanced knowledge and skills in key technical areas. Designed to meet the growing demand from global business and industry for robust cyber security systems, this course underpins the principles and practical professional skills you’ll need to meet the future challenges faced by organisations, particularly when it comes to strategic security planning.

Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment  |  Department: Computing  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 18 months (with Professional Placement) full-time; 20 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time/part-time (optional professional placement)  |  Intake: September 2027, January 2028  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course provides future Cyber Security professionals with the knowledge and skills needed by the employers. Our strong links with industry enable us to teach the most demanding topics. You will develop state of the art technical knowledge, intellectual know-how, management capabilities and hands-on practical skills to succeed in meeting the Cyber Security challenges faced by modern organisations. Modules include Digital Forensics, Advanced Ethical Hacking, Research Methods and Project Management, Cyber-Physical Systems Security, Information Security Governance, Applied Machine Learning, Individual Dissertation Project, Professional Placement.

Career pathways

This course is designed to ensure that you are a very sought-after graduate with the necessary first-hand, practical expertise of cyber security issues as well as a rigorous academic understanding of the sector. Globally there is a shortage of experts who can work in cyber security at this very high level, so you will focus on the important technical material you will need for effective decision-making in a highly demanding career.

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