Cyber Defence and Information Assurance MSc (Defence) at Cranfield University

Designed to develop military and defence industry professionals who can lead in a defensive cyber environment, to effectively exploit the threats and opportunities of cyberspace at the organisational level. The course focuses on understanding and articulating the strategic and executive-level responses to serious present and emerging threats in the information domain.

Faculty: Defence  |  Duration: MSc: 11 months full-time or up to three years part-time; PgDip: up to two years part-time; PgCert: up to two years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Cranfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delivery: The course is delivered via blended learning, with a mixture of residential and online teaching, and assessment is through coursework, group practicals, presentations and (MSc only) an individual dissertation. Compulsory modules: Foundations of Cyber, Thesis.

Career pathways

This qualification will take you on to become one of the next generation of managers who can understand and effectively manage and exploit the threats and opportunities of cyberspace at the organisational level. Crucially, it will also enable graduates to communicate cyber issues to senior management or executive board level.

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