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

Cranfield University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

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: up to two years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Cranfield, England, United Kingdom

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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Application information

Entry requirements

A UK first or second class undergraduate degree with honours, as a minimum, or equivalent international qualification. English language: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall and 5.5 in all skill components. Security clearance requirements apply for study at Shrivenham.

Domestic applicants: GBP 20,450 for the whole programme (2027/28). PgDip Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 22,450 for the whole programme (2027/28). PgDip Full-time Source

Intake: September

Duration: up to two years part-time

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