MSc Cyber Security (with Advanced Practice) at Teesside University

The MSc Cyber Security gives a critical understanding of information governance and assurance combined with technology risk management, exploring the threat landscape and countermeasures to cyber attacks, security for the Internet of Things and mobile devices, and the human factor in security. Students work in industry-standard network studios with an isolated network and dedicated server room. The degree is accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, for partially meeting the academic requirement for Chartered IT Professional registration. The advanced practice route adds an internship.

Department: Computing & Cyber Security  |  Duration: 2 years full-time  |  Intake: January, May or September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Computing Masters Project, Cyber Risk and Vulnerability Management, Ethical Hacking Techniques, Hacking the Human, IT Ethics and Law, Mobile Systems and Cyber Security and Network and Systems Security, plus an advanced practice internship.

Career pathways

Graduates can find employment in sectors needing security and data specialists, such as the defence, financial, telecommunications and health sectors; students meet industry partners through the ExpoSeries and ExpoTees events.

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