MSc Cyber Security at University of Birmingham

Launch a career in the world of cyber security. Learn how to keep systems safe and help companies worldwide prevent terrorist and criminal cyber attacks. You'll learn how to design systems able to resist cyber attacks.

Department: Computer Science and Data Science  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MSc programme consists of 180 credits. you'll study four 20-credit taught modules, work on a 60-credit project and gain 40 credits from optional modules. Select 40 credits, examples of options:. Modules include Designing and Managing Secure Systems, Forensics, Malware, and Penetration Testing, Network Security + Cryptography, Secure Software and Hardware Systems, Project (CompSci - MSc), Advanced Cryptography, Dependable and Distributed Systems (Extended).

Career pathways

Our security and privacy graduates are in high demand in an ever-growing industry, and will gain the knowledge to become leaders in the field of cyber security, shaping the technologies that will be developed in the future. They are equipped to work on secure software development within the software and IT industry, or to become cyber security consultants.

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