MSc Cyber Security at University of Gloucestershire

Programme overview

Advance your skills in Cyber security – a government priority area. Provisionally certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), this course covers all aspects of cyber security, including network, computer and information security. Alongside this, the course focuses on the business context, so that students can progress their careers more rapidly and aim specifically at management positions.

Faculty: School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences | Department: Criminology and Forensics | Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September 2027; September 2028 | Location: Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules. Level 7: Dissertation, Information Security Management, Network Security, Research Methods for Computing, Human Factors in Cyber Security, Cyber Security Principles.

Career pathways

During this course you’ll benefit from our many links with the cyber security industry, giving you the opportunity to develop your professional networks and enhance your employability.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offers You should hold at least a 2.2 Bachelor’s degree with honour related to a computing or engineering discipline. The Bachelor’s degree must have provided you with a solid foundation to enable you to begin the MSc Cyber Security with some prior knowledge of computing, cyber security, data management and analysis. Professional or postgraduate qualification We will consider a comparable professional or postgraduate qualification if the Bachelor’s degree is not in related to computing or engineering. Applicants will be reviewed on an individual basis for qualifications that enable the successful completion on the MSc Cyber Security degree programme. Qualifications should be within a

Intake: September 2027; September 2028

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

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