MSc Cyber Security at University of Staffordshire

MSc Cyber Security (Computer Science, Cyber Security) builds skills for cyber security and digital forensics professionals, covering intercepting, collecting, analysing and reporting events in cyberspace and digital media. Students use specialised computer laboratories isolated from university networks to work with current security threats. The course is aligned with British Computer Society (BCS) standards and taught at the Stoke-on-Trent campus; exit awards of PgCert (60 credits) and PgDip (120 credits) are available within the 180-credit MSc.

Duration: 1 year full-time; placement-year option extends the course (usual postgraduate taught pattern: 1 academic year full-time)  |  Intake: September 2027; January 2027; January 2028  |  Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Cybersecurity Concepts, Network Operations and Governance, Digital Forensics, Digital Forensics and Penetration Testing, Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, Operating Systems and Network Security, Machine Learning in Cyber, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing and Cryptography, Research Methods and Dissertation Proposal, Advanced Project Management and Entrepreneurship, and a Dissertation. The course covers software weaponisation and tools for discovering cybercrime.

Career pathways

Security engineer, security analyst, security administrator, digital forensic investigator, security specialist and security consultant; progression to PhD study is also possible.

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