MSc Criminology (Cybercrime and Cybersecurity) at University of Surrey

As our reliance on digital technologies grows, cybercrime is rising rapidly which drives strong demand for skilled specialists. On this masters course, you’ll develop the knowledge and analytical skills needed to understand, analyse and tackle the drivers and dynamics of cybercrime.

Department: Sociology  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course is designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of both cybercrime and the cybersecurity response to this. It will also provide you with the expertise to apply some of the key criminological theories to explain issues in crime and the criminal justice system. Along the way, you will also acquire skills in conducting social research and will benefit from being trained to use some of the most important social research methods used by practitioners, policy-makers and researchers in the area. Core modules include Criminological Theories, Social Data Analytics, Research Design and Project Planning, Digital Safety, Crime & Offending, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Management and Governance, Issues in Surveillance and Social Control.

Career pathways

Our masters courses give you the opportunity to develop high-level research skills, which open doors to many careers. Recent graduates have gone on to work in organisations such as BDO UK LLP, Crown Prosecution Services, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport, Ernest & Young, the Home office and Morgan Stanley.

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