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Study Details: 3 years part time.
12-18 months full time, depending on start date.
Lead in cyber defence with practical skills and industry-aligned training.
This Master’s degree in Advanced Cyber Security gives you the advanced knowledge and practical experience to respond to modern cyber threats and protect sensitive data, systems and networks from attack or misuse. Developed in collaboration with industry and aligned to National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommendations and the CyBok framework, the course is built around three core themes: offensive security, defensive security and information security governance. You’ll graduate as a well-rounded cyber security expert, able to use industry tools to build secure systems and reduce risks.
You’ll learn to conduct penetration testing (ethical hacking) and vulnerability analysis, will explore digital forensics and applied cryptography concepts, while also gaining the strategic insight to design policies and frameworks that reduce risk and ensure compliance with standards such as GDPR and ISO27701. Course modules are integrated with professional certifications including Cisco Networking (CCNA) and Cyber Security (CyberOps), Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) and ISO27001 ISMS Auditing – available to study alongside your degree at reduced or no additional cost.
Applicants should meet one of the following:
Possess, or expect to obtain, an undergraduate degree or equivalent, in a relevant area with a minimum of a 2:2 classification;
Hold a suitable professional qualification from an appropriate professional body.
A range of bursaries, scholarships, loans and grants are available. Please visit website to find out more.
The specialist knowledge you will acquire through the course will place you in a strong position to pursue a wide range of careers involving the analysis of risk, including computer incident analyst, cyber security analyst, information security consultant and managerial roles in industry. The programme also gives you a range of computing skills that could be widely applied to any role within the fields of data science and computing.
You will be able to start careers in more technical roles such as ethical hacker or security incident handler, as well as management roles such as risk assessor, information security policy developer, data protection officer and compliance officer.
Students who are interested in further education can join research degrees such as MPhil/PhD/ProfDoc within the vibrant Cardiff Met research community.
Information Security - Risks, Threat and Attacks (20 Credits)
Human Centred Security (20 credits)
Forensics (20 credits)
Secure Systems and Software (20 credits)
Network Security (20 credits)
Applied Cryptography (20 credits)
Research & Professional Practice (20 credits)
Cyber Security Dissertation (40 credits)
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