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MSc - Master of Science
Online/Distance learning
Part Time
Sep 2026
3 Year
Enhance your cybersecurity career with a Master’s in Information Security and Risk, earned while you work.You can use your existing skills and experience to earn credits toward this MSc, and you’ll study complementary modules that round out the additional parts of your course. You’ll be able to use this degree, designed in collaboration with the Defence College of Policing and Guarding at Southwick Park, to demonstrate your readiness for senior roles in the information security industry.You'll enhance your understanding of the theoretical issues and emerging practice in the field, with options to shape your study to your interests. You can earn module credits for topics you already know through our Recognition of Prior Learning scheme, and use the MOD's Enhanced Learning Credits Administration Service (ELCAS) funding to pay for your studies. The way you learn is flexible, so you can study wherever is most convenient for you and schedule your studies around your existing commitments.When you complete the course, you'll have developed the skills and knowledge to better meet your employer's objectives, and to support you in your career aspirations.
60 credits: £4,270, 90 credits: £6,400, 120 credits: £8,530, 150 credits: £10,670
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