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Partnership Masters Programme: Information Security and Risk (Distance Learning) MSc
University of Portsmouth

Partnership Masters Programme: Information Security and Risk (Distance Learning) MSc

UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH

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Part time | Online/Distance learning | 5 years | SEP

Study mode

Part time

Duration

5 years

Start date

SEP

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Information Security

Course Summary

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.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£4,200

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£4,200

Entry requirements

A degree or equivalent. Other qualifications such as HNDs and Foundation degrees, supported by several years of relevant post-qualification experience in responsible posts, may also be acceptable.

Applicants are usually working at a professional level.

If you do not hold a level 6 qualification you may be required to present evidence of your ability to study at level 6.

Military personnel and former military personnel who have undertaken training and gained recognised experience at four distinct levels will be able to gain entry onto level 5, level 6 and level 7 programmes.

University information

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Portsmouth is a small and lively island city that contains everything students need. Students can focus on their studies with as little distraction as they like. Then, when it’s time to step away from the books, the seafront offers learners the perfect place to revive and time to reset. Everything is close by in Portsmouth. In the course of a day students could go from the deck of a historic ship to a bustling shopping street, before browsing...more

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