Cyber Security MSc

Why choose this course

In an expanding digital age, protecting our data is of vital importance. Our Cyber Security MSc (formerly Information Security MSc) sits within our renowned School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering and our outstanding Surrey Centre for Cyber Security.

The Surrey Centre for Cyber Security is an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research. The University, meanwhile, has been recognised as a gold-standard Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education. Both accreditations were awarded by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is a part of the Government Communications Headquarters. This means your teaching will be informed by world-class research conducted by nationally and globally rated experts in the subject. You’ll also benefit from our strong links with local and international industry.

This course is fully certified by the NCSC. It will equip you with the theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience necessary to pursue a successful career in this sector.

What you will study

Protecting digital information from unauthorised access and?use and?ensuring the resilience of supporting network infrastructure and systems are significant challenges for the continued technological development of our society.

The science behind this?MSc?connects various disciplines,?from computer science,?mathematics?and business?to design and critical analysis of concepts, mechanisms and technologies used in the depth and breadth?of?cyber security.

You’ll learn the foundations of?systems and information security?such as cryptography, and you’ll also be educated on advanced?and?state-of-the-art?concepts?linked to?electronic payments or distributed ledgers. You will apply your knowledge in practice, for example through interacting with and programming secure applications using trusted platform modules (TPMs), which are mounted on Raspberry Pi computers in our labs.

Careers and graduate prospects

We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

This course?leads to a huge range of career opportunities across the cyber security and IT sectors. Recent graduates have?secured jobs?at:

Bosch
Ernst and Young
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
IBM UK
RGA Consulting.

A minimum of a 2:2 UK honours degree in either computer science, electrical or electronic engineering, mathematics, physics, related disciplines with demonstrable exposure to programming and mathematics, or other alternative subjects related to data analysis, data science or informatics, or a recognised equivalent international qualification.