Cyber Security and Forensics MSc

Our Cyber Security and Forensics MSc has been designed with a high degree of relevance to the industry’s needs. This course is also fully certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is a sign of national excellence.Digital devices, including computers and mobile phones, play a pivotal role in our daily lives, impacting various industries such as communications, banking, engineering, information systems and AI technologies. With this reliance the demand for enhanced cybersecurity and forensics has become more imperative.This course focusses on two key aspects of Cyber Security: analysing and assessing risk to minimise them and Digital Forensics, which involves investigating and extracting digital information from various devices for legal evidential purposes. You’ll gain insights into security threats facing computer systems, the nature of stored information on digital devices, and the extraction processes.All students will take the core modules which are designed to give a comprehensive introduction to this specialist field of Cyber Security and Forensics. The course structure allows you to choose optional modules from either the Cyber Security or Digital Forensics themes, providing a comprehensive and flexible learning experience. In addition, you’ll undertake and complete a Cyber Security and Forensics Major Project Module. Professional accreditationThis course has been accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of partially meeting the further learning academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional. The accreditation is a mark of assurance that the course meets the standards set by BCS and it entitles you to professional membership of BCS, which is an important part of the criteria for achieving Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status through the Institute.This course has also been accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. The accreditation is a mark of assurance that the course meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC).An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng).

A minimum of a lower second class honours degree (2:2) in a computing-related discipline. If your first degree does not have a strong computing element then your work experience and other qualifications may also be taken into account.