MSci Cyber Security (with Industrial Experience)
Entry requirements
A level: AAA. Though not an essential subject entry requirement, applicants with A level Computing, Computer Science or Mathematics will be considered for a lower offer. IB: 36 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects. Though not an essential subject entry requirement, applicants with HL Mathematics or Computer Science will be considered for a lower offer.
About this course
MSci Hons in Cyber Security (with Industrial Experience), a computer science degree focusing on digital system protection, threat mitigation, and secure software development. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Control Systems, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Project Management, Ethics & Professional Practice, Entrepreneurship, Human Behaviour, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, and Design & Creative Practice. Students undertake an individual project in the third year and complete a 10-week industrial placement alongside a final-year individual project in the fourth year. Following foundational studies in the first year through modules such as Designing Software Systems, Digital Systems, Fundamentals of Computer Science, and Software Development, the second year introduces applied methods via modules like Applied Security Methods, Cyber Security Group Project, HCI: Designing for People, Networks and Systems, and Secure Data and Systems. The third year advances into specialised topics with compulsory modules including Secure Artificial Intelligence, Secure Cyber Physical Systems, Secure Distributed Systems, and Third Year Project (Cyber Security). Optional modules across the programme span areas such as DevOps, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Programming, and Embedded Systems, while the final year concludes with the Fourth Year Individual Project, Placement, and Research Methods & Innovation.
Modules
- Designing Software Systems
- Digital Systems
- Fundamentals of Computer Science
- Software Development
- Contemporary Topics in Computing
- DevOps
- Matrices and Calculus
- Probability and Statistics
- Applied Security Methods
- Cyber Security Group Project
- HCI: Designing for People
- Networks and Systems
- Secure Data and Systems
- Artificial Intelligence
- Concurrent and Parallel Systems
- Extended Reality
- Internet Applications
- Secure Artificial Intelligence
- Secure Cyber Physical Systems
- Secure Distributed Systems
- Third Year Project (Cyber Security)
- Advanced Networking
- Advanced Programming
- Computer Science Education
- Computer Vision
- Digital Health
- Distributed Systems
- Embedded Systems
- Languages and Compilation
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Quantum Computing
- Fourth Year Individual Project
- Placement
- Research Methods & Innovation