Course summary
Why study this master's in cyber security? Gain highly desirable skills in cyber security Gain master-level skills in systems architecture, network security and incidence response Gain highly desirable skills in computer forensics and open source intelligence Learn the current challenges facing cyber security professionals Develop your skills in responsible innovation Gain business and entrepreneurial skills that will enhance your employability Experience a learning by doing approach to cyber security education Improve your future employment prospects Improve your professional network through meeting people with similar interests and different skillsets Be part of a tech-literate creative community MSc Cyber Security aims to provide students with technical skills in cyber security, while also improving their understanding of secure design principles, through modules such as systems architecture, and how to respond to cyber incidents, with modules such as 'cyber incidence management.' Uniquely, this cyber security programme offers a module in open source intelligence, which is an emerging, popular field found at the intersection of cyber security, forensics and intelligence. It also offers modules in business development and innovation and responsibility, which will help you understand how your cyber security skills may be commercialised and applied to business and other domains. Key study topics Cyber security Network security Innovation and responsibility Cyber incidence management Business development Cyber forensics Open source intelligence (OSINT) Dissertation
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
First, upper second-class honours degree, lower second-class honours (or equivalent non-UK qualifications) in a relevant subject, or an equivalent professional qualification in a related subject. If you are applying directly from an undergraduate degree course without experience or professional practice, you must be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of your chosen subject area.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £10400 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £10400 | Whole course |
Scotland | £10400 | Whole course |
Wales | £10400 | Whole course |
Republic of Ireland | £10400 | Whole course |
EU | £17000 | Whole course |
International | £17000 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
Provider information
Ravensbourne University London
Greenwich Peninsula
6 Penrose Way
Greenwich
SE10 0EW