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100% online MSc Computer Science with Cyber Security

Defend and protect the IT infrastructure and systems critical to modern business activity

Apply by: 25 December 2024
To start: 6 January 2025
Total fees: £7200
Per 15-credit module: £600

Why choose Sheffield Hallam?

  • Teaching excellence

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  • Strong career outcomes

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  • Among the best

    Shortlisted University of the Year (Times Higher Education Awards 2022)

  • A high performer

    5-star university with top marks in teaching, employability and innovation (QS Stars)

  • Fully flexible

    100% online, part-time study with six starts per year

  • Affordability

    Pay per module to ease budget pressure

Learn how to protect business systems against cyber-attack with our 100% online MSc Computer Science with Cyber Security…

Cyberattacks are on the rise, from the major incidents that dominate front pages and cause geopolitical confrontations to the plague of scam emails that businesses and individuals deal with daily. Gain advanced computer science knowledge and skills in the cyber security domain to prepare you for the dynamic world of technology with our 100% online MSc Computer Science with Cyber Security.

You will learn to program across diverse platforms, languages, and applications and develop the latest cybersecurity technologies expertise, including intrusion detection, incident response, and ethical hacking and countermeasures.

Your course content will be 100% online and part-time so that you can balance your studies with work and other commitments. And with six starts a year, you can begin your studies within weeks.

Learning outcomes

As a student you will:

  • Understand the fundamental concepts of computing and the role of hardware and software in a computer system.
  • Apply appropriate approaches in identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities, detecting intrusion, and responding to cyber-attacks.
  • Develop an understanding of cybersecurity principles and standards for securing applications and systems.
  • Apply human-computer interaction (HCI) principles to design user-friendly interfaces to improve the user experience (UX).
  • Develop project management methodologies for project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.
  • Apply the importance of professional and ethical responsibilities by creating well-designed deliverables.

Career opportunities

And develop the skills sought by today’s employers for careers as:

  • Software Developer
  • Security Auditing and Analyst
  • Information Security
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Incident Response
  • Software and Security Tester
  • IT Project Manager
  • IT Consultant

Flexible learning

With degree studies you can tailor to your life…

Keeping up in the rapidly evolving field of cyber security means frequent upskilling, often without the time and space for a study break. This course provides a broad computer science education with the skills and knowhow in information security, ethical hacking and digital forensics incident response to help protect systems and information against cybercrime. It offers agility to students who need to combine work and other important commitments with study, through fully online and part-time learning supported by a custom digital learning environment.

Entry requirements

To study Sheffield Hallam’s 100% online MSc Computer Science with Cyber Security you will need to have completed:

  • A 2:2 undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) OR
  • 3 years’ minimum relevant work experience

Any offer to study an online programme with Sheffield Hallam is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations

 

Applicants whose first language is not English, or most recent education or work experience was not in English will need to demonstrate proficiency by completing an approved English language test such as IELTS (6.0 overall with no individual sub-scores under 5.5), or equivalent.

Any offer to study an online programme with Sheffield Hallam is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations

 

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