MSc Cyber Security and Emerging Threats

The MSc Cyber Security and Emerging Threats programme will provide students with intensive practical training and a profound theoretical education which covers strategic and organisational issues alongside the technicalities of network security. Students will be prepared to take roles such as training specialists, systems and business analysis managers or university lecturers and work in: programming, telecommunications engineering, network management, and computer and network security. The programme is designed in response to the increasing demand for cybersecurity solutions due to the rise in security issues.

Students will focus on critically evaluating the needs for security provisions using the security policies and regulations, analysing and evaluating security applications and techniques, and proposing new measures to improve security. They will develop the ability to: analyse possible security risks that a communication system might face and recommend possible solutions; evaluate new threats and implement solutions to combat them; make functional security designs and implement them successfully thus empowering them for their future careers.

Why Study MSc Cyber Security and Emerging Threats?

The MSc programme will provide you with:

• An understanding of the fundamental importance of computer, network, and communication system security for all organizations.
• The ability to involve both the management and the user in the process of awareness, decision and implementation with regard to computer and network security.
• The skills to analyse the security risks a communication system may have and to propose/devise solutions.
• The knowledge necessary to evaluate new threats to authentication, confidentiality and privacy with a view of implementing solutions to combat such threats.
• The ability to make a functional security design for a communication system and implement it successfully.
• A balance of theory, advanced practical skills and experience to enable students to develop a sound knowledge and analytical ability to facilitate their intellectual and professional development.
• Students have an edge as the University works with companies such as Microsoft, Dell EMC, IBM, Oracle and SAP in addition to being Cisco Net Academy – meaning the student will have access to the latest equipment and can make use of specialist teaching materials and workshops.
• Programme content is enriched by providing industry engagement opportunities to students through industry speakers and field trips.

Benefits

• Opportunity for professional certifications e.g. CCNA, Dell Associate certificate in Cloud Infrastructure and Services
• Opportunity to work on industry projects as part of final year projects and coursework
• Opportunity to engage with high profile professionals at invited guest talks and field trips
• Opportunity to participate at various IT competitions and Hackathons under faculty mentorship
• Entry to various events and talks open only to Universities that have MoU with the British Computer Society – Middle East section.

Programme Content

The MSc Cyber Security and Emerging Threats programme is studied over one year on a full time basis and two years on a part time basis. The programme is divided into study units called modules. A module is a unit of study with credits according to the subject and nature of learning. Students take 180 credits, with each 30 credit module representing approximately 300 hours of student learning, endeavour and assessment.