Why choose this course?

• 3rd for computer science in the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey (PTES, Advance HE, 2023).
• This MSc is available with an optional one-year industry placement. The ‘with placement’ programmes give you additional industrial experience by applying the skills you have learned throughout your studies.
• One of a range of advanced courses within our postgraduate master’s programme in Computer Science, this particular course provides you with a specialism combining theoretical knowledge and practical skills in cyber security.
• You will develop technical expertise and practical skills in identifying and critically evaluating vulnerabilities of and threats to the security and integrity of distributed systems, conducting and managing a comprehensive risk assessment of the distributed systems in a complex and unpredictable environment.  Advanced topics studied include distributed systems security, information security, management and compliance, digital forensics, penetration testing, and cyber operations.
• Taught by a highly-regarded and long-established computer science department with strong links to business.
• Computer Science saw 90% of its research ranked as world-leading (Research Excellence Framework, 2021).