Computer Science (Cyber Security) - MSc

The Computer Science (Cyber Security) conversion course will give you the opportunity to establish a foundation in cyber security from technical and multidisciplinary perspectives. Cybercrime is a growing threat to society, democracy and organisations with increasing high profile cyber security cases in the news. This conversion course has been designed to meet the demands of organisations seeking to protect valuable data. This course will provide you with the key skills and knowledge in computer science and systems security to enhance your career prospects in identifying and solving complex security problems. The University of Kent is recognised by the British Government as being an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research, meaning you will be taught by staff who are top researchers in this area. It's possible to take this course with an additional placement. If you don't meet our entry requirements, you can also access this course with an Internationally Incorporated Master's (IIM). This course is accredited by BCS (British Computer Society). Our world-leading researchers, in key areas such as cyber security, programming languages, computational intelligence and data science, earned us an outstanding result in the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF); an impressive 100% of our research was classified as either 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' for impact. Strong links with industry underpin all our work, notably with Cisco Systems Inc, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Nvidia, Erlang Solutions, GCHQ and Google. Our courses are taught by leading researchers who are experts in their fields. The School of Computing at Kent is home to several authors of leading computer science textbooks. We have a large range of equipment providing both Linux and PC-based systems. Our resources include a multicore enterprise server and a virtual machine server that supports computer security experiments. The School also has a unique makerspace called the Hackspace, which offers exciting teaching and collaboration opportunities.

IELTS 6.0 overall, minimum 5.5 in each component

International students: £23,500 per year

UK students: £10,000 per year

UK/Home: £10,000 per year

International: £23,500 per year

September, January

September intake

• Canterbury, United Kingdom