MSc Advanced Computer Science with Cyber Security

University of Strathclyde

MSc Advanced Computer Science with Cyber Security is ideal for computer science graduates, with or without industry experience, who are prepared to build a skill set suitable for a career in cyber security. Through this Masters degree, you'll:place yourself at the forefront of expertise when it comes to secure programming, networking, and system designunderstand how to transform end-users into cyber security assets by understanding the central role of people in the cyber security landscapegain project-driven experience of tools and methods appropriate for understanding and addressing emerging cyber threatsOur MSc in Advanced Computer Science with Cyber Security offers a balanced set of modules that cover the depth and breadth of the cybersecurity landscape, as well as relevant modules from computer science.Our modules provide an understanding of both technological and sociological perspectives, allowing future cyber security experts to understand the role of People, Processes, and Technology and how their interactions create risks, vulnerabilities, as well as opportunities to ensure individual and organisational cyber security.The course will create new cyber security leaders capable of formulating their own abstractions, which enable them to manage conceptually the infinite range of attack vectors that increasingly sophisticated actors may attempt to exploit.Students will take modules in threat modelling and secure programming, human-centric security, and network security, along with supporting modules from computer science, delivered by experts in these areas. This takes students and lecturers together on an adventure deep into specialised topics. Students will reflect on the bigger picture, appreciating how each skill set earned is just one perspective required to face the realities of mitigating cyber security-related challenges.