Cyber Defence and Information Assurance 12 months Postgraduate Program By Cranfield University |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 351-400QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

25,325 GBPTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Program overview

Main Subject

Computer Science and Information Systems

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Designed to develop military and defence industry professionals who can lead in a defensive cyber environment, to effectively exploit the threats and opportunities of cyberspace at the organisational level. The course focuses on understanding and articulating the strategic and executive-level responses to serious present and emerging threats in the information domain.

Students will be military personnel, civil servants and defence industry professionals who are one or more of the following:

  • Managers or leaders in a cyber environment who need to understand information risk and respond to cyber threats;
  • Procurement staff commissioning critical or sensitive projects;
  • Policy and planning staff interested in computer network and security operations;
  • Those charged with accreditation and assessment of security measures;
  • Those holding the positions of, or aspiring to be, Chief Information Officers (CIO) or Chief Information Security Officers (CISO).

Program overview

Main Subject

Computer Science and Information Systems

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Designed to develop military and defence industry professionals who can lead in a defensive cyber environment, to effectively exploit the threats and opportunities of cyberspace at the organisational level. The course focuses on understanding and articulating the strategic and executive-level responses to serious present and emerging threats in the information domain.

Students will be military personnel, civil servants and defence industry professionals who are one or more of the following:

  • Managers or leaders in a cyber environment who need to understand information risk and respond to cyber threats;
  • Procurement staff commissioning critical or sensitive projects;
  • Policy and planning staff interested in computer network and security operations;
  • Those charged with accreditation and assessment of security measures;
  • Those holding the positions of, or aspiring to be, Chief Information Officers (CIO) or Chief Information Security Officers (CISO).

Admission requirements

92+
65+
180+
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6.5+

A first or second class honours degree; or 3rd class degree with three years' relevant experience; or pass degree with five years' relevant experience; or HND/C with seven years' relevant experience.

Exceptional candidates may be accepted with ten years' relevant experience, where this experience is gained in Information Security, Information Operations, Information Risk or a related role.

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

23,215 GBP
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International Students

25,325 GBP
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