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Network and Information Security at Kingston University - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • This course is fully certified with the NCSC.
  • You can use a state-of-the-art cyber lab, with specialist cyber security tools, resources and equipment. This enables you to work in a safe sandbox environment for practical experiments with malware, penetration testing, port scanning and other ethical hacking activities.
  • You may combine this course with management studies, setting your knowledge in a management context.
About this course This course offers a critical awareness of current developments and future trends in cryptography, network security and mobile/wireless security. You will explore techniques and technologies to combat threats such as malware, social engineering, data leakage or zero-day attacks, based on understanding secure authentication mechanisms, access control, intrusion detection, information security policies and user education. A project/ dissertation will enable you to study an area of interest in depth; it can be an excellent selling point. Example modules Cryptography and Applications Network and Information Security Mobile Security (Cyber Pathway) For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage. Career opportunities Graduates have progressed to work at Google, ECS and Lloyd’s, in roles such as ethical hacker, cyber security engineer and security consultant.

Modules

Example modules: Cryptography and Applications; Network and Information Security; Mobile Security (Cyber Pathway). For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment method

Industrial report and technical article coursework, examinations, verbal presentations, project dissertation.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT

Entry requirements

A 2:2 or above honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, or substantial work experience. Please note: each application is assessed on an individual basis and may be subject to additional requirements, such as undertaking short course(s), work experience and/or English language qualification(s). Meeting particular minimum entry requirements does not automatically guarantee a place.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £18500 Year 1
England £10900 Year 1
Northern Ireland £10900 Year 1
Scotland £10900 Year 1
Wales £10900 Year 1
International £18500 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

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Network and Information Security at Kingston University - UCAS