Course summary
Passionate about protecting against cyber-attacks and recovering and investigating artefacts on digital devices? Aimed at people who aren’t local to our campus or who are in employment, the Cyber Security and Digital Forensics MSc at The University of Huddersfield can help you take the next step in your career. This practical distance learning course meets the demand for experts with a wide range of security, investigative and general computing skills, including cyber security, computer security and digital forensics skills. Our Cyber Security and Digital Forensics course aims to equip you with the ability and knowledge to evaluate existing and emerging cyber forensics technologies, implement cyber security solutions and acquire, preserve and analyse digital evidence. Develop the competencies necessary for such high demand roles as computer forensics investigator and information security analyst. Why study Cyber Security and Digital Forensics MSc at Huddersfield? You will develop your knowledge base and skillset to thrive as a cyber security and digital forensics professional after graduation. At the end of the course, you’ll put your newfound experience and skills to the test in a hands-on final Individual Project module. Your tutors will encourage you to tackle challenging problems, ensuring you are in the best position to make a real difference in the computing sector. Research plays an important role in informing all our teaching and learning activities, and you'll find many of our academics are at the forefront of impactful research. The University's Centre for Cyber Security (https://research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-centres/ccs), for example, aims to develop and demonstrate advanced knowledge beneficial to understanding and mitigating cyber threats. Our course is provisionally certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) with full certification expected by the end of 2024. The NCSC is the UK's National technical authority for cyber security. Certification independently confirms that our course includes well-defined and relevant content and is delivered to an appropriate standard. Discover more about Distance Learning at Huddersfield (https://hud.ac.uk/study/distance-learning/). Professional links and accreditations: This course is provisionally certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
Modules
Our MSc in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics offers a wide range of modules across each year of the course. These include: • Introduction to Cryptography • Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Security • Data Mining • Distributed Ledger Technologies.
Assessment method
A variety of assessment strategies will be used depending on the type and nature of the module. These include coursework, quizzes, presentations and demonstrations, and reflect the emphasis of the course on the ability to apply knowledge and skills. The assessments will be flexible to allow you to investigate appropriate topics in your own way. The assessment strategies not only develop your core competencies, but also enable you to engage directly in a process that provides you with academic and professional skill sets upon which you can build your personal development and employability. Your module specification documents will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to the modules in your course. There are opportunities for group working, in addition to individual assessments.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course are normally: * An Honours degree (2:2 or above) in Computing or related subject or an equivalent professional qualification. * Other qualifications and/or experience that demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills at an Honours degree level. * Substantial (3 years) relevant industry experience.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent.
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements pages.
https://hud.ac.uk/international/courses-and-entry-requirements/international-entry-requirements/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £7920 | Whole course |
International | £7920 | Whole course |
England | £7920 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £7920 | Whole course |
Scotland | £7920 | Whole course |
Wales | £7920 | Whole course |
Channel Islands | £7920 | Whole course |
Republic of Ireland | £7920 | Whole course |
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
Provider information
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH