Course summary
Overview Explore the human dimensions of cybercrime on this part-time, distance learning Master's course, delving into the causes of cybercrime, digital investigations and the methods and motivations of cybercriminals. Studying online at your own pace, you'll gain the critical knowledge and analytical skills to meet the growing threat of cybercrime, allowing you to facilitate investigations and operate as a link between the police and technological forensic investigation teams. You'll learn how investigative cybercrime practices work in the public and private sectors, in areas such as hacking, online drug markets, the dark web, and sexual exploitation and child protection online. You'll graduate with the skills needed to play your part in mitigating and tackling all kinds of cybercrime, from the local to the global.
- Immerse yourself in the world of contemporary cybercrime and approaches for tackling it, covering topics including cyber offender and victim characteristics, debates around freedom of information and privacy, challenges of national cybersecurity, and the impact of global cybersecurity governance
- Study with one of the first UK universities to offer a campus-based Master's degree in cybercrime and to bring a criminological strategy to the subject - expert academics from our School of Criminology and Criminal Justice have been researching and publishing in the field of cybercrime and online deviance for over 15 years
- Learn alongside Master's students specialising in a wide range of criminology subjects, giving you a diverse learning experience with the opportunity to discuss and develop interdisciplinary ideas
- Be taught by academics with previous experience as police officers, crime scene officers, probation officers and intelligence analysts
- Get involved with our criminology research groups, such as the Cybercrime and Cybersecurity group, the Economic Crime group, and the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime
- Complete a major project based on your chosen area of research, with the support of qualified and enthusiastic experts in the field
- cybercrime investigator
- online behavioural analyst
- policing (as an officer or civilian staff)
- crime, security and intelligence analysis
- private security
- data analyst
- the Civil Service
- national and international Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
- international government agencies and departments
- probation and prison service
- the Courts
- local administration / authorities
- charities
Modules
Year 1 Core modules in this year include:
- Cybercrime: Critical Perspectives - 30 credits
- Regulating Power Conflicts in Cyberspace - 30 credits
- Research Methods and Research Ethics - 30 credits
- Dissertation / Major Project - 60 credits
- The Global Landscape of Cybersecurity - 30 credits
Assessment method
You'll be assessed through:
- essays
- briefing papers and reports
- blog posts
- narrated presentations
- a major independent project or dissertation
Entry requirements
A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a relevant subject (Social Science, Humanities, Law, Psychology, or Management subject). Information Technology or science related subjects will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants with equivalent professional experience in a relevant organisation will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
---|---|---|
IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0. |
PTE Academic | 65 | An overall score of 65 with a minimum of 62 in each skill. |
TOEFL (iBT) | 91 | 91 with a minimum of 20 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 20 in Writing. |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 169. | |
Trinity ISE | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £4700 | Year 1 |
International | £4700 | Year 1 |
England | £4700 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £4700 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £4700 | Year 1 |
Wales | £4700 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £4700 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £4700 | 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
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP