Course summary
This Cyber Security degree is designed to equip you for a career at the forefront of cyber security. You’ll learn how to design and maintain secure information systems and networks, and to understand and manage threats to their security. The course will prepare you for an exciting career in a fast-paced, ever-changing field. Thanks to our state-of-the-art facilities, you will also be proficient in the use of modern equipment, principles, techniques, tools and methodologies for the design, implementation, maintenance and recovery of secure networks and information systems. You will understand legal requirements and current standards around information security, satisfying the demands of industry and IT providers for well-rounded computing practitioners who are expert in their holistic understanding of security issues.
Modules
Full list of modules can be found on the RGU website - https://www.rgu.ac.uk/study/courses/469-pgcert-pgdip-msc-cyber-security
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- British Computer Society
How to apply
International applicants
Applicants whose first language is not English should have an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with no component lower than 5.5, or an equivalent. We accept a variety of in-country and secure English language tests, find out more: https://www.rgu.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-language-requirements
Entry requirements
•Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree or its equivalent in Computing or related subject such as Electronics and Information Systems. •Applicants with a lower degree classification and / or relevant work experience will be considered on a case by case basis.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
Provider information
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee House
Garthdee Road
Aberdeen
AB10 7QB