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100% Fully Certified Master's Program
Practical Master's degree fully certified by the National Cyber Security Centre.
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Fully certified by the National Cybersecurity Centre - part of GCHQ - this Master's degree develops the skills and mind set needed to tackle the growing threat of computer hackers. Computer security is a growing concern for organisations of all sizes.
This course is fully certified by GCHQ and accredited by BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, as meeting the educational requirement for CITP Further Learning and partially meeting the educational requirement for CEng/CSci registration.
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Work Opportunities After Graduation
It’s not unusual for the salaries of AU's graduates to start at £35,000-£40,000. Abertay is a Crest academic partner. CREST builds trust in the digital world by raising professional standards and delivering measurable quality assurance for the global cybersecurity industry. AU graduates have gone on to work for organisations such as:
- Dell Secure Works
- Goldman-Sachs
- NCR
- GCHQ
Abertay University Rankings
- Scotland's Top Modern University - Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2023)
- UK University of the Year 2021 - Teaching Quality (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide)
- UK Top 10 - Student Satisfaction & Teaching (Guardian Good University Guide 2021)
Learning and Assessment
Lectures are used to present the key concepts, while practicals increase your understanding of the subject and allow you to develop your competence in technological and theoretical work.
You’re taught using a problem-based learning approach. The taught course will be assessed using a combination of written coursework, presentations and seminars, with a written dissertation at MSc level.
Curriculum
Careers
- Ethical Hacker
- Security Analyst
- Security Engineer
- Information Security
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