What's special about the MSc in Cyber Security offered by Strathclyde is its depth of and breadth of coverage of the cyber security landscape.
Cyber security problems cannot be truly understood solely from a technical or sociological perspective. Cyber security experts should shift perspectives between attackers and defenders, identify human factors, economic motives, and operate within regulatory constraints.
The course will create new cyber security leaders capable of formulating their own abstractions which enable them to manage conceptually the infinite range of attack vectors that increasingly sophisticated actors may attempt to exploit.
From day one, students will go deep into parallel tracks with world-leading experts in threat modelling and secure programming, human-centric security, and network security. This takes student and lecturers together on an adventure deep into specialised topics. At the same time, students will reflect on the bigger picture, appreciating how each skill set earned is just one perspective required to face the realities of mitigating cyberattacks.
Extra Notes
Applicants require a minimum second-class 2:2 honours degree (with 55% or above) or international equivalent in computer science or a closely related discipline. Significant programming experience is required. If you come from a closely related subject, you would be expected to have experience in the following areas: Computer networking (familiarity with IP/TCP/UDP/HTTPS/Wi-Fi/Ethernet/Bluetooth) Mathematics e.g. set theory, graphs etc.
Remarks
The entry requirement is a first-class undergraduate degree (approx 60%) from a recognised Indian institution but they will accept 55% from the University of Mumbai, the University of Calcutta, the University of Delhi, ITs and IIMs, etc. MOI is acceptable if the student is from a CBSE/CISCE background and IELTS is short by 0.5 Band in any section.
* NOTE : The Tuition Fee is subject to change Semester wise, as such for exact Tuition Fee kindly see the Website of the respective University.
* NOTE : Pathways : Students who want to pursue a Graduate Degree through a particular University but are unable to meet the university requirements for the GPA, GRE/GMAT or English Language scores, have to take up an additional academic and language support i.e. pathways in order to ensure the admit and study at the desired University.