Study Details: Full-time: 14 months Part-time: 24 months
Protect computer systems, secure information, and anticipate emerging threats in roles such as cyber security manager, systems analyst, or information security consultant. This Master's in Computer Science with Cyber Security will help you develop the expertise to safeguard digital environments and lead security initiatives.
You’ll learn to mitigate security vulnerabilities, and respond to cyber security threats in real-world contexts. Topics cover network security, secure programming, and digital forensics, alongside software engineering, database design, and artificial intelligence. You’ll also gain the leadership and project planning skills to run complex security projects from strategy to delivery. Your independent research project lets you focus on what drives you – from ethical hacking and systems security to operating systems or machine learning applications in security.
Delivered 100% online, this MSc Computer Science with Cyber Security gives you the flexibility to study around work and life commitments, with guidance from expert lecturers and a dedicated Student Success Coordinator. It’s designed for graduates from non-computing backgrounds who want to gain essential computing knowledge while specialising in cyber security.
This is a conversion master’s degree – designed for people who didn’t study computing at undergraduate level. To apply, you’ll need to meet the following entry requirements:
A UK honours degree at 2:2 or above (or equivalent international qualification) in a subject other than computing.
If you hold a non-honours degree and 2 years’ professional experience in one or more computing-related roles, you’re still encouraged to apply. We’ll review your academic and professional background on a case-by-case basis. In exceptional cases, applicants without a first degree but with more than two years’ relevant professional experience in computing-related roles may be considered.
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The UK's tech sector is valued at $1.2 trillion (Tech Nation Report 2025) and is growing faster than its European competitors. On top of that, the UK’s cyber security sector is also breaking records – generating £13.2 billion in revenue, and employing an estimated 67,300 people. In the last year alone, 6,600 new jobs have been created (Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis 2025).
An online MSc Computer Science with Cyber Security degree puts you at the centre of this growth. Graduate with the technical skills, risk management expertise, and strategic insight to take on specialist or leadership roles. Your training in information security, secure software development, and protection mechanisms will prepare you to safeguard critical systems – and prepare you for a successful cyber security career.
On this online Computer Science (Cyber Security) programme, you’ll study a series of carefully designed modules. With flexible monthly starts, you’ll join the next available module and study alongside a cohort of computer science master's students learning the same subject at the same time.
Fundamentals of Cyber Security Practice
Cyber Security for Digital Business
Software Engineering
Modern Database Systems
Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Information Systems Development
Computer Networks
Cloud Computing
Project Management and the Computing Professional
Research Development
Research Project
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