Seguridad cibernética - MSc

Stage 1

• Privacy
• Information Security Management
• Cyber Law
• Redes y seguridad de redes
• Computer Security
• Métodos del proyecto
• Advanced Network Security
• Advanced Topics in Cyber Security
• Contenido adicional de PGT

Stage 2

Project and Dissertation

Programme aims

This programme aims to:

• enhance the career prospects of graduates seeking employment in the computing/IT sector
• prepare you for research and/or professional practice at the forefront of the discipline
• develop an integrated and critically aware understanding of one or more areas of computing/IT and their applications (according to your degree title)
• develop a variety of advanced intellectual and transferable skills
• equip you with the lifelong learning skills necessary to keep abreast of future developments in the field.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

You gain knowledge and understanding of:

• how to engineer software systems that satisfy the needs of customers, using a state-of-the-art methodology and an industrially-relevant programming language
• a broad variety of advanced topics relating to computing/IT (the specific topics will depend on the optional modules you chose and may vary from year to year in response to developments in the field, staff changes etc)
• La especificación, el diseño y la implementación de sistemas de software para una variedad de plataformas y en una gama de dominios de aplicación.
• Vulnerabilidades de seguridad de los sistemas y redes informáticas y las contramedidas utilizadas para abordarlas
• la motivación, el diseño, el funcionamiento y la gestión de sistemas modernos de cifrado, autenticación y autorización, incluidas las cuestiones relacionadas con la calidad del servicio.
• Cuestiones profesionales, legales, sociales, culturales y éticas relacionadas con el campo de la informática elegido.

Intellectual skills

You develop intellectual skills in:

• the ability to identify, analyse and formulate criteria and specifications appropriate to a given problem
• the ability to model problems and their solutions with an awareness of any tradeoffs involved
• the ability to evaluate systems, processes or methodologies in terms of general quality attributes and possible tradeoffs
• the ability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively
• the ability to work with self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems
• the ability to make sound judgements in the absence of complete data
• the ability to review a research paper or technical report critically and to present your findings to a group of peers
• the ability to plan and execute a substantial research or development-based project and to report the work in the form of a dissertation.

Subject-specific skills

You gain subject-specific skills in:

• the ability to specify, design, implement and test computer-based systems
• the ability to deploy effectively the tools used for the construction and documentation of software
• The ability to undertake practical work that explores techniques covered in the programme and to analyse and comment on the findings.

Transferable skills

You gain the following transferable skills:

• the ability to plan, work and study independently and to use relevant resources in a manner that reflects good practice
• the ability to make effective use of general IT facilities, including information retrieval skills
• time management and organisational skills, including the ability to manage your learning and development
• an appreciation of the importance of continued professional development as part of lifelong learning
• the ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• the ability to communicate technical issues clearly to specialists and non-specialists
• the ability to present ideas, arguments and results in the form of a well-structured written report
• the ability to act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional or equivalent level.

Nuestros programas de estudio están diseñados para dotar a nuestros graduados de las habilidades y conocimientos que los hacen muy atractivos para los empleadores potenciales, ofreciendo un buen equilibrio entre los estudios teóricos y las aplicaciones en la vida real. De este modo, nuestros graduados se benefician de una experiencia académica de primer nivel y están preparados para hacer frente a las exigencias del entorno económico.

Graduate destinations

Nuestros graduados han pasado a trabajar como:

• Cyber Security Analyst
• Cyber Security Consultant
• Analista de inteligencia cibernética
• Ingeniero de seguridad.

Recent graduates have gone on to develop successful careers at leading companies such as:

• BAE Systems
• Cisco
• IBM
• The Walt Disney Company
• Citigroup
• BT.

Help to find a job

The University has a friendly Careers and Employability Service, which can give you advice on how to:

• apply for jobs
• write a good CV
• perform well in interviews.

Colocaciones industriales

Puedes adquirir experiencia laboral práctica como parte de tu titulación a través de nuestro programa de prácticas industriales: contamos con un equipo de prácticas especializado que puede brindarte asesoramiento y orientación. Todas nuestras prácticas son en puestos remunerados.

En años anteriores, los estudiantes han trabajado en una amplia gama de organizaciones grandes y pequeñas, incluidos nombres conocidos como:

• Accenture
• BT
• GSK
• IBM
• Kent Police
• Microsoft
• Morgan Stanley
• The Walt Disney Company.

Puedes realizar prácticas en el extranjero. Algunos de los destinos anteriores son Hong Kong y Estados Unidos.

Una pasantía industrial te brinda una experiencia laboral invaluable, que mejora enormemente tus perspectivas de empleo y también ayuda a poner tu aprendizaje académico en un contexto del mundo real.

Teaching and assessment

La evaluación se realiza mediante una combinación de exámenes escritos no presenciales, trabajos escritos y prácticos, presentaciones de los estudiantes y proyectos individuales y grupales.

El proyecto de investigación sustancial se evalúa mediante disertación.