Postgraduate programme

CYBERSECURITY MSC

Offered by UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

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Programme overview

Why choose this programme?

The MSc Cybersecurity equips graduates with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills in Cybersecurity. It is a demanding practically-oriented taught postgraduate programme, intended for students with good undergraduate degrees in Computing Science who will benefit from leading-edge research-led teaching.
Why this programme

- The School of Computing Science is ranked in the UK top 10 (Complete University Guide 2025).
- You will have opportunities to meet tech sector employers who come to make recruitment presentations, and often seek to recruit our graduates during the programme
- You will benefit from having 24-hour access to a computer laboratory equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software
- This programme aims to:
- equip students to study Cybersecurity topics in depth
- enable students to interact with secure-by-design hardware and software systems
- enable students to assess the security and trustworthiness of future systems, including artificial intelligence systems
- prepare students for future roles in the Cybersecurity sector

Modality

ON-CAMPUS: GLASGOW

Entry requirements

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.

Dates and duration

12 months full-time

Next Date: September

SYLLABUS

Modes of delivery of the MSc in IT Cybersecurity include lectures, seminars and tutorials and allow students the opportunity to take part in lab, project and team work.
Courses

- Programming and Systems Development (H)
- Enterprise Cyber Security (M)
- Research and Professional Skills (M)
- Principles of Cybersecurity (M)
- Emerging Topics in Cyber Security (M)
- Advanced Networked Systems (H)
- Human-Centred Security (M)
- MSc Project for Computing Science+
- Cryptography and Secure Development (M)
- Cyber Systems Forensics (M)
- Secure Systems Programming in Rust (M)

Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw or alter a programme. For more information, please see: Student contract.