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MSc Cyber Security, Risk and Resilience

University of South Wales

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    City Campus, Newport

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

With the increasing sophistication of threats to the cyber landscape coupled with the rapid increase in attempts to disrupt our critical systems and gain commercial and personal data, there is an ever-increasing demand for high skilled cyber security graduates to defend individuals and organisations from a diverse range of cybercrimes with roles that focus on the risk, management and incident resilience aspects of the cyber sector.

Through a range of learning experiences, you will gain the knowledge of how to identify and treat risk and create resilience Information Security plans and policies that will support the management and operations of the organisation. The course is part of the

  • National Cyber Security Academy
  • , which brings the University, Welsh Government and industry experts together to tackle the skills gap and create experts who can fight against cybercrime.

    You’ll be joining us in learning how to defend our communities from cybercrime through our multi-award-winning National Cyber Security Academy, which features cutting-edge learning environments including a CISCO Networking Academy, Secure Operations Centre, and Digital Forensics Laboratory. Focusing on a range of cyber topics such as system security, digital forensic investigation, and risk & governance, you’ll gain a broad range of cyber security skills in an authentic, hands-on environment, with the opportunity to work towards being a Certified Cyber Ops Associate, before specialising in either digital forensics or security.

    Tuition fees

    Students living in Hong Kong
    (International fees)

    £ 16,900per year

    Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

    University information

    University of South Wales

    University of South Wales

    • University League Table

      95th

    • Campus address

      University of South Wales, Llantwit Road, Treforest, Pontypridd, Rhondda, Cynon, Taff, CF37 1DL, Wales

    Take advantage of USW's free taxi and meet-and-greet services from Cardiff and Heathrow airports. USW wants your journey to campus to be as easy as possible.
    South Wales has the perfect blend of city, coast and countryside to explore. Join USW’s vibrant community of international students from across the world.
    USW focuses on employability – choose from 500+ courses, some with guaranteed work placements and many leading to professional certification.

    Subject rankings

    • Subject ranking

      82nd out of 117 4

    • Entry standards

      / Max 227
      126 55%

      70th

    • Graduate prospects

      / Max 100
      70.0 70%

      98th

      3
    • Student satisfaction

      / Max 4
      3.20 80%

      13th

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