Manchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
Data security breaches are on the rise, but you can be part of the solution. With our Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence, and Forensics postgraduate degree, you can expand your existing computing knowledge, and develop an applied skill set, ready to build a career in this exciting, in-demand intelligence field.
Available with full and part-time study routes starting each January and September, this Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) accredited course will provide you with both a specialist cybersecurity knowledge base and real-world skills, so you are ready to fight cybercrime.
During your studies, you will learn about attack (red team) and defense (blue team) strategies. You will consider established attack surfaces (networking, social engineering) and modern issues (IoT, Cloud). You will examine the trade-offs taken between security, privacy, and availability.
You will:
- Develop practical and real-world skills in all major areas of cybersecurity
- Engage with industry experts and active cybersecurity researchers during your studies
- Build cyber threat intelligence to learn how to fight against Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)
- Gain advanced knowledge of penetration testing, cyber forensics, malware reverse engineering, privacy, and risk management
Ideal Students
This is for You if...
- You're a computing graduate keen to build a career in cyber security management
- You have a curious mind and want to learn how criminals infiltrate data networks
- You want to use your programming and networking skills to learn how to combat cyber attacks
Curriculum
Our Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence, and Forensics postgraduate degree course is delivered through a range of highly focused modules. The 180-credit MSc award comprises four taught modules, plus a research dissertation. The 120-credit PgDip award comprises four taught modules.
Flexibility is at the heart of our learning approach. You can choose to study this postgraduate course full-time or part-time on campus, with start dates in January and September:
- Full-time students will complete taught modules in each of the first two trimesters, and complete the 60-credit dissertation project in trimester three
- Part-time students will complete taught modules in years one and two, and complete the dissertation project in year three
The Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence, and Forensics postgraduate course is delivered by an academic team with extensive industry experience and research connections.
Modules
- Cyber Forensics
- Information Security in Practice
- Privacy and Network Security
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Project
Career Opportunities
There is a significant worldwide skills shortage in this area, particularly for graduates with in-depth cybersecurity technical knowledge. Our course is designed to provide a recognized qualification for graduates and professionals looking to develop a computer science-based skillset. By drawing on our industry knowledge and partnerships, the course provides you with a platform for future career success in cybersecurity management.
As a cyber security graduate, you will be ready to apply for a range of technical security-based roles within business, banking, software, networking, government, consultancy, etc. Typical roles could include malware analyzer, penetration tester, information security manager, security consultant, or security programmer.
Further Study
You might also choose to take your subject interest further with postgraduate research. The Salford Innovation and Research Centre (SIRC) is home to Informatics Ph.D. and Research Master’s opportunities in knowledge discovery and semantic web, software engineering, big data, data mining and analytics, cyber security, information visualisation, and virtual environments.
Explore our Doctoral School to learn more about research training, support and opportunities.