3 Networks MSc Degree Programs in United Arab Emirates

This unique programme provides international students with the opportunity to study, in one full time or two years part-time, fundamental and advanced security topics such as cryptography, penetration testing, digital forensics, IT security management, and ISO 27001. Heriot-Watt University is proud to be the first university in the UAE to make available to international students an MSc in Network Security with such advanced topics.

This applied course will give students an in-depth understanding of network management, providing them with a systematic understanding of the concepts and standards for network management, network management protocols and network management tools. The course looks at virtualisation and cloud computing, exploring and understanding modern data centres, virtualisation, distributed storage, MapReduce, NoSQL, platform services, web services and caching. Students will study online security risks, the steps needed to ensure that data is transmitted and stored securely and measures that can be taken not only to prevent breaches but to minimise damage if they do occur.

In the Master of Science in Information, Network, and Computer Security, you will critically evaluate various technical/architectural solutions to limit risk, mitigate the effects of hostile action, and recover from attacks; design, implement, and maintain software tools to support network security across multiple operating systems; oversee the information lifecycle of an organization, including planning, acquisition, and implementation of secure infrastructures; study algorithm concepts, computer forensics, risk management and legal issues, and intrusion detection and hacker exploits.