12 monthsProgramme duration
37,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
04 Jul, 2025Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Physics and Astronomy
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Discover the science and cutting-edge technologies that underpin global security in this Master's course.
Organisations, communities, cities and nations have a growing need to be secure and resilient.
This course equips you with a broad range of skills to address this need across industry, government and academic sectors.
You'll study how emerging and disruptive technologies are driving both challenges and solutions to security.
You'll examine cyber and physical threats in critical national infrasructure sectors such as finance, transport, energy, space and healthcare.
Additionally, you'll learn qualitative and quantitative research methodologies with significant reference to human cognition and behaviour.
The course is intentionally broad in focus, giving you the foundations for a range of career trajectories in a world of ever-changing security concerns.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Physics and Astronomy
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Discover the science and cutting-edge technologies that underpin global security in this Master's course.
Organisations, communities, cities and nations have a growing need to be secure and resilient.
This course equips you with a broad range of skills to address this need across industry, government and academic sectors.
You'll study how emerging and disruptive technologies are driving both challenges and solutions to security.
You'll examine cyber and physical threats in critical national infrasructure sectors such as finance, transport, energy, space and healthcare.
Additionally, you'll learn qualitative and quantitative research methodologies with significant reference to human cognition and behaviour.
The course is intentionally broad in focus, giving you the foundations for a range of career trajectories in a world of ever-changing security concerns.
Admission Requirements
2:1 in a relevant engineering, mathematical or physical sciences subject
However, we may also consider applicants who have obtained a degree in a social science/humanities subject, should they be able to demonstrate relevant exposure to the subject matter of the MSc course, either through their studies or work experience and, ideally, exposure to relevant technical and/or mathematic concepts.
A 2:2 may also be considered when presented with substantial relevant professional/industry experience.
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