Master of Science in Computer Science (Cyber Security)

University of Kent - Canterbury Campus

UK,England

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 22,700/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

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UK, England

Type: University

Location Type: Rural

Founded: 1965

Total Students: 25,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

Canterbury CT2 7NB, United Kingdom

Master of Science in Computer Science (Cyber Security)

Program Overview

The Computer Science (Cyber Security) conversion course will give you the opportunity to establish a foundation in cyber security from technical and multidisciplinary perspectives.

Cybercrime is a growing threat to society, democracy and organisations with increasing high profile cyber security cases in the news. This conversion course has been designed to meet the demands of organisations seeking to protect valuable data. This course will provide you with the key skills and knowledge in computer science and systems security to enhance your career prospects in identifying and solving complex security problems.

The University of Kent is recognised by the British Government as being an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research, meaning you will be taught by staff who are top researchers in this area.

It's possible to take this course with an additional industrial placement. If you don't meet our entry requirements, you can also access this course with an Internationally Incorporated Master's (IIM).

Accreditation

This degree has been partially accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

About the School of Computing

Our world-leading researchers, in key areas such as cyber security, programming languages, computational intelligence and data science, earned us an outstanding result in the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF); an impressive 100% of our research was classified as either 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' for impact.

Strong links with industry underpin all our work, notably with Cisco Systems Inc, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Nvidia, Erlang Solutions, GCHQ and Google.

Our courses are taught by leading researchers who are experts in their fields. The School of Computing at Kent is home to several authors of leading computer science textbooks.

We have a large range of equipment providing both Linux and PC-based systems. Our resources include a multicore enterprise server and a virtual machine server that supports computer security experiments. 

The School also has a unique makerspace called the Hackspace, which offers exciting teaching and collaboration opportunities.

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