Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 18,750 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in University of West London

  CAD 12,006 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 86.0  Minimum Listening - 17.0  Minimum Reading - 18.0  Minimum Writing - 17.0  Minimum Speaking - 20.0  
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 58.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have a Bachelor's Degree.

   

• Minimum CGPA Required: 55.00 %

Additional Information

On completion of the course you have clear routes into a number of career opportunities especially in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry and in organisations that are data and knowledge intensive. Employers require information security officers at all levels including the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), network and computer security engineers, security managers and consultants, penetration testers, cyber security analysts, security investigators and security researchers to name a few of the roles. Additionally some security experts find themselves working in media, writing articles for magazines and papers etc.

Typical job titles include:

• Network or Computer Security Technician •    Computer or Network Security Officer •    Penetration Tester •    Identity and Access Management Officer •    Threat and Incident Response Analyst •    Data Privacy Officer •    Network Forensics Analyst •    Data Protection Advisor •    Security Operations Analyst •    ISO27002 Lead Auditor •    Cloud Security Architect •    Security Consultant •    IT Security Manager •    Business Continuity Manager •    Information Risk Manager •    Information Governance Manager •    Cryptographer/Cryptologist •    Security Software Developer •    Source Code Auditor •    Virus Technician
• Outstanding graduates have gone on to further study at the level of MPhil and PhD at UWL and at other institutions.

Scholarships

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.