Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 31,900 per year

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

Living Cost in University of York

  CAD 9,207 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 - 6 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 87 - 21 - With no score less than
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 61.0  
• DUOLINGO
  • Minimum Overall Score - 120.0  

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

• Minimum CGPA Required: 50.00 %

Additional Information

Careers
This course will prepare you for a career in the field of cyber security. It will also equip you with the relevant skills to undertake further research in the area.
Previous graduates have gone on to technical roles, such as malware analysis, security design, penetration testing and broader roles such as risk assessment, security planning, or security consultancy. Some previous students have returned to their home countries to teach security, and others have gone on to study for a PhD.

Some of our part-time students who are already working in defence, technical security, forensics, commerce and system administration have used the course to specialise in a particular area or further their careers.

Career opportunities

• Counter-terrorism
• Cryptography
• Cyber and digital forensics
• Development and code analysis
• Incident response
• Intelligence operations
• Law, legalities and compliance
• Network security
• Penetration testing
• Policy and strategy
• Research and new developments
• Secure software
• Security architecture
• Security auditing
• Vulnerability assessment.

Transferable skills
You will gain the ability to:

• Interpret, evaluate and synthesise data and arguments from up-to-date research literature, technical manuals and standards specifications.
• Communicate complex technical ideas and arguments to peer specialists and general audiences, through oral presentations and written reports.
• Scope, plan, execute and manage complex technical projects.
• Assess and consider the impact of legal, social and professional issues in the development and operation of technical systems.
• Analyse the work of others in order to achieve defined goals.

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.