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Network Security – (M.Sc.)
Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus
Faculty of Science & Technology| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,820 - ≈ € 12,690 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Chelmsford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 13 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus
This course will provide you with the necessary skills to enter an expanding and rapidly developing area of the job market. It has been developed in response to the need for personnel equipped to design and deploy advanced security mechanisms within an enterprise-wide computer network infrastructure. You will critically analyse an organisation's security requirements and from that produce and implement a security plan. You will use ethical hacking tools to test an organisation's security systems to assess its strengths and vulnerabilities within a controlled environment.
This course will enable you to:
* demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge and a critical awareness of current problems relating to the field of study of network security and its deployment in an organisation
* carry out the high-level design of secure computer networking applications
* assess, plan for, and use appropriate network development tools in the deployment of secure enterprise-wide computer networks
* define the goals, parameters and methodology of a research and development activity related to secure information systems, and implement and evaluate such activity.
Contents
Module guide
Core modules
* IT Infrastructures (30 credits)
* Advanced Computer Networks 1 (30 credits)
* Advanced Computer Networks 2 (30 credits)
* Advanced Network Security (30 credits)
* Secure Systems (15 credits)
* Research Methods (15 credits)
* Postgraduate Major Project (60 credits)
On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
* demonstrate an in-depth understanding of protocols and security policies within a campus network environment
* devise strategies to analyse, evaluate and optimise network performance
* evaluate the tools and techniques required to provide secure access to an organisation's network
* identify the legislation relevant to IT practice and understand the implications of non-compliance
* demonstrate an awareness of current research and developments within the discipline
* recognise their obligations to function in a professional, moral and ethical way
* synthesize novel solutions to network design and security from a knowledge of current tools, methodologies and strategies
* critically survey current and recent practice in the networking field, identifying examples of best practice and generalising from them
* demonstrate the ability to manage a project through its life cycle.
Assessment
A broad range of assessment methods will be used, measuring all aspects of your understanding and skill application. These will include written assignments, laboratory practice, presentations and a Major Project-based Dissertation. Recognising that this course relies heavily on knowledge and practical skills, there will be a significant emphasis on laboratory-based assignments.
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Requirements
An honours degree (2:2 or above) in a Computing/IT subject; no work experience is required. If this qualification requirement is not met, an applicant may be accepted with an honours degree (2:2 or above) in any other subject if it is combined with relevant professional work experience.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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