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Cybersecurity and Management (CSM) – (M.Sc.)
WMG, International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick
WMG, International Manufacturing Centre
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 11,400 - ≈ € 22,250 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Coventry / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of WMG, International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick
Cybersecurity increasingly pervades every part of global business and modern society. This course is designed for students wishing to develop a career as a cybersecurity professional, or to take a leading technical or managerial role in an organisation critically dependent upon data and information communication technology.
All of our cybersecurity specialist modules include elements which teach the relevance of security technologies to an enterprise risk management strategy. They examine the economic drivers and considerations which should impact any procurement and risk-based decisions. All of our management modules have specialised cybersecurity case studies.
We will provide you with
An advanced understanding of managing cybersecurity within the enterprise. You will be taught the techniques and technologies used in enterprise security architectures and cover key areas of information risk management and network defence. The course also prepares students in the broad skills required for effective management and leadership excellence.
After You Graduate
Graduates can expect to go on to work within corporate information - security and technology teams, consultancies, government information-security departments, management tracks in information critical organisations and cybersecurity related research.
Contents
Course Modules
- Financial Analysis & Control Systems
- Leadership
- Globalisation and Outsourcing
- Organisations, People & Performance
- Information Risk Management
- Network Defence
- Information-Security Governance
- Security Architectures and Data Protection
Elective Modules
You can choose two electives from the list of elective modules. If you gain exemption from some of the compulsory modules because of prior experience or qualifications, then you may choose more electives.
Project
Students will have the opportunity to pursue projects in collaboration with industry in areas spanning both cybersecurity technologies and management issues. These might include risk management, security policy design, enterprise security cultures, intrusion detection, security architectures, cloud exploitation and procurement strategies, data forensics, privacy, social media, and security testing.
Learning Style
The taught component of the course is a mixture of traditional lectured material, syndicate/group work, large scale delivery, practical work, online learning and forum activities. Module leaders are experts in their fields and are supported by external speakers working in organisations at the forefront of their fields.
Industrial visits are available to all students and the course is assessed through assignments.
Each module will usually last one week.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
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Register Now!Requirements
For our MSc programmes you should normally have obtained at least the equivalent of a UKsecond class honours degree, or an equivalent qualification in a science, engineering, IT, business or management discipline.
- For Cybersecurity and Management (CSM) you must have a BSc in Computer Science, IT or closely related subject
If you have a good honours degree in another discipline, and can show proof of satisfactory numeracy, you may also be considered. We may also consider degrees in other disciplines if you have two or more years of relevant work experience.
English Requirements
Studying at Warwick requires a high level of competence in English. If you are a non-native English speaker you must show English test results equivalent to IELTS 6.5 with broadly consistent scores in the elements of the test. We accept IELTS, Pearson Test in English (Academic) and TOEFL (iBT).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
Accreditation
The University of Warwick accredits all of our courses, along with professional membership bodies approving many of them.
Accredited Courses
MSc Engineering Business Management – accredited by The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
MSc Supply Chain and Logistics Management – accredited by The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
MSc Cybersecurity and Management – accreditation expected in the near future.
The University Of Warwick is currently in the later stages of discussions with (ISC)² regarding the formation of an Academic Alliance. The Academic Alliance concerns the delivery of the Official (ISC)² CISSP Compact Review Seminar & Certification Examination to the MSc Cyber Security Management students at the University, allowing them to benefit from both academic as well as professional certification excellence.
Funding details
In 2012, WMG will be awarding up to £500,000 in scholarships and bursaries to students on our full-time MSc programmes. Note that these awards apply only to students who will commence their studies Autumn 2012.
Special Bursaries for students from Latin America, Iran, Turkey and Syria
If you are deemed for fee purposes to be from a Latin American country, Iran, Turkey or Syria then you will automatically be awarded these tuition fee bursaries. There is no need to apply for these awards and there is no deadline, they are given to all eligible offer-holders who are from these areas. Note that the Turkish and Syrian awards are dependent on your final GPA as awarded by a recognised Turkish / Syrian Institution. If you are a Turkish or Syrian national but studied at undergraduate level at a University outside your home country, a judgement will be made by us on the GPA equivalence. These awards will be paid towards tuition fees only.
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