Network and Information Security/ with Management Studies

Entry requirements

The typical offer for this course is a 2:2 or above honours degree in a relevant subject or substantial work experience.

Please note: each application is assessed on an individual basis and may be subject to additional requirements, such as undertaking short course(s), work experience and/or English language qualification(s). Meeting particular minimum entry requirements does not automatically guarantee a place.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Undertake practical experiments in a safe sandbox environment, with penetration testing, port scanning and other ethical hacking activities.

On our Network & Information Security masters, you will be based at the Penrhyn Road campus. Here you'll have access to a modern environment with the latest equipment, including:

• Dedicated postgraduate computing laboratories, fully-equipped with fold-flat LCD screens, data-projection systems and high-spec processors
• State-of-the-art hardware and the latest software, including:
  • Development software and tools, such as Linux, Microsoft.net, Dreamweaver MX, Flash 8, Eclipse, Java 2 Standard and Mobile Editions, tools for Motorola and Nokia phones, UML and CASE tools and NXP Processors Development Kits
  • Digital Signal Processors (dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers)
  • IP Set Top Box development environment (NXP's STB810)
  • Electronics Laboratory
  • A mix of wireless LAN technologies
• The learning resources centre, offering subject libraries, online database subscriptions and resource materials
• A postgraduate teaching suite
• The dedicated Graduate Centre on campus, providing seminar rooms and social spaces