MSc Cloud and Network Security: 18 months

Program Overview

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Course Details

The MSc in Cloud and Network Security: 18 months offers graduates with a background in networking, system administration or cloud computing the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of security and operations of computer systems.

You’ll have the opportunity to study the latest methodologies and development techniques and develop a detailed understanding of computer operating systems, virtualisation and networking. We’ll support you as you acquire the capacity to adapt and learn new skills ready to respond as the computer industry evolves throughout your career.

The programme has been designed collaboratively with industrial partners, giving you the chance to equip yourself with professional skills and understand the ethical and environmental issues you’ll encounter in your professional life.

You’ll also be encouraged to prepare for your postgraduate career with coursework based on a series of realistic scenarios covering technical issues, proposals and reports.

We also offer this course with a 1-year duration with a September start date. For details of the full-time course, please visit our full-time MSc Cloud and Internet Security course search web page. Alternatively, to find out more and apply for the 2-year part-time course, please visit our part-time MSc Cloud and Internet Security course search web page.

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Highlights

We continually monitor and update the content of our MSc programmes so they offer the best preparation for the employment marketplace.

Our teaching staff all have comprehensive industry experience, enabling them to offer practical insights to students grappling with real-world problems.

During the course, you’ll have the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to scale from small infrastructure to major cloud infrastructure applications.

We take pride in our approach to our students, taking the time to give all individuals the help and support they need to succeed.

Our commitment to providing the best possible learning environments has seen us make significant investments in our IT facilities.

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Key Features

Free or significantly reduced software available to our students from our educational partners including RedHat, Fedora, Adobe and Microsoft.

Access to vendor qualifications from Cisco and RedHat through our unique access to the RedHat academy.

You’ll have access to our server architecture, enabling you to develop your cloud computing skills both on and off-campus.

Industry partners provide relevant, up-to-date input to our teaching and live student projects.

Our MSc programme is supported by dedicated laboratories, servers and end hosts with industry-standard hardware and software.

Our lecturers take time to build strong personal relationships with all students, enabling questions to be answered quickly and easily.

By choosing to study with us, you'll have the chance to enjoy Bolton's many shops, bars, restaurants and leisure facilities. Manchester, one of the UK's most multicultural and lively cities, is less than 20 minutes away by train. Not forgetting, the North West of England is renowned for its beautiful countryside, coastline and heritage. This makes Bolton an ideal base from which to explore some of the best cultural and outdoor activities the UK offers.

Program Outline

Computer networks underpin almost every aspect of modern business. Their successful management and oversight are crucial to a company's success and those who can fulfil this role are highly sought-after by industry. This course is for those wishing to pursue a career in the network or cybersecurity industry or to take a leading technical or managerial role in a data-dependent organisation.

This course covers some of the security issues that fixed and wireless networks are subject to, and some of the solutions used to address them. Some of the key employability skills that you can acquire include teamwork, time management, analysing and solving problems, retrieval of information and communication skills.

It’s important to remember that the field of cloud computing and network security changes very rapidly. There will be new developments, languages and devices being adopted throughout your career. Learning how to learn is the most important skill you can acquire.

What can I do with this qualification?

Graduates from this course could pursue the more traditional routes of network/internet security, network development, and technical support. Other possible routes include network engineering, management, telecommunications engineering, and crime and computer forensics.

As a result of the skills developed through this course, graduates will be able to seek more senior managerial roles within the IT sector, and there is also a wide range of other opportunities within the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

Another possible course of action for graduates is to pursue further study in a specialist field or in research at doctorate level. If doctorate level study is of interest to you, please discuss this with our tutors as we may be able to support your aspirations by supervising you at PhD level.

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Alternative career options

Graduates can also use the qualification as a stepping-stone into a range of other careers. For some of these roles, relevant experience and/or postgraduate study may be required. Some of these careers include:

Information management

Digital communications

Mobile communications

Cyber security

Teaching and education

Consultancy

Research and development

Software project management

Commerce

Electrical engineering

Quality management

Public services and local government

Self-employment