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31 Jan 2026, 10:00
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Get the latest knowledge and understanding of the threats associated with the use of technology in business and how best to deal with them. As the number of sophisticated cyber attacks increase across the world, so too does the demand for graduates with the necessary skills and expertise to support an organisations ability to protect themselves against security threats and digital incursion.
Accredited by Government Communications Head Quarters (GCHQ), the MSc Applied Cyber Security will equip you with the latest knowledge and understanding of the threats associated with the use of technology in business and how best to deal with them. You will cover both the technical and management/governance areas required to operate in the cyber security profession, allowing you to develop a range of key transferable skills valued by employers in both the public and private sectors. You will also benefit from being taught by staff who are at the forefront of their subject area.
This Applied Cyber Security course is based at our Newport City campus, at our award winning National Cyber Security Academy. We are delighted to have won Cyber University of the year for three years running and were awarded Gold as an Academic Centre of Excellence by the NCSC.
Discover what it's like to study Applied Cyber Security at University of South Wales: insights on the course, making friends, personal statement tips, uni prep, and recommended books, podcasts, and videos.
This course is designed for graduates with a minimum 2:2 Honours degree or equivalent. Entrants should normally be graduates in a computing or related area and have very good IT skills.
USW English Language Requirements https://www.southwales.ac.uk/international/courses/ielts-english-programmes-requirements/
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Some courses incur costs as part of your learning - these are in addition to the course fees and students are often responsible for these costs. We would urge you to visit the relevant course pages on our website https://www.southwales.ac.uk/courses/msc-cyber-security/. These pages have information on fees and funding, and additional costs where relevant.
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