Why studyMSc Cyber Security and Human Factors at BU?

  • Learnto assess risk, anticipate and manage security incidents;develop and assess security procedures and policiestomeet the needs of the computing and security sectorsworldwide
  • Access to cyber security and digital forensics laboratories with state-of-the-art simulation and analytical systems relevant to intrusion detection, incident management, forensic analysis and system penetration testing, where youcan see wherecyber attacksare happening all over the world, andhow they arebeing stopped atBU
  • Acquire the skills to be ahead of the game and anbecome anexpert on howtoprotectinformation, assets, knowledge andintellect
  • Gainan understanding of the psychology of cyber securityand human factorsby investigating threats, vulnerabilities and impact risk, byacknowledgingthe contagion of fear, uncertainty and doubtand the importance oftrust management and informationassurance
  • Draw on our academics' expert knowledge, their research and recent developments incyber securityto gain awareness of currentchallengesandhow toovercome them.

Find out more about the content of this course.

The critical blend of topics that span from the boardroom through to operations has delivered real value.
Michael Eaton, graduate

Career opportunities

Workin an area of growth withinthis importantsubject areawith employment opportunities constantly evolving.As an MSc Cyber Security & Human Factors graduate, you will be prepared to work across the areas of cyber security, online behaviours and academic research.

In order to take advantage of new approaches to learning and teaching, as well as developments in industryto benefit our students we regularly review all of our courses. This course is currently going through this process, and we will update this page to give you full information about what we will be offering once the review process has concluded. These changes will come into effect for all new students from January2025entry.Applicants will be notified by our admissions team of any changes.

Key information

Next start date:

September 2024, January 2025, September 2025

Location:

ý, Talbot Campus

Duration:

September start: 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time, January start: 16 months full-time or 32 months part-time

Entry requirements:

A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent.

International entry requirements:

If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS 6.0 (Academic) with a minimum of 5.5 in each component. For more information see our full entry requirements.