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Course Overview

Solent University’s essential cybersecurity engineering conversion degree is well suited to students from a wide range of backgrounds, helping you to develop new skills and gain advanced knowledge of computing, networking and information security.

Solent’s cybersecurity engineering master’s conversion degree will help equip students with the essential skills and knowledge to become cybersecurity specialists, learning how to tackle cybercrime and manage security systems. 

As well as gaining a firm grounding in web and software development, students on this course will learn the necessary skills to become ethical hackers, penetrate test networks, and prevent and eradicate malware. Students will also develop their problem-solving skills and explore research methods.

The course curriculum is developed with input from a variety of sources, including an industrial liaison panel, to ensure students are studying the latest technology and working practices employed by industry experts.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

Honours degree at 2:2 or higher in any discipline, or extensive industrial experience in this area.

  • Applicants should be able to show an interest in learning to code.
  • Qualifications equivalent to the above may also be considered – contact the University for further information.

English Language Requirements:

Applicants who do not have English as their first language will be required to demonstrate an approved level of proficiency in the use of the English language. The agreed minimum requirements for this course are:

  • IELTS 6.0 with no component score below 5.5
  • TOEFL IBT minimum 80 with a minimum of 20 in each individual component
  • Duolingo English Language Test - 100 overall with a minimum of 90 in each component
  • or equivalent.

Qualifications are checked before enrolment, and international students must bring their original certificates or certified copies when coming to study at the University.

The University also offers a pre-sessional English programme for international students who wish to improve their level of English before starting a degree course.

Fees

UK and EU full-time fees: £8700 per year

International full-time fees: £14300 per year


This information was accurate on : 24/03/2021
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