The Information Security Group - The MSc programmes

The ISG offers two MSc courses: MSc in Information Security and MSc in Secure Electronic Commerce. Both are interdisciplinary courses taught by the ISG and security experts from industry. Over 40 companies contribute to the MSc courses. To date students from almost 40 countries have successfully completed the Masters programmes.

Our ex-students can now be found in many organisations working as security professionals, some of whom are now in very senior positions. These organisations range from large financial institutions such as Abbey National, KPMG, Mondex, NatWest, Rothschild, and Standard Chartered Bank, technology and research oriented organisations such as BT, Camelot, Hewlett-Packard, and Vodafone, and security specialists such as Baltimore, Indicii Salus, Insight Consulting, Logica, and RSA Inc. A list of MSc alumni is available.

MSc in Information Security

Since its inception in 1992, the MSc in Information Security (the first of its kind in Europe) has increased rapidly in popularity, and is now widely recognised as a stepping stone to a career as an information security expert.

MSc in Secure Electronic Commerce

The MSc in Secure Electronic Commerce took its first students in 1999. This advanced MSc degree is designed to introduce the technical, legal and commercial aspects of security for electronic commerce. Students of the degree come from a variety of backgrounds, and part-time students are particularly encouraged. The degree is intended as a foundation for a professional career as well as for postgraduate research in Secure Electronic Commerce. Graduates of the degree are expected to find employment in both industry and commerce as experts in security for electronic commerce, and the need for such experts is likely to be very high for the foreseeable future.

Distance learning (Online)

The distance learning programme details available ---here---