Cyberspace Operations MSc / PgDip / PgCert - CSOps

• technicians who wish to understand the operational and business context
• procurement staff commissioning critical or sensitive projects
• policy and planning staff interested in computer network and security operations
• personnel interested in social media and associated concepts such as cyber mobilization
• those charged with accreditation and assessment of security measures

There is one intake per year: Mon 1 Oct 18.

Keeping courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules currently offered in connection with this MSc reflect the needs of our business however they may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons, depending on the year of entry. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.

• critically assess an organisation’s information security and information assurance policy, strategy and plans, with a view to improvement
• critically appraise approaches to measuring risk
• evaluate the opportunities and limitations afforded by emergent security technologies
• develop security requirements in the context of acquisition
• determine effective approaches to managing and exploiting social media and pervasive technologies
• appraise the main elements and key management issues in the planning and conduct of cyberspace operations in the full spectrum context
• assess theories of decision making and sense making and evaluate their utility in effects planning in the C2 context
• assess cyber technical approaches that support military effect

• critically evaluate a range of approaches to understanding complex and changing cyber environments
• appraise the techniques that can be used to design investigation, problem formulation and structuring, and interpretation of data
• analyse and scope a complex cyber problem space with a view to action and improvement
• judge ethics and ethicality at each stage of planning and activity
• develop problem definition, analysis and problem solving skills to address challenges faced in cyber issues
• argue coherently and demonstrate knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses
• assess operational impact of proposed interventions

• independently and confidently be able to apply appropriate theories, tools and/or techniques to a cyber related situation, or situations, as appropriate to the student’s named award
• critically evaluate the published literature and synthesise the identified concepts
• judge appropriate research approaches for conducting research and draw justifiable inferences from the data and analysis generated and present a self critical discussion of the results with conclusions
• display practical ability in self directed research to produce a high quality thesis