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Degree Programme Table: Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust (MSc) - 3 Years (Part-time) (PTMSCCSPTR2P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Research Methods in Security, Privacy, and Trust
INFR11188 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Informatics MSc CS Security Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are MSc Level 11 courses in Computer Science and Security.
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Internet of Things Systems, Security, and the Cloud (IoTSSC)
INFR11146 20 credits
Usable Security and Privacy
INFR11158 10 credits
Quantum Cyber Security
INFR11187 10 credits
AND

Informatics MSc non-CS Security Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are MSc Level 11 courses related to Security, but not Computer Science
Ethics and Governance of eHealth
GLHE11055 10 credits
Law and New Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Risk and the Law 2
LAWS11063 20 credits
Data Protection and Information Privacy
LAWS11188 20 credits
Surveillance and Security
LAWS11231 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in the Law and Policy of e-Commerce, the Digital Economy and International Information Governance
LAWS11358 20 credits
Cybercrime and Cyber Security
LAWS11396 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
Controversies in the Data Society
PGSP11467 20 credits
AND

Informatics MSc FSS Courses

Select between 0 and 50 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are MSc Level 11 courses related to Computer Science
Advanced Databases (Level 11)
INFR11011 10 credits
Applied Databases
INFR11015 10 credits
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Computer Graphics (Level 11)
INFR11021 10 credits
Distributed Systems (Level 11)
INFR11022 10 credits
Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 11)
INFR11023 10 credits
Parallel Architectures (Level 11)
INFR11024 10 credits
Compiler Optimisation (Level 11)
INFR11032 10 credits
Software Architecture, Process, and Management (Level 11)
INFR11038 10 credits
Computer Networking (Level 11)
INFR11049 10 credits
Computer Animation & Visualisation (Level 11)
INFR11067 10 credits
Adaptive Learning Environments 1 (Level 11)
INFR11069 10 credits
Performance Modelling (Level 11)
INFR11082 10 credits
Extreme Computing
INFR11088 10 credits
Randomness and Computation
INFR11089 10 credits
Case Studies in Design Informatics 1
INFR11094 20 credits
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Computing
INFR11099 10 credits
Advances in Programming Languages
INFR11101 10 credits
Computational Complexity
INFR11102 10 credits
Computer Algebra
INFR11111 10 credits
Types and Semantics for Programming Languages
INFR11114 10 credits
Advanced Topics in Foundations of Databases
INFR11122 20 credits
Social and Technological Networks
INFR11124 10 credits
Categories and Quantum Informatics
INFR11128 10 credits
Formal Verification
INFR11129 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
The Human Factor: Working with Users
INFR11141 10 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Text Technologies for Data Science
INFR11145 20 credits
Internet of Things Systems, Security, and the Cloud (IoTSSC)
INFR11146 20 credits
Principles and Design of IoT Systems
INFR11150 20 credits
Algorithmic Foundations of Data Science
INFR11156 10 credits
Usable Security and Privacy
INFR11158 10 credits
Natural Computing
INFR11161 10 credits
Quantum Cyber Security
INFR11187 10 credits
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Informatics

Select between 0 and 30 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Informatics
Notes:
These are other courses in the School of Informatics at Levels 9 and 10, that are also available to taught postgraduate students. MSc students are not allowed to take more than 30 credits at these levels.

Year 2 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Informatics Project Proposal
INFR11147 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 50 credits in this group.

Informatics MSc CS Security Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Internet of Things Systems, Security, and the Cloud (IoTSSC)
INFR11146 20 credits
Usable Security and Privacy
INFR11158 10 credits
Quantum Cyber Security
INFR11187 10 credits
AND

Informatics MSc non-CS Security Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Ethics and Governance of eHealth
GLHE11055 10 credits
Law and New Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Risk and the Law 2
LAWS11063 20 credits
Data Protection and Information Privacy
LAWS11188 20 credits
Surveillance and Security
LAWS11231 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in the Law and Policy of e-Commerce, the Digital Economy and International Information Governance
LAWS11358 20 credits
Cybercrime and Cyber Security
LAWS11396 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
Controversies in the Data Society
PGSP11467 20 credits
AND

Informatics MSc FSS Courses

Select between 0 and 50 credits of the following courses
Advanced Databases (Level 11)
INFR11011 10 credits
Applied Databases
INFR11015 10 credits
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Computer Graphics (Level 11)
INFR11021 10 credits
Distributed Systems (Level 11)
INFR11022 10 credits
Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 11)
INFR11023 10 credits
Parallel Architectures (Level 11)
INFR11024 10 credits
Compiler Optimisation (Level 11)
INFR11032 10 credits
Software Architecture, Process, and Management (Level 11)
INFR11038 10 credits
Computer Networking (Level 11)
INFR11049 10 credits
Computer Animation & Visualisation (Level 11)
INFR11067 10 credits
Adaptive Learning Environments 1 (Level 11)
INFR11069 10 credits
Performance Modelling (Level 11)
INFR11082 10 credits
Extreme Computing
INFR11088 10 credits
Randomness and Computation
INFR11089 10 credits
Case Studies in Design Informatics 1
INFR11094 20 credits
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Computing
INFR11099 10 credits
Advances in Programming Languages
INFR11101 10 credits
Computational Complexity
INFR11102 10 credits
Computer Algebra
INFR11111 10 credits
Types and Semantics for Programming Languages
INFR11114 10 credits
Advanced Topics in Foundations of Databases
INFR11122 20 credits
Social and Technological Networks
INFR11124 10 credits
Categories and Quantum Informatics
INFR11128 10 credits
Formal Verification
INFR11129 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
The Human Factor: Working with Users
INFR11141 10 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Text Technologies for Data Science
INFR11145 20 credits
Internet of Things Systems, Security, and the Cloud (IoTSSC)
INFR11146 20 credits
Principles and Design of IoT Systems
INFR11150 20 credits
Algorithmic Foundations of Data Science
INFR11156 10 credits
Usable Security and Privacy
INFR11158 10 credits
Natural Computing
INFR11161 10 credits
Quantum Cyber Security
INFR11187 10 credits
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 30 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Year 3 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
MSc Dissertation (Informatics)

Must be passed at 50%

INFR11077 60 credits
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