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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: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Student Adviser, or someone in your Student Support Team.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Computer Security (Level 11)
INFR11244 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Informatics MSc CSPT Security Related Technical Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are MSc Level 11 courses in Computer Science and Security.
Distributed Systems (Level 11)
INFR11022 10 credits
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Usable Security and Privacy
INFR11158 10 credits
Quantum Cyber Security
INFR11187 10 credits
Privacy and Security with Machine Learning
INFR11240 10 credits
AND

Informatics MSc CSPT Security and Privacy in Society 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
Case Studies in AI Ethics (CSAI)
INFR11206 10 credits
Surveillance and Security
LAWS11231 20 credits
Cybercrime and Cyber Security
LAWS11396 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 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
Message-Passing Programming
EPCC11002 10 credits
Threaded Programming
EPCC11003 10 credits
Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms
EPCC11007 10 credits
Parallel Design Patterns
EPCC11010 10 credits
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Distributed Systems (Level 11)
INFR11022 10 credits
Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 11)
INFR11023 10 credits
Case Studies in Design Informatics 1
INFR11094 20 credits
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Text Technologies for Data Science
INFR11145 20 credits
Principles and Design of IoT Systems
INFR11150 20 credits
Usable Security and Privacy
INFR11158 10 credits
Quantum Cyber Security
INFR11187 10 credits
Advanced Database Systems
INFR11199 20 credits
Security Engineering
INFR11208 10 credits
Computer Graphics: Geometry and Simulation
INFR11241 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Programming and Semantics
INFR11242 10 credits
Applied Cloud Programming
INFR11245 10 credits
Computer Graphics: Rendering
INFR11246 10 credits
Modelling Concurrent Systems (Level 11)
INFR11248 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Computing
INFR11256 20 credits
Machine Learning Systems
INFR11269 20 credits
AND

Level 10 courses in the School of Informatics

Select between 0 and 30 credits from Level 10 courses in the School of Informatics
Notes:
These are other courses in the School of Informatics at Level 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: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before making your course choices, make sure you have discussed them with your Student Adviser, or someone in your Student Support Team.

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 CSPT Security Related Technical Courses

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Distributed Systems (Level 11)
INFR11022 10 credits
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Usable Security and Privacy
INFR11158 10 credits
Quantum Cyber Security
INFR11187 10 credits
Privacy and Security with Machine Learning
INFR11240 10 credits
AND

Informatics MSc CSPT Security and Privacy in Society Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Case Studies in AI Ethics (CSAI)
INFR11206 10 credits
Surveillance and Security
LAWS11231 20 credits
Cybercrime and Cyber Security
LAWS11396 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
AND

Informatics MSc FSS Courses

Select between 0 and 50 credits of the following courses
Message-Passing Programming
EPCC11002 10 credits
Threaded Programming
EPCC11003 10 credits
Design and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms
EPCC11007 10 credits
Parallel Design Patterns
EPCC11010 10 credits
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Algorithmic Game Theory and its Applications
INFR11020 10 credits
Distributed Systems (Level 11)
INFR11022 10 credits
Parallel Programming Languages and Systems (Level 11)
INFR11023 10 credits
Case Studies in Design Informatics 1
INFR11094 20 credits
Secure Programming
INFR11098 10 credits
Introduction to Modern Cryptography
INFR11131 10 credits
Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers
INFR11144 10 credits
Text Technologies for Data Science
INFR11145 20 credits
Principles and Design of IoT Systems
INFR11150 20 credits
Usable Security and Privacy
INFR11158 10 credits
Quantum Cyber Security
INFR11187 10 credits
Advanced Database Systems
INFR11199 20 credits
Security Engineering
INFR11208 10 credits
Computer Graphics: Geometry and Simulation
INFR11241 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Programming and Semantics
INFR11242 10 credits
Applied Cloud Programming
INFR11245 10 credits
Computer Graphics: Rendering
INFR11246 10 credits
Modelling Concurrent Systems (Level 11)
INFR11248 10 credits
Introduction to Quantum Computing
INFR11256 20 credits
Machine Learning Systems
INFR11269 20 credits
AND

Level 10 courses in Schedules O and P

Select between 0 and 30 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules O and P

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
MSc Dissertation (Informatics)

Must be passed at 50%

INFR11077 60 credits
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