Postgraduate Diploma in Cyber Security
Open University
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Our cyber security diploma covers a range of topics, which includes information security, digital forensics and system security concepts. It also incorporates transferable skills applicable to professional development. Cyber security is a growing concern for organisations of all sizes, and the industry is currently experiencing a major skills gap and global demand for cyber security professionals. Our industry-relevant cyber security diploma provides a rigorous approach to the study and ...Read more

Our cyber security diploma covers a range of topics, which includes information security, digital forensics and system security concepts. It also incorporates transferable skills applicable to professional development. Cyber security is a growing concern for organisations of all sizes, and the industry is currently experiencing a major skills gap and global demand for cyber security professionals. Our industry-relevant cyber security diploma provides a rigorous approach to the study and application of cyber security. From here, you can progress onto our MSc in Cyber Security.

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Ash
27 Feb 23

The student support is great and tutors are very helpful. Having some campuses in different locations would be good for students not based in southern England...Read more

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25 Aug 21

So far so good. I hope that the next years will be good as the past ones. Obviously they can improve under many aspects, such as the easy of surfing their website, that to be..Read more

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Entry requirements

To start this diploma, you will need a UK bachelors degree (or equivalent) in computing, cyber security or a related discipline, or relevant industrial experience in the area of cyber security. If you do not hold a bachelors degree, irrespective of your industrial experience, you will need to study a module from the Postgraduate Certificate in Computing (K22) to demonstrate your ability to study successfully at postgraduate level.

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£6,640 per year

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£9,300 per year

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£9,300 per year

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27 Feb 23
The student support is great and tutors are very helpful. Having some campuses in different locations would be good for students not based in southern England....
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25 Aug 21
So far so good. I hope that the next years will be good as the past ones. Obviously they can improve under many aspects, such as the easy of surfing their website, that to be...
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