Msc network security in Heriot watt university dubai

This unique program provides international students with the opportunity to study, in one full time or two years part time, fundamental and advanced security topics such as cryptography, penetration testing, digital forensics, IT security management, and ISO 27001. Heriot-Watt University is proud to be the first university in the UAE to make available to international students an MSc in Network Security with such advanced topics.

Bachelors Honours Degree A good first or second class Honours degree in a computer science or computer engineering discipline. Postgraduate Diploma Students who attain a 50% pass level in the Postgraduate Diploma programme will be offered the chance to complete a Master s dissertation to allow them to upgrade their award to an MSc.

New career opportunities and prospects for career enhancement are both excellent. Security vulnerabilities, and hence countermeasures, appear on a daily basis. The new security threats target industry, commerce and the public sector resulting in an increasing demand for experts who can design, implement and maintain secure infrastructures.

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