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New conversion masters open for January 2024 entry

New conversion masters open for January 2024 entry

  • Date03 October 2023

MSc Applied Data Science and Cyber Security is a new masters designed for those wanting to learn the skills required to gain insights from data and an understanding of cyber security. This exciting new course is a one year, full-time masters at our Egham campus in Surrey.

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Taught by experts in the Information Security Department and the Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of London, the conversion course is ideal for students with little prior exposure of programming, machine learning or cyber security. It has been designed to develop expertise and valuable skills to prepare graduates for a career in the growing data science and information security industry, where there is significant demand for skilled personnel, both in the UK and internationally.

The importance of data science and cyber security grows year on year, with sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, retail, finance and others reliant on the insights that accurate data capture and analysis can provide; at the same time there is an ever-growing need to engage with related cyber security and privacy issues.

Our graduates will have capable skills to tackle complex problems, extract insights from data, uncover otherwise-hidden information, and use it to make informed decisions, with an awareness of cyber security with its applications, giving them a competitive edge to pursue a successful career.

For more details on the MSc Applied Data Science and Cyber Security course content and how to apply please click here

 

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