Университет Крэнфилда, Королевский военно-научный колледж Шивенхам, MSc, Information Assurance for the Public Sector

PgCert: Information risk; IA strategy and architecture; human factors; security technologies; IA management systems; IA assessment and accreditation; PgDip: students must choose 6 electives from the following indicative list: business management pathway: emerging technology monitoring; organisational behaviour and process improvement; professional issues; project management; forensic computing pathway (both these modules must be taken): forensic computer foundations (1 1/2 modules); corporate security for forensic computing (1 1/2 modules); resilience pathway:resilience context; business continuity; corporate security for resilience; counter terrorism; students enrolled on the Master's programme also undertake a project/thesis, allowing them to demonstrate their ability to make use of the knowledge gained during the course in a real situation.

1st or 2nd class Honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline; a lesser qualification with relevant professional experience may be acceptable; students whose native language is not English must attain an IELTS score of 7.

The aim of the course is to enable individuals who work in the public sector to implement and communicate information assurance requirements to senior managers by using concepts and language that are understood in business terms; this necessitates sound technical understanding overlaid with an appreciation of the drivers and constraints within the business, and the knowledge to ensure the gap between the 2 can be bridged by the use of management tools, techniques and strategies; the course is supported by the Central Sponsor for Information Assurance and is aligned with the UK Government’s own certification scheme for professionals in this area; the subject matter is based on the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA – a not-for-profit body jointly owned by BCS, IEE, IMIS and e-skillsUK); the course is suitable for those working in the public sector who wish to understand the discipline of information assurance as part of business management; the course offers 3 paths of business management, resilience and forensic computing to allow students to explore the area appropriate to their career aspirations in greater depth; all pathways follow a common PgCert syllabus and thereafter specialise.