Information Security Prof Doc

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Professional Doctorate

Information Security Prof Doc, home applicant, part time

  • Home Applicant
  • Part time
  • Pound 4200 annual part-time fee

Information Security Prof Doc, international applicant, part time

  • International Applicant
  • Part time
  • Pound 6680 annual part-time fee

What makes this course different

Unique

This programme is currently unique in the UK, offering a professional doctoral qualification in the expanding area of information security. It brings professionals and academia together to inform both theory and practice.

Enhanced knowledge

The programme is reviewed and enhanced every year to keep up with the rapid changes and challenges in cyber space. Our syllabus is designed and delivered with the assistance of our industrial liaison board.

Professional strength

The profile and the strength of the IS professional students who are taking this Professional Doctorate degree underpin the programme.

Course modules

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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What we're researching

92 per cent of UEL's overall research was rated as world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised  during the 2021 Research Excellence Framework. We continually work towards the design of solutions to detect, prevent and analyse cyber security attacks. Many of our staff are at the forefront of the battle against hackers and criminals who relentlessly target our digital society. The near future may favour criminals even more as the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand possible avenues of attack.

Our academic team is involved in major European research projects, including the enhancement of cyber security awareness, the crucial field of software security for mobile devices and cloud computing.

Professor Allan Brimicombe is Head of the Centre for Geo-Information Studies at UEL.  He is an academician in the Academy of Social Sciences, deputy chair of the National Statistician's Crime Statistics Advisory Committee, as well as company secretary and executive committee member of the British Society of Criminology. He's also a chartered geographer and is active in the Royal Geographical Society. His research has been applied to crime, health, education, natural hazards, utilities and business.

Dr Ameer Al-Nemrat is an expert in the field of cybercrime and digital forensics. He has led a cybercrime project with a German institution, which won, for the second time in a row, the "Good Practice Award" from The European Commission as part of the Leonardo da Vinci scheme.

Dr Paolo Falcarin is an expert in the field of software security and service-oriented computing. In 2014, he won a major research grant and became a principal investigator of the European FP7 project ASPIRE (Advanced Software Protection: Integration Research and Exploitation), along with six other companies and universities from across Europe.

Dr Rabih Bashroush's research interests include cloud computing and energy efficiency whilst Dr Andres Baravalle's main area of investigation is the Darkweb. An article describing Dr Baravalle's work was recently published on the front page of the Times newspaper.

As a team, our research work has a strong reputation across the UK and the rest of the world and we've developed key partnerships so we can transfer our knowledge to a range of industrial, commercial, policy-making and government departments.

As a result, our work has a major impact on IT products and services. We're also improving public awareness of the social, political and financial impact of information and communication technologies.

Your future career

This programme is targeted at those employed in the Information Security area, seeking to enhance the research dimension of their work via a qualification that is tailored to their professional needs. Students who complete the Professional Doctorate regularly achieve enhanced employment status and all continue to pursue fulfilling careers within the fields of information security and digital forensics.

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting-edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources, including:

  • Online jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work.
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services 
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you’ve mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

Our Mental Wealth programme

We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top

  • Enterprise and entrepreneurship support 
  • We are ranked 6th for graduate start-ups 
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations 
  • Support in starting a new business, freelancing and self-employment 
  • London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

This is an extremely flexible programme that facilitates the professional and academic learning of information security students at different stages of their careers. It offers a range of post-qualifying and academic awards – including the Professional Doctorate in Information Security.

How you'll be assessed

Taught modules assessment:

  • In all level 8 modules students must obtain: 60% overall with a minimum component mark of 50%
  • In all level 7 modules students must obtain: 50% overall with a minimum component mark of 40%
  • Students who, after the appropriate reassessment attempts, are unable to pass one or more of core taught modules will not achieve the award of Professional Doctorate.
  • Students who are unable to gain enough credits from the taught modules may be eligible exit with a lesser award.
  • Students who are unsuccessful in any level 8 module of assessment may be re-assessed on one further occasion only.
  • Students who are unsuccessful in any level 7 module of assessment may be re-assessed on three further occasions.

Campus and facilities

Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering

The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers. Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.