Overview
- Start dateSeptember
- Durationone year full-time or up to five years part-time; PgDip: up to four years part-time; PgCert: up to three years part-time
- DeliveryThe course is delivered via blended learning, with a mixture of residential and online teaching, and project based learning
- QualificationMSc, PgDip, PgCert
- Study typeFull time MOD students only / Part-time
- CampusCranfield University at Shrivenham
Who is it for?
Students will be Military and other Government personnel charged with supporting operations in cyberspace, in their current or anticipated role. These staff may also be one or more of the following:
• Managers or leaders in a cyber environment who need to understand information risk and respond to cyber threats;
• Procurement staff commissioning critical or sensitive projects;
• Policy and planning staff interested in computer network and security operations;
• Personnel interested in social media and associated concepts such as cyber mobilisation;
• Those charged with accreditation and assessment of security measures.
Why this course?
The course will specifically focus on responses to serious present and emerging threats in the information domain. The course enables the student to understand the context of the cyber domain from a military perspective. Whilst a technical understanding is an advantage, this course enables students from a variety of backgrounds to understand the drivers and constraints within cyber operations and how many roles need to integrate to provide an effective and cohesive operation.
The course specifically evaluates the current military doctrine and planning procedures across a variety of military and civilian contexts. It also evaluates the impact of cyber on control systems, leadership and decision making in the command and control environment.
Informed by industry
The course has a notable external advisory panel, chaired by Air Marshal Sir Julian Young.Course details
The course is taught through a flexible blend of compulsory residential courses, online Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) activities and interaction and project based learning.
It has three components: a taught component comprising ten 10-credit modules (PgCert/PgDip/MSc); a 20-credit module; and an 80-credit research project assessed by dissertation (MSc).
Course delivery
The course is delivered via blended learning, with a mixture of residential and online teaching, and project based learning
Dissertation
Students taking the MSc must develop and demonstrate their expertise, independent learning abilities and critical appraisal skills by producing a clear and coherent research-based dissertation.
Modules
Keeping our courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules we offer reflect the needs of business and industry and the research interests of our staff and, as a result, may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.
To give you a taster, we have listed the compulsory and elective (where applicable) modules which are currently affiliated with this course. All modules are indicative only, and may be subject to change for your year of entry.
Compulsory modules
All the modules in the following list need to be taken as part of this course:
Cyberwarfare in Intelligence and Military Operations
Elective modules
A selection of modules from the following list need to be taken as part of this course:
Systems Thinking for Organisational Viability
Critical Networks and Cyber-Physical Systems
Data-led Decision Support and Artificial Intelligence
Emerging Technology Monitoring
Cyber Attack - Threats and Opportunities
Teaching team
You will be taught by Cranfield's leading experts with many years' defence and industry experience as well as external speakers from those same sectors. The Course Director is Darren Lawrence. The teaching team includes:
Your career
This qualification will take you on to become one of the next generation of operators who can support manoeuvres in cyberspace, in contested operations and as part of integrated planning. Additionally, it provides you with both the theoretical and practical understanding of cyberspace within an organisation, thereby enabling you to become one of the next generation of military leaders.How to apply
To register your interest, please use the button below. If you'd like to speak to a member of the admissions or course team then use the 'Get in touch' details at the top of the page.
