This programmer aims to produce graduates with critical understanding of information governance and assurance, combined with technology risk management practices. Students will learn how to explore the threat landscape and develop countermeasures for cybersecurity attacks. Students also study security for the Internet of Things (IoT) and the security concepts and technologies used in mobile devices.

The overall aims of the programmers are to:

• Develop student's knowledge of the complex body of knowledge related to the cybersecurity discipline and develop their intellectual ability for abstract analysis and synthesis at the level for postgraduate research.
• Produce graduates who can make reasoned, critical decisions for selecting or implementing appropriate cybersecurity solutions to solve complex real-world problems.
• Produce graduates with sufficient technical and inter-personal skills to make an immediate contribution to their chosen profession in cybersecurity.
• Enable students to acquire cognitive and critical reflection skills to equip them for a research career within the School's research groups.
• Graduates can expect to be employed in one of the increasing number of sectors needing cybersecurity specialists, such as the defense industry, financial industry, telecommunications, and health sector.

Learning Outcomes

The programmer will enable students to develop the knowledge and skills listed below. On successful completion of the programme, the student will be able to:

Personal and Transferable Skills

• Use personal reflection to analyse self and own actions. Make connections between known and unknown areas, to allow for adaptation and change
• Identify, evaluate and maintain capabilities and qualities to support effective communication in a range of complex and specialised contexts
• Work effectively with multiple teams as leader or member
• Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of a range of security environments and the ability to operate responsibly within them
• Use judgement to make evidence-based decisions within complex academic and/or professional contexts
• Accept full accountability for the outcome and impact of those decisions

Research, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills

• Use highly abstract ideas, to develop critical responses, to contemporary theoretical discourses and to articulate new approaches to cybersecurity
• Design substantial investigations to address significant areas of theory and/or practice
• Select appropriate advanced methodological approaches and critically evaluate their effectiveness
• Analyse complex, incomplete or contradictory evidence/data and justify the inquiry methodologies used and recognize and argue for alternative approaches

Professional Skills

• Autonomously adapt own performance in complex and unpredictable contexts
• Autonomously implement and evaluate improvements to performance drawing on innovative or best practice
• Incorporate a critical ethical dimension to their practice managing the implications of ethical dilemmas in cybersercurity, working proactively with others to formulate solutions

Fees & Structure
Tuition Fees     Non-tuition Fees 
S$26,750.00     S$2,700.00 - S$2,800.00 

Note:

#International: Non-tuition fees for full-time programmers include MDIS membership entrance fee, membership subscription fees, MDIS experience workshop, academic writing workshop, medical insurance, medical examination and administrative fee.
#Non-tuition fees for international students may vary.
#Non-tuition fees are non-refundable, refer to MDIS refund policy for more details.

 Entry Requirements

Applicants must be of age 18 and above and possess one of the following entrance requirements:

A minimum 2:2 Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent international qualifications   OR   A degree in any discipline with relevant work experience   OR   Mature Candidates 30 years and above with 8 years of work experience

 English Language Requirements

A minimum grade C6 in English at GCE "O" Level  OR   ELTS score of 6.0 (with no element below 5.5)   OR   MDIS Professional Certificate in English   OR   Pass the MDIS Placement Test   OR   Equivalent