Programme structure and course units

The Programme is offered for part-time study for a period of up to four years. Courses can be taken in any order and are ideally suited for professional staff who are already in employment in information security and related areas of business and commerce. It consists of a number of compulsory and optional taught courses, which are delivered by a team of experienced professional practitioners and University staff. Course attendance is followed by three short essays and an individual project dissertation carried out under the supervision of a member of the Royal Holloway Information Security Group. The taught component will normally be completed within two years of initial registration.

The precise programme of taught courses will depend to some extent on each student's professional experience and interests but will normally consist of the following:

	Course Title	Duration

Compulsory core course units	Managing Information Security	3 days
	Risk Assessment	2 days
	Understanding Cryptography	2 days

Plus - Optional Course Units
A selection to be made from courses within each of the following two areas: (At least one course from each and a minimum of eight days)
(1) Information Security Management
	Cyber Crime	2 days
	Human Centred Security	2 days
	Incident Response and Investigations	2 days
	I. S. Law and Regulations	1 day
	Physical security & Technical Surveillance	1 day
	Security Standards & ISO/IEC 27001	2 days

(2) Systems and Technical Security
	Advanced Digital Forensics	2 days
	Applied Cryptography	2 days
	Foundations of Digital Forensics	2 days
	Identity Management	2 days
	Key Management & PKI	2 days
	Network Security	2 days
	Security in Smart Card Technology	2 days
	Security Testing	2 days
	System Security	2 days
	Wireless Security	2 days

N.B. Due to the dynamic nature of the subject and the rapid developments and changes in professional practice, the range and type of courses offered in any year may differ slightly from the above. Students will be notified before enrolment of any changes to the programme, and all such changes will be subject to the approval of the RHUL Programme Amendments Panel.