Cybercrime (Distance Learning) University of Portsmouth

Overview

Cybercrime (Distance Learning) from University of Portsmouth , you'll gain the critical knowledge and analytical skills to meet the growing threat of cybercrime, allowing you to facilitate investigations and operate as a link between the police and technological forensic investigation teams.

Key facts

Immerse yourself in the world of contemporary cybercrime and approaches for tackling it, covering topics including cyber offender and victim characteristics, debates around freedom of information and privacy, challenges of national cybersecurity, and the impact of global cybersecurity governance

Study with one of the first UK universities to offer a campus-based Master's degree in cybercrime and to bring a criminological strategy to the subject - expert academics from our School of Criminology and Criminal Justice have been researching and publishing in the field of cybercrime and online deviance for over 15 years

Learn alongside Master's students specialising in a wide range of criminology subjects, giving you a diverse learning experience with the opportunity to discuss and develop interdisciplinary ideas

Be taught by academics with previous experience as police officers, crime scene officers, probation officers and intelligence analysts

Get involved with our criminology research groups, such as the Cybercrime and Cybersecurity group, the Economic Crime group, and the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime

Complete a major project based on your chosen area of research, with the support of qualified and enthusiastic experts in the field.

Career development

Careers this Master's prepares you for

The risks and threats of cybercrime are only continuing to grow, yet there's a recognised shortfall in the cybersecurity skills needed to tackle cybercrime skills around the world (securitybrief.co.uk). What's more, there's also a lack of non-technical ‘soft skills’ relating to cybercrime – such as understanding and communicating risks and the ability to appreciate the wider context of threats.