How long is the Diploma in Security Risk Management?

The Diploma in Security Risk Management runs nine to twelve months at UK Level 4, with full-time and part-time paths in the same cohort intake.

Can I study the Diploma online?

Yes. The Diploma in Security Risk Management is delivered on-campus, fully online and by distance learning, sharing the same cohort and named tutor across all three modes.

Is the Diploma recognised in the UK?

The Diploma in Security Risk Management is UK Level 4 and aligned with ISACA, (ISC)² and ISO 27001 practice, giving credible evidence of structured security-risk study.

What entry requirements apply?

You need a relevant Certificate, A-levels or two years of employment, plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4/C. Non-native English speakers need IELTS 5.5 overall.

Fees for the Diploma in Security Risk Management are on the LSCE course page and vary by mode. Admissions can confirm instalments and current scholarship review.

Diploma in Security Risk Management | LSCE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Diploma in Security Risk Management is a UK Level 4 qualification running nine to twelve months, aligned with CREST examinable competencies and (ISC)2 Common Body of Knowledge alignment. It develops the security risk management, governance and controls discipline that UK security teams look for in early-career GRC practitioners, and the curriculum is refreshed each year against UK sector expectations and the UK cyber, defence and telecoms sectors. Every module is written and marked to UK practitioner standards, and the same intake cohort covers on-campus, fully online and distance-learning routes with weekly tutor visibility across every mode. Assessment briefings, taught sessions and tutor clinics run to a single teaching rhythm, and the Diploma in Security Risk Management schedule is published at the start of each intake so learners can plan around work, family and travel commitments.

By the closing weeks of the Diploma in Security Risk Management you will run security risk assessments, hold controls against UK regulatory obligations and support UK security teams as a competent Level 4 practitioner, and be ready to step into a working technician role or progress onto the Advanced Diploma. The programme sits within the professional reach of the NCSC, (ISC)2 chapters, CREST, IISP and the London banks, telecoms operators and consultancies that recruit cyber talent every quarter, so the professional-body scene you are studying sits inside a short tube ride of the central London campus. Assessment blends applied assignments, technical reports and a closing project moderated to UK practitioner standards, with a named programme tutor from induction through the closing submission. Every learner receives structured milestone feedback, one-to-one review sessions and an evidence-based portfolio review that maps directly onto UK employer expectations for the Diploma in Security Risk Management subject area.

Key Features

Modules aligned with (ISC)2, ISACA and IISP GRC competencies.
Applied projects using ISO 27001, NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework and PCI DSS.
Structured coverage of risk assessment methodologies and control catalogues.
Coaching from working UK GRC analysts and security risk managers.
Assessment focused on risk registers, control catalogues and audit-ready evidence.
Named articulation route into the LSCE Advanced Diploma in Cyber Security.
Regular engagement with ISACA London chapter events.

What You Will Learn

Apply PCI DSS and DPA/GDPR controls to representative UK contexts.
Build risk registers with defensible business framing.
Support audit and assurance processes with structured evidence.
Communicate residual risk to non-technical stakeholders.
Handle vendor and third-party risk assessments.
Present a Level 4 security risk management dossier for review.
Run security risk assessments against UK-relevant threat contexts.
Hold control catalogues against ISO 27001 and NCSC CAF at Level 4.

Who This Course Is For

International applicants seeking a UK-aligned Level 4 GRC credential.
Working IT professionals moving into audit and assurance.
Adults preparing to progress into the LSCE Advanced Diploma.
Career changers moving into UK security risk and GRC roles.
Junior security staff formalising their GRC knowledge.

Career Pathways

Third-Party Risk Analyst
Junior Information Security Analyst
Governance Support Officer
GRC Analyst
Security Risk Analyst
Compliance Analyst
IT Auditor

The LSCE careers service introduces Diploma students to UK banks, telecoms, consultancies and public-sector teams recruiting into GRC, and runs one-to-one CV coaching in the final stage of the programme. Alumni support continues after graduation through the LSCE careers network, so the Diploma in Security Risk Management remains a live credential in your career progression conversations for years after you finish.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to the Diploma in Security Risk Management are assessed on the balance of academic preparation, professional experience and stated intent to work in security risk management and GRC practice. The requirements below are the standard published entry criteria, and admissions will confirm any credit-transfer, English-language or portfolio route in the first response.

A relevant Certificate (including the LSCE Certificate in a security risk management-adjacent field), A-levels (or equivalent), or two years of relevant employment.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 5.5 overall (no band below 5.0) for non-native English speakers.
One academic or professional reference.
Short statement of intent, a paragraph on your interest in security risk management and how the Diploma in Security Risk Management fits your plan.

Why Study at LSCE

LSCE is the specialist computing and engineering division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts across every level of the ladder. The central London campus places the NCSC-adjacent employer briefings across Whitehall, (ISC)2 London chapter events and CREST-member consultancies of the City within a short tube ride, so students learning on the Diploma in Security Risk Management can attend the same industry evenings, guest lectures and continuing professional development sessions that working practitioners attend. Partnerships with UK professional bodies, including the ones woven through the Diploma in Security Risk Management curriculum, mean the qualification carries weight with employers, and the syllabus is refreshed each year against professional-body guidance and the latest UK sector needs.

On-campus, fully online and distance-learning routes join the same intake cohort with weekly tutor visibility, so the practitioner experience of the Diploma in Security Risk Management does not depend on which route you pick. Students routinely attend BSides London, DC4420, ISACA London chapter events and NCSC-adjacent employer briefings during their studies, and the LSCE careers service maintains a working contact book across UK employers, hosts industry-careers days and offers one-to-one application support during your final stage. Postgraduate learners on the LSCE ladder also access shared library, elective-module and student-society facilities through the wider Harold International College network subject to availability.

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