How long does the MSc in Cyber Risk Management take?

The MSc in Cyber Risk Management runs one year full-time or two years part-time. The MSc in Cyber Risk Management uses a modular calendar for working senior professionals.

How is the MSc in Cyber Risk Management delivered?

The MSc in Cyber Risk Management is delivered on-campus in London, fully online, or by distance learning. All three routes share the same weekly seminar cohort.

Is this Master's recognised in the UK?

Yes. The MSc in Cyber Risk Management is a UK Level 7 postgraduate qualification aligned with (ISC)² CGRC, ISACA CRISC and IISP senior knowledge areas.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Cyber Risk Management?

You need a UK Bachelor's at 2:2 or above in a relevant discipline, or five years of senior experience assessed by portfolio. IELTS 6.5 overall is required for non-native English speakers.

What are the fees and funding options?

Fees for the MSc in Cyber Risk Management are quoted per intake and include instalment plans. Employer sponsorship and scholarship review are handled at application by LSCE admissions.

MSc in Cyber Risk Management | LSCE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Cyber Risk Management is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree, one year full-time or two years part-time covering the senior discipline of quantifying, treating and reporting cyber risk. The programme concentrates on ISO 27001 and 27005, NIST CSF, FAIR-style quantification, control mapping, board reporting and third-party assurance, and the syllabus is aligned with (ISC)², International Information System Security Certification Consortium guidance and reference materials from ISACA. Delivery is available on-campus in central London, fully online with the same lab and tooling provisioning, or by distance learning, and every route joins the same intake cohort with weekly tutor visibility and named programme-tutor support.

By graduation from the MSc in Cyber Risk Management you will be a senior GRC practitioner ready for lead and CISO-track roles, with research-informed senior practice with a dissertation or sponsor consulting project demonstrated through a portfolio of coursework, applied labs and, at the closing stage, sustained coursework, applied artefacts and a closing dissertation or sponsor project. Every learner leaves the MSc in Cyber Risk Management with a documented body of work suitable for UK employer conversations across GRC teams in financial services, critical national infrastructure, health and central government, and with a clear progression route into the next step of the LSCE ladder. Coursework is scheduled around working professionals so that part-time and full-time routes share the same weekly seminar, the same assessment rubric and the same tutor group.

Key Features

Postgraduate cohort teaching in small tutor-visible groups at the LSCE central London campus, online, or by distance learning.
Curriculum aligned with (ISC)², International Information System Security Certification Consortium guidance and referenced against ISACA and CREST (Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers) materials.
Applied labs covering ISO 27001 and 27005, NIST CSF, FAIR-style quantification, control mapping, board reporting and third-party assurance.
Weekly clinic sessions where tutors work through problem sets, code review or design critique with you on your own coursework.
Assessment structured as sustained coursework, applied artefacts and a closing dissertation or sponsor project rather than a single high-stakes final paper, so progress is visible throughout the MSc in Cyber Risk Management.
Careers-service introductions to London employers active in GRC teams in financial services, critical national infrastructure, health and central government, with dedicated CV and portfolio review sessions.
Structured articulation route within the LSCE ladder from a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree into the next level of study or straight into employment.

What You Will Learn

Design an enterprise cyber risk framework aligned to ISO 27001 and NIST CSF.
Quantify cyber risk using FAIR-style loss-event modelling.
Map controls to threats, obligations and regulatory expectations.
Design third-party and supply-chain assurance processes.
Prepare board-level cyber risk reporting and dashboards.
Lead incident-response and crisis-management exercises.
Handle regulator engagement and reportable-incident processes.
Complete a supervised dissertation or sponsor consulting project on a live risk problem.

Who This Course Is For

Bachelor graduates in a related discipline moving into senior specialist practice in cyber risk management.
Senior professionals with five or more years of experience taking the portfolio route.
Consultants and contractors selling senior-track advisory services in GRC teams in financial services, critical national infrastructure, health and central government.
International postgraduates seeking a UK Level 7 credential in cyber risk management.
Applicants using the dissertation as a springboard into doctoral study or applied research.

Career Pathways

Security Engineer (senior track)
Digital Forensics Investigator (senior track)
Network Security Engineer (senior track)
Cloud Security Engineer (senior track)
GRC Analyst (senior track)
Incident Responder (senior track)
Network Engineer (senior track)
Security Consultant (senior track)

The LSCE careers service supports MSc in Cyber Risk Management graduates with structured CV clinics, portfolio and mock-interview sessions and named introductions to hiring managers across GRC teams in financial services, critical national infrastructure, health and central government. Every student meets a named careers adviser in the final stage, and alumni continue to receive careers coaching, job-alert access and application review after graduation. Where the MSc in Cyber Risk Management offers a placement or capstone with an employer sponsor, the careers team helps you shape that engagement into a portfolio entry recruiters can validate.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree at 2:2 or above, or an international equivalent, in a relevant discipline.
Applicants with five or more years of senior professional experience are considered for admission by portfolio.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Two references, normally academic; senior professional accepted for experience-route applicants.
A one-page personal statement setting out your dissertation or capstone interest in cyber risk management.

Why Study at LSCE

The London School of Computing and Engineering is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. LSCE partners with UK professional bodies including (ISC)², International Information System Security Certification Consortium, and central London places the Alan Turing Institute, the NCSC, the ICE, IMechE and IET, and the City's engineering and technology employers within a short tube ride of every classroom.

Every intake, on-campus or remote, joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support. Three parallel study modes let Bachelor graduates, senior professionals and portfolio-route applicants complete the MSc in Cyber Risk Management without leaving employment, and the LSCE careers service runs at least one industry-careers day each academic year to connect students with employers active in GRC teams in financial services, critical national infrastructure, health and central government. Curriculum alignment is refreshed each year against (ISC)², International Information System Security Certification Consortium and ISACA guidance so that graduates leave with a syllabus that reflects current UK sector expectations.

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