爱丁堡大学 · 网络安全、隐私与信任理学硕士 硕士

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Our societies are critically dependent on computer software. Electronic systems are everywhere, and governments, financial and transport organisations, and telecommunication companies all possess and manage huge amounts of sensitive information concerning all of our everyday activities.

With the emergence of new systems and services, every aspect of our life relies on, or is recorded by, some computerised system, such as:

• electronic IDs and passports
• electronic payment systems and loyalty schemes
• electronic tickets
• telecommunication systems

As such, we have been witnessing a significant increase in attacks targeting computing infrastructure.

Cyber security and privacy is the study of the computational principles, methods and mechanisms for safeguarding these sensitive applications. Graduates of the programme will learn how to evaluate, design, and implement secure and trustworthy systems in complex distributed systems.

Many research areas have tackled parts of this problem – students on this degree will experience training from academic experts in a uniquely broad combination of theory and practice:

• secure software
• cryptography
• secure hardware
• verification
• post quantum
• data privacy
• usability
• fintech
• health
• smart contracts
• distributed ledgers
• privacy preserving data mining

The overall programme delivers intellectual and practical experience in all aspects of cyber security, privacy, and trust, such as:

• dealing with real-world applications
• applying and extending state-of-the-art defence mechanisms
• engineering end-to-end secure and trustworthy systems
• communicating results through oral and written reports

The Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust MSc is fully certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ. In order to attain NCSC certification, you will have to choose 100 credits from specific course combinations.

• Certified course combinations
• Find out about NCSC-certified degrees

The University of Edinburgh consistently ranks among the world's top universities for Computer Science, including 22nd in the world and 5th in the UK in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 ranked our School 1st in the UK for research power in Computer Science and Informatics. This means you will learn from experts at the forefront of their fields, undertaking cutting-edge research in a wide range of areas.

You will be part of a large, vibrant department with around 2000 students across undergraduate, masters and research programmes and 150 academic staff.

You will study in the heart of Edinburgh city centre, regularly voted as one of the most desirable places to live in the world, and one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech hubs.

Learn about the Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust MSc in this presentation delivered by Programme Director, Dr Markulf Kohlweiss.

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• Tailor your experience to your interests and be in control of your learning: choose from a wide range of courses, from the theoretical to those that let you apply what you learn.
• Benefit from research-driven teaching by internationally leading academics.
• Gain a globally recognised master's degree from a world-leading university.
• Join an active student community. Student societies based in our School host industry events, monthly student tech meetups, regular workshops and hackathons.
• Edinburgh is a vibrant and multicultural city, ranked 2nd best student city in the UK and 15th in the world (QS Best Student Cities 2026).
• We are the largest Informatics department in the UK and one of the largest in Europe. You will be part of a large, vibrant community of students and staff from over 100 countries.

I thoroughly enjoyed studying Cyber Security at the University of Edinburgh, with a particular focus on Cryptography and Blockchain courses that challenged and inspired me. The combination of this coursework and my dissertation on a distributed voting protocol directly enabled me to secure a role at a Cyber Security startup shortly after graduating. Those foundations now guide my daily work, informing everything from security design to implementation and delivery.

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