MSc Critical Infrastructure Security

With the constant threat of terrorism; the growth of cyber-crime and the prevalence of activism, it is really important to ensure that our infrastructures are protected from attack, disruption and damage. Maintaining that protection is challenging and requires those engaged in the analysis, planning and management of it to be highly capable and knowledgeable. The MSc Critical Infrastructure programme is designed to develop high-level capability and knowledge in professionals responsible for CI protection.

Critical Infrastructure supports all societies and encompasses the ‘facilities, systems, sites, information, people, networks and processes, necessary for a country to function and upon which daily life depends. It also includes some functions, sites and organisations which are not critical to the maintenance of essential services, but which need protection due to the potential danger to the public (civil nuclear and chemical sites for example).’(UK Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure – CPNI). Whilst different countries may identify the infrastructure sectors in different ways, all of them will be deemed fundamental to the maintenance of societal stability.

The UK government’s official definition of CNI is:

‘Those critical elements of national infrastructure (facilities, systems, sites, property, information, people, networks and processes), the loss or compromise of which would result in a major detrimental impact on the availability, delivery or integrity of essential services, leading to severe economic or social consequences or to loss of life.’

Critical infrastructure incorporates chemical, nuclear, commercial facilities, communications, critical manufacturing, defence and associated industrial base, emergency services, energy, food and agriculture, financial services, government facilities, healthcare and public health, information technology, transportation systems, water and wastewater systems.

With a rich 125-year history, Buckinghamshire New University offers high quality, employment-focused degree programmes in a wide range of subject areas, including:

• art, design and performance
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• security resilience and policing
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*Fast-track into your degree with this accelerated first-year programme. You can start in January and finish in July – ready to progress straight into your second year in September. You will:

• be based at our High Wycombe Campus
• benefit from the full programme
• accelerate your journey into higher education
• enjoy all the great facilities on offer

Top 20 UK university for graduate employability (HESA 2020)

From day one, we will encourage you to focus on your future career and to take advantage of the many opportunities while you study.

Industry connections, accreditations, placements, promotion of entrepreneurship and visiting guest speakers will help you to stand out in the job market. Our strong focus on employability flows through all our courses and our graduates have great stories to tell.

We’re proud to be a top 10 UK university for graduate employability (HESA 2020), with 98% of our graduates in, or about to start, employment or further study within 15 months of graduation.

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We understand that studying at Buckinghamshire New University isn’t only about earning a degree. It’s about diving into new experiences, finding and exploring new passions, making new friends, and flourishing in amazing ways.

Our Students’ Union has recently been voted number three in the UK (NSS 2020) and, whatever you’re into, you’ll find a club, society or team to be part of. Not to mention countless other opportunities you can get involved in outside your course, like volunteering, skills workshops and a packed and varied events calendar. Plus, thanks to our Big Deal scheme, all our clubs, societies and activities are free!

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