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Cybersecurity

University College Dublin

Course code
F249
Level
Level 9
Award
Postgraduate Diploma (Level 9 NFQ)
Classification
Major
Awarding body
National University of Ireland
Duration
2 years part-time. Delivery: Blended.

Programme summary

This programme is designed to prepare IT professionals for a managerial or technical career in cybersecurity. It will be of value to people working in project/product/systems management, or as software developers or software engineers, as well as those in incident response, tech support or networking, who are looking to move into cybersecurity.

Entry requirements

Minimum a 2.1 honours bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a cognate discipline) or

  • 2:2 honours bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or a cognate discipline) and equivalent (>5 years) industrial experience in software development or software/system security You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage. https://www.ucd.ie/registry/prospectivestudents/admissions/rpl/

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