Networked Communications MSc
Description
Communication Networks, Security and Forensics MSc
Modern communication networks are critical to the smooth-running of modern industrial societies and provide exciting new opportunities for social interaction. Yet due to the diverse forms of network deployments to link humans to vast amounts of data, services and even everyday devices, the motivation is high for selfish and malicious parties to exploit vulnerabilities and circumvent networks for their own gain. Therefore, there is a need for security protection and beyond that a means to detect and trace the perpetrators. The Communication Networks, Security and Forensics MSc programme provides a thorough knowledge of basic principles and techniques required for the design and development of the next generation of networked communication systems, advanced network security mechanisms and fundamentals of applying forensics to analyse network attacks.
This Programme prepares students for rewarding careers in the fast moving networked communications, security and network forensics industries. The modules studied provide students with a clear background to the principles and protocols governing wired and wireless networked communication systems. Subjects studied include network fundamentals, network security, network forensics, quality awareness in networks and a wide variety of different network types, both wired and wireless. Modelling and analysis of networks and their protocols, allowing optimised and robust solutions to be generated, is an important part of the programme and prepares students for careers in network design and development of the next generation of networked communication systems in a hostile environment where selfish and malicious parties exist.
Students will study via a series of lectures and coursework activities which include the application of advanced network simulation. Several of the topics studied are the results of recent research and in some cases involve design techniques and basic theory that have been developed in the School, including research results from the High Speed Networks Research Laboratory.
Students may also work toward a Certificate (80 credits) or Diploma (120 credits).
Taught modules are assessed by examination (75%) and coursework (25%). The final module (100% coursework) is a project, which may be undertaken in the communications research groups at Loughborough, in industry or in a number of European institutions participating in EU exchange programmes.