Teaching and assessment will be fully delivered online, with the exception of Cyber Security which requires on-campus teaching for certain modules.  Online learning will be delivered through a mixture of self-directed study and practice materials.

Courses will require approximately 16-24 hours of study effort each week for most students in order to complete the programme by March 2021.

Applications will close on Friday 4 December 2020 at 12pm. We would encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. The courses will start in January 2021 with the bulk of teaching completed by the end of March 2021.  Assessment activities will follow-thereafter. 

If you are seeking to continue with your professional development you will have the opportunity to self-fund progression to the full Master’s subject to meeting the academic requirements for progression.

These courses are open to applicants resident in Northern Ireland. Admission is not open to applicants from outside Northern Ireland.

The admission criteria for entry onto the programme is normally an Honours degree or above, or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University.

Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements may be considered for admission under Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL). When completing your online application you will be asked for a degree transcript; in place of that please submit the two RPEL forms below along with a copy of your current CV. 

Specific entry requirements for each course can be found on the specific course pages.

Socioeconomic requirements:

The course is specifically targeted towards people who have been directly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The following list indicates the criteria which you must evidence that you meet in order to be eligible for a funded place on the course:

• Unemployed since 1 March 2020 – evidence: redundancy notice or recent welfare benefit  
• Furloughed – evidence: provide confirmation from employer
• Economically Inactive and partner furloughed, unemployed or on reduced earnings as a result of impact of COVID-19 – evidence: confirmation from employer; benefit/grant application/HMRC scheme application
• Self-employed and income affected by COVID-19 – evidence: benefit/Self Employed Income Support application/ signed personal statement (to include: Your full name and your date of birth; Assertion that you are currently self-employed indicating the duration of your period of self-employment i.e. date that you became self-employed; Brief account of the impact that COVID has had on your income since March 2020). At the bottom of the statement, please include the following: “I hereby certify that the information provided here is true and correct.” Ensure to sign and date the personal statement.
• Recent graduate unable to secure employment in their chosen field since graduation will be considered on the individual merit of their application – evidence: benefit/grant application/HMRC scheme application.

If you are unable to provide evidence that you meet the socioeconomic requirements by the application deadline, your application will not be considered.