This programme aims to produce graduates with critical understanding of information governance and assurance, combined with technology risk management practices. Students will learn how to explore the threat landscape and develop countermeasures for cybersecurity attacks
This programme aims to produce graduates with critical understanding of information governance and assurance, combined with technology risk management practices.
Students will learn how to explore the threat landscape and develop countermeasures for cybersecurity attacks. Students also study security for the Internet of Things (IoT) and the security concepts and technologies used in mobile devices.
The overall aims of the programmes are to:
Develop student's knowledge of the complex body of knowledge related to the cybersecurity discipline and develop their intellectual ability for abstract analysis and synthesis at the level for postgraduate research.
Produce graduates who can make reasoned, critical decisions for selecting or implementing appropriate cybersecurity solutions to solve complex real-world problems.
Produce graduates with sufficient technical and inter-personal skills to make an immediate contribution to their chosen profession in cybersecurity.
Enable students to acquire cognitive and critical reflection skills to equip them for a research career within the School's research groups.
Graduates can expect to be employed in one of the increasing number of sectors needing cybersecurity specialists, such as the defence industry, financial industry, telecommunications, and health sector.
Entry Requirements:
Applicants must be of age 18 and above and possess one of the following entrance requirements:
A minimum 2:2 Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent international qualifications
OR
A degree in any discipline with relevant work experience
OR
Mature Candidates 30 years and above with 8 years of relevant work experience
Note: All applications are subject to University's approval.
English Language Requirements
A minimum grade C6 in English at GCE "O" Level
OR
IELTS score of 6.0 (with no element below 5.5)
OR
MDIS Professional Certificate in English
OR
Pass the MDIS Placement Test
OR
Equivalent
Founded in 1956, the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) is one of Singapore’s oldest not-for-profit professional institutes for lifelong learning.
MDIS has two main subsidiaries: Management Development Institute of Singapore Pte Ltd which oversees its Singapore academic operations, and MDIS International Pte Ltd which focuses on MDIS’ globalisation strategy.
MDIS offers internationally-accredited courses in Business and Management, Engineering, Fashion and Design, Health and Nursing, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Languages and Education, Life Sciences, Media and Communications, Psychology, Tourism and Hospitality Management, and Safety and Environmental Management.
These programmes are offered in collaboration with renowned universities in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. MDIS also has set a proven track record of preparing students to excel in the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Ordinary and Advanced Level), Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and Cambridge International Lower Secondary, through its comprehensive preparatory courses
Award and Certification
MDIS is EduTrust certified, attesting to its exemplary education and business excellence standards. The institute was first awarded the certification in 2010 – subsequently renewed it for four years in 2014, 2018 and 2023. MDIS was also one of the first Private Education Institutions (PEIs) to be registered under the Enhanced Registration Framework.
The institute achieved a double win at the Singapore Prestige Brand Award (SPBA); it was one of four winners as well as the overall winner of the SPBA - Heritage Brands 2018.
In 2017, MDIS was ranked 4th for the Enterprise 50 Award for its contributions in spurring Singapore’s economy. In 2019, MDIS had successfully transited from Singapore Service Class to Singapore Quality Class (Service) and is honoured to be one of the winners for the Corporate Merit Award at the Biennial Singapore Health Award.
Continuing with its long-standing tradition of giving back to society, the MDIS Education Trust Fund (inaugurated in 1999) supports deserving students facing financial difficulties in pursuing their education in Singapore.
To date, MDIS has awarded more than 8,000 scholarships and bursaries totalling S$6.3 million. The institute also actively supports several charities and provides community assistance, in reaching out to the young, elderly, and disabled
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