Cybercrime MA
Facts about Cybercrime
| Qualification | MA (minor field combination only) |
|---|---|
| Application route | This course is a minor combination with the following option: Criminology with Cybercrime MA |
| Duration | Full time: 1 year Part time: 2 years |
| Attendance | To be confirmed |
| Assessment | Essays, case study and research reports |
| Course structure | |
Choose Kingston's Cybercrime MA
The Cybercrime MA (minor field) at Kingston provides prospective students with the rare opportunity to study an emergent discipline.
The globalisation of the World Wide Web has given rise to new opportunities in fields as diverse as business, entertainment, and education. However, the internet also possesses intrinsic disadvantages, and one of these major disadvantages is cybercrime.
Cybercrime is a comparatively new subject area within criminology and this course seeks to examine the increasing use of computer technology for criminal activity.
What will you study?
The course programme is designed to appeal to those already involved in information technology investigation and security, those wanting to follow such a career path, and those who wish to develop their understanding and application of cybercrime and security issues.
Prospective students will study two principal subject areas (modules): Cybercrime: Histories, Forms, and Contexts and Internet Risk: Security, Law, and Regulation. These contexts will be used to critically explore cybercrime within the domestic, European, and international spheres. Course content will include cybercrime and globalisation, internet fraud, malicious use of the internet, cyber-terrorism, intellectual property theft, and the use of the internet for victimisation.
Topical case studies will be introduced to examine professional, political, and public awareness of cybercrime as a social problem, alongside increasing media coverage of high profile cases, such as the Gary Mackinnon extradition saga and the Wikileaks scandal.
Course structure
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
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