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Defend systems and build a cybersecurity career foundation
Online or on campus
Cybersecurity careers reward structured foundations. This graduate certificate builds defensive fluency: threat landscapes, network security architecture, cryptography and access control, governance and risk, and incident response. Labs emphasise practical configuration and analysis skills without assuming prior security certifications. The incident response capstone lab integrates detection, containment and communication. Credits stack toward the MSc Cybersecurity. Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 9 months, and the credit total is 15. Students move from Cybersecurity Foundations & Threat Landscape through Cybersecurity Foundations & Threat Landscape; Network Security & Defensive Architecture; Identity, Cryptography & Access Control; Governance, Risk, Compliance & Security Policy; Incident Response Capstone Lab, and finish on Incident Response Capstone Lab. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students map one named system, write a threat model, and specify the controls that would stop the most likely path. Reading is control catalogues, incident write-ups, and a short technical standard. The artefact a marker expects is a defensive design with a test plan and a statement of residual risk. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Analyse threats and prioritise defensive controls Design layered network security architectures Apply access control and cryptographic controls correctly Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Designed for IT professionals and career switchers with technical curiosity. Complements the BSc Cybersecurity pathway for degree holders seeking a shorter postgraduate credential before a full MSc.
Faculty spotlight
Industry CERT and security architecture practitioners co-teach labs with academic cybersecurity faculty.
Study online
Online tuition is free. Online examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored.
On-campus study
Prefer to learn at our London campus? Campus tuition is published on each programme page. All examinations are 100% free of charge.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| CY401 | Cybersecurity Foundations & Threat Landscape Cybersecurity Foundations & Threat Landscape (CY401) is a course on Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| CY402 | Network Security & Defensive Architecture Network Security & Defensive Architecture (CY402) is a course on Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| CY403 | Identity, Cryptography & Access Control Identity, Cryptography & Access Control (CY403) is a course on Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| CY404 | Governance, Risk, Compliance & Security Policy Governance, Risk, Compliance & Security Policy (CY404) is a course on Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| CY405 | Incident Response Capstone Lab Incident Response Capstone Lab (CY405) is a course on Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| CY581 | The asset and the threat The asset and the threat (CY581) is a course on Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| CY582 | An access control An access control (CY582) is a course on Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| CY583 | A log and what it shows A log and what it shows (CY583) is a course on Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 9 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Haverton. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Haverton University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
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