The MProfStuds is a masters degree with a professional focus. It can be a useful way to continue your postgraduate study if you already have a masters degree. Programme highlights Provides insight into how to design, plan and manage a secure IT infrastructure. Brings together a range of expertise to provide a unique combination of courses, covering topics like the Identification of vulnerabilities within a network, Physical security and surveillance, and governance and risk analysis. Projects are supervised by research staff and can be related to real world problems in industry. The demand for digital security specialists is soaring in New Zealand. Worldwide, the demand for security specialists far outstrips the supply. This gap is likely to persist for a decade or more, because IT systems are increasingly exposed to major risks of disruption and compromise, because it takes years for anyone to gain the technical and business knowledge required to mitigate digital security risks, and because there are not many well-qualified educational providers in this field. The Digital Security programme brings together the University’s strengths in Computer Science, Information Systems and Operations Management, and Software Engineering. Graduates of the programme will learn the fundamentals of secure IT design, planning, and management. This credential will be very attractive to commercial and governmental employers. The newly-hired graduate will use their foundational knowledge to rapidly gain the practical skills and expertise of a competent digital security professional. The specialisation covers the following topics: Identification of vulnerabilities within a network Physical security and surveillance Network infrastructure and protocols Governance, policies, standards, information assurance, and risk analysis Authentication and access control Programme structure The Master of Professional Studies in Digital security is a taught masters programme which can be taken full-time or can take up to four years part-time. Courses are offered at the City campus during the standard University of Auckland semester period. Courses can be selected from: 60 points from COMPSCI 725, 726, COMPSCI 727, INFOSYS 727 30 points from COMPSCI 702, 705, 720, 732, 742, INFOSYS 720, 726, 730, 737, 750, 751 30 points from COMPSCI 791 Dissertation Note that eight courses is a normal full-time course load. Career opportunities Graduates of the programme will have a unique combination of skills in digital safety design, planning and management. Cyber security specialists are increasingly in demand world-wide, and career opportunities are found in any company that relies heavily on its information systems, including financial services, governmental services, retail, healthcare and even primary producers such as Fonterra. Possible jobs include positions as Information Security Analyst, Senior Security Specialist, Security Operations Analyst or Network Support Engineer.