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Please help me choose: Information/Cyber Security courses

Hi,

I have been reading TSR as a guest for quite some time now and decided to join in and participate as well.

I am looking at a course in cyber security or information/network security starting this September and have already applied to a few universities and received offer letters.
However, I am very confused as to which one to choose!

I will write down the names of the universities and the courses and a little of my own thoughts. Please help me decide as I have no clue about any of them!

Warwick Cyber Security and Management http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/education/wmgmasters/courses/csm/

- I really like the course content and Warwick is supposed to be an excellent uni, but I am wondering how good their IT department is?


Manchester Computer Security MSc
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taughtdegrees/courses/bysubject/course/?code=08343&pg=2

- Again, I think Manchester is supposed to be excellent at IT but some people told me their course content is a little outdated?


York MSc in Cyber Security
http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught-courses/msc-cybersecurity/

- Not many people have anything good to say about York, but I think it looks fine. Thoughts?


Kent Networks and Security MSc
http://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/subjects/computing/networks-and-security-msc

- I understand its lower ranked and smaller but how is the teaching/place?


Essex MSc Computer Security
http://www.essex.ac.uk/coursefinder/course_details.aspx?course=MSC+G49312

- Again, even smaller but seems to be very proactive.


Bristol Internet Technologies with Security

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/2012/prog_details/ENGF/845

- I like Bristol, the uni and the place. The only thing is that the course content doesn't completely match what I was looking for. Thoughts?


Royal Holloway Info Security
http://www.isg.rhul.ac.uk/msc/info


- Amazing course content and is supposed to be the best in InfoSec. However, the uni itself doesn't seem like a good place to be and not too many people have much to say about it, or say anything good about it.


The problem is. I want to go to a uni which has a decent course and content but also where I will be happy and there will be a fair amount of social outings as well.

Out of all of these, can someone please rank them and tell me their opinions?

Thanks a lot!
(edited 11 years ago)
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phil11
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Hello,What did you choose mate? I have the same problem, I don't know what to choose.Thank you!
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astro994
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hey,
what have you both chosen, I'm in the same boat.

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