This Master of Science in Industrial Networks & Cybersecurity is designed to meet the needs of companies in traditional manufacturing, smart manufacturing companies and those engaged in Industry 4.0.

The aim of the programme is to widen and enhance the existing skills of learners who typically have existing Operations Technology (OT) skills, and supplement these with a strong, skills-based, knowledge of industrial networking and Cybersecurity.

Graduates will acquire skills to bridge the gap between the manufacturing operations and the business and will gain a range of skills, techniques and approaches to equip them to best develop and protect the network and the processes in the manufacturing zone.

The aim of the programme is to develop theoretical and applied skills to allow graduates to work in operations, often with a close relationship to the IT manager and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), with a specific focus on the Industrial Networks and the Cybersecurity aspects of it.

What subjects will I study?

Industrial Control Systems
Advanced Industrial Automation
Programming I & II
Industrial Networks I & II
Cybersecurity I & II
Research Methods for Engineering
Dissertation (Engineering)
Work-based Project
Professional Development

Special Features

Students will learn about Industrial Control and Automation Systems (ICAS), Programming, Industrial Networks and Cybersecurity. To promote engagement with industry and raise awareness of technical advances, this programme combines blended learning with a work-based project, to build bridges between understanding and commercial application.

Study & Career Opportunities

Work and collaborate with COO and CISO, operations engineers, IT engineers as well as vendors and information security consultants.
Analyse, design, interpret performance data, pinpoint improvement strategies, and understand network and the cyber security cybersecurity threat landscape.
Develop the skill and technical knowledge to be the focal point within the industrial operations team for networks and cybersecurity.

Successful graduates of this programme may apply to undertake a PhD at SETU Carlow or other third-level institutions.

Potential employment opportunities include:

Security architect
Penetration tester
Network engineer
CISO
Security engineer
Security auditor
Information security forensic expert
Incident responder
Vulnerability assessor