Cyber Security (MSc/PGDip/PGCert)
Assessment timetable
Please check your assessment timetable with your local examination centre, as the starting times of examinations may differ slightly in different countries and at different centres. Be sure to discuss any queries you have with them in advance of the stated assessment date.
You may have to sit two examinations in one day. If this is the case, you will usually sit one in the morning and one in the afternoon (unless otherwise stated).
October - December study session
CYM010 - Cyber security foundations
Date: Wednesday, 07 January 2026
CYM040 - Applied cryptography
Date: Thursday, 08 January 2026
CYM070 - Application and software security
Date: Friday, 09 January 2026
January - March study session
CYM050 - Network and infrastructure security
Date: Wednesday, 08 April 2026
CYM060 - Computer systems security
Date: Thursday, 09 April 2026
CYM100 - Research methods Research methods for cyber security Final Submissions
Date: Friday, 10 April 2026
CYM010 - Cyber security foundations RESIT
Dtae: Monday, 13 April 2026
CYM020 - Security management and governance RESIT
Date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026
CYM030 - Cybercrime RESIT
Date: Wednesday, 15 April 2026
CYM080 - Security and behaviour change RESIT
Date: Thursday, 16 April 2026
CYM090 - Information privacy RESIT
Date: Friday, 17 April 2026
CYM500 - Project RESIT
Date: Monday, 20 April 2026
April - June study session
CYM010 - Cyber security foundations
Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
CYM020 - Security management and governance
Date: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
CYM090 - Information privacy
Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2026
CYM500 Project (draft report)
Date: Thursday, 16 July 2026
July - September study session
CYM030 - Cybercrime
Date: Monday, 28 September 2026
CYM080 - Security and behaviour change
Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2026
CYM500 - Project (final report)
Date: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
CYM010 - Cyber security foundations RESIT
Date: Thursday, 01 October 2026
CYM040 - Applied cryptography RESIT
Date: Friday, 02 October 2026
CYM050 - Network and infrastructure security RESIT
Date: Monday, 05 October 2026
CYM060 - Computer systems security RESIT
Date: Tuesday, 06 October 2026
CYM070 - Application and software security RESIT
Date: Wednesday, 07 October 2026
CYM100 - Research methods RESIT
Date: Thursday, 08 October 2026