MSc Cybersecurity & Cloud Defense (Dual Award)
Dual UK Master's Degree (2 Diplomas) — Conferred jointly with IU International University of Applied Sciences (EU) & Coventry University (UK)
Conferred under the Polish Law on Higher Education with European ECTS Diploma Supplement.
ApplyAcademic Overview
Comprehensive dual Master of Science focusing on zero-trust architectures, ethical penetration testing, cloud incident response, and cyber governance. Students earn 2 independent accredited diplomas with a 60% / 40% international credit split. MSc Cybersecurity & Cloud Defense (Dual Award) is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 180. Students move from Threat modelling through Threat modelling; Defensive architecture; Incident response; Security project; Threat modelling (MSC-D202); Defensive architecture (MSC-D203), and finish on Incident response (MSC-D301). 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: Two independent postgraduate degrees validating advanced offensive and defensive cyber capabilities Hands-on virtual cyber range scenarios simulating live ransomware and APT defense Mapped to industry standards (NIST CSF, ISO/IEC 27001, and UK NCSC guidelines) 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.
The degree is awarded directly by IU International University of Applied Sciences, seated in Warsaw, Poland. Studies are conducted in full alignment with Polish and European academic standards.
Curriculum & Core Modules
The curriculum comprises 180 ECTS credits structured across progressive academic modules:
Threat modelling
Defensive architecture
Incident response
Security project
Threat modelling (MSC-D202)
Defensive architecture (MSC-D203)
Incident response (MSC-D301)
Teaching & Assessment Methodology
Online Pathway
Asynchronous learning via the university LMS, digital library access, faculty-led virtual seminars, and proctored online assessments.
Warsaw Campus Pathway
In-person lectures, tutorial seminars, and laboratory sessions at Prosta 20, Warsaw, with full campus facility access.
Career Trajectories
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Cloud Security Lead Architect
- Cyber Threat Intelligence Lead
- Lead Incident Responder
European Campus & Academic Facilities
Seated at Prosta 20 in Warsaw, IU International University of Applied Sciences offers state-of-the-art academic lecture halls, digital research repositories, and vibrant collegiate spaces for both on-campus and international distance scholars.
Main academic building at Prosta 20, Warsaw.
Collegiate courtyard and research study spaces.
Academic facilities and faculty laboratory suites.
Degree Recognition, NAWA & EDINAC Accreditation
Degrees from IU International University of Applied Sciences are awarded under the statutory framework of the Republic of Poland and the European Bologna Process (ECTS). Qualification transparency and international academic mobility are supported within the framework of NAWA (Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange) and European ENIC-NARIC networks. Furthermore, the university holds Tier 1 Full International Accreditation from EDINAC (Ref: EIAC/QA/PL/2000-IU) with immutable cryptographic diploma verification on edinac.org.