- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 1 year master degree
- Field
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
Program overview
A master degree in cryptography, covering symmetric and public key cryptosystems, cryptanalysis, protocol design, applied number theory and a substantial technical project.
Cryptography is among the most mathematically demanding courses in this catalogue, and unusually for the subject it accepts Duolingo at 105.
Master of Science - Cryptography is taught at the University of London Met, a public university in England with full degree awarding powers. Because the cryptography masters is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after you finish. No job offer or sponsor is needed for the cryptography masters, but you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. Your student visa covers the length of the cryptography masters plus a short period afterwards. UK rules from January 2024 bar a dependant partner or child on taught courses, so the cryptography masters does not support a family move.
Admission to Master of Science - Cryptography requires a completed bachelor degree or equivalent at 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the cryptography masters is recorded at GBP 20,000. London Met charges no application fee, and London Met charges no application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the cryptography masters . The cryptography masters lists two entry windows, the earliest in 2027. Apply Study Visa manages your the cryptography masters application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree or equivalent, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 72 with reading 18, writing 17, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 59 in every component; or the Duolingo English Test at 105, which London Met does accept.
- Application and deposit: London Met charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: London Met applies an India Bright Futures Scholarship worth GBP 5,000 to eligible Indian students automatically, with no separate application form. You apply for the course as normal and the award appears on your offer if you qualify. Confirm the figure on that offer rather than assuming it, and check the eligibility conditions for your intake before budgeting around it.
- Additional requirement: London living costs and the UKVI maintenance requirement are both higher than for study elsewhere in Britain. Budget for the London figure rather than the national one.
- Work rights: the cryptography masters is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. No dependant may accompany you on a taught course.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Cryptographer: security and financial firms
- Security Engineer: technology companies
- Security Researcher: institutes and industry
- Blockchain Developer: financial technology
- Security Architect: after experience
- Doctoral Candidate: after this degree
Reality check: this course assumes real mathematical maturity, particularly in number theory and algebra, so assess that honestly before applying.
About London Metropolitan University - Holloway
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- World rank
- #1153
- Established
- 2002
- Reference No.
- 10004048
