Digital Trust, Society and Security MSc

Year of entry: 2025

Course length: 12 months Full-Time

About the course

Digital technologies are rapidly reshaping society, offering innovative opportunities for connection and efficiency, but also posing significant risks such as data exploitation, misinformation, and digital inequalities. The MSc Digital Trust, Society and Security introduces trust as a crucial factor in understanding and addressing these challenges.

Our interdisciplinary programme combines theoretical perspectives on the digital society with practical responses to risks, leveraging expertise in criminology, computer science, and sociology to provide a comprehensive understanding of digital transformation.

Through innovative teaching methods like technology-rich learning spaces, flipped classrooms, and guest lectures from diverse experts, students develop a holistic grasp of the digital environment and acquire academic, personal, and professional skills to prepare them for leadership roles across sectors addressing the complex challenges of our digital age.

We revise our fees each academic year. For up-to-date fees information for 2025 entry, please visit our website.

You'll gain insights from Criminology, Computer Science, Sociology, and other fields, giving you a comprehensive understanding of the digital society.

Engage in active learning with real-world data and scenarios, allowing you to collaborate and apply theoretical concepts in practical ways.

Our graduates are among the most targeted by top UK employers

(High Fliers 2024)

Compulsory Units

Core Issues in Digital Trust and Security
Understanding Digital Society
Digital Markets and Trust
Online Harms
MSc Dissertation

Optional Units

Advanced Theoretical Criminology
Qualitative Research Methods
Data Analysis with R & RStudio
Network Security
Cyber Threat and Risk Governance and Management

These are examples of units offered in 2023/24 and are subject to change.

See the full list of units and find out more on the full course profile >

Where will your degree take you?

Our Criminology degrees allow you to develop a variety of highly transferable skills, including analytical, research, problem-solving and communication skills, which are in high demand for a wide variety of different roles.

Our graduates go on to work for local or central government and criminal justice agencies, in NGOs, and in pressure groups and think tanks, amongst other exciting career paths. Another popular route is academia and research at Manchester or at another top university.

Prerna Meshram

MA Criminology

"When I came across the programme website, I was quite taken aback with the fees, the professors, and the modules the university provided. I was looking for modules such as Understanding Violence, Crime Mapping and Data Analysis across the UK but could not find them anywhere else. I was lucky to find every module I wanted at Manchester and the professor’s expertise is something that motivated me to apply. I loved every aspect of being a student because when I was struggling academically or mentally there was always support available which makes you feel safe and assured."