Why study Cryptography? This field will empower you to play a lead role in the technical heart of cyber security - the security of data at rest and in transit, through modern and emerging cryptographic techniques. If you're keen to work in cutting-edge areas such as quantum algorithms and quantum computing, team up with world-leading agencies to tackle big cyber security challenges, or pursue security roles in the public and private sectors - this field will give you skills and confidence to make it happen.