Data Centre Leadership and Management MA

Postgraduate Degree

Join the global elite of data centre professionals with the world’s only Masters Degree in Data Centre Leadership and Management. This postgraduate course is designed for those seeking advanced leadership and management expertise within data centre environments.

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Key facts about your online degree

How you'll study

This course is studied 100% online

Application deadline

Please contact the CNet team

Course length

Study this course over 3 years

Fees: £18,000

Payment plans available

Start dates

Start in September

Course overview

Delivered in partnership with CNet Training, the leader in technical education for the digital infrastructure industry and an academic partner of Anglia Ruskin University, this is the world’s first and only masters degree in Data Centre Leadership and Management.

Developed in collaboration with industry experts, it provides advanced insight into data centre management, data centre operations management and wider data centre training. The course reflects the complexity of data centre facilities, where professionals must balance evolving technologies, business pressures and environmental expectations.

Content is built around your professional role to ensure learning is directly applicable, drawing on CNet’s experience in data centre operations, leadership and management.

Topics have been selected based on extensive feedback from industry and from experienced data centre professionals who support teaching on the programme. This ensures a highly relevant qualification for those aiming to excel in data centre management and datacentre leadership roles.

Why choose this course?

  • Delivered in partnership with CNet Training, leaders in technical education
  • The world’s first and only Masters in Data Centre Leadership and Management
  • Designed in collaboration with the data centre industry
  • Offers high‑level leadership and management education tailored to the sector
  • Taught by data centre professionals and specialist practitioners
  • Become part of a global elite group of data centre professionals

What you’ll gain

  • Advanced knowledge of data centre management and data centre operations management
  • Leadership and management skills specific to data centre environments
  • Insight into business pressures, technological change and environmental expectations
  • The ability to apply academic learning directly to workplace challenges
  • Industry‑informed understanding from experienced data centre professionals
  • Enhanced capability to contribute to strategic data centre decision‑making

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Course modules and assessments

Modules

Year 1

  • Data Centre Leadership
  • Sustainable Design for High Capacity Data Centres
  • Finance for Decision Making

Year 2

  • Data Centre Infrastructure Management, Security and Disaster Recovery
  • HRM and Organisational Capability Development
  • Decision Making in Critical Services

Year 3

  • Contemporary Issues in Leadership and Management
  • Research Methods for Business and Management
  • Postgraduate Major Project

How you’ll be assessed

Each module is formally assessed.

How you'll study

100% Online study
Dedicated support

Study online and graduate on campus

The Data Centre Leadership and Management Masters is studied primarily online via a learning management system, providing flexibility and complete interaction every step of the way. You will also be supported by the CNet team, specialist academic staff and industry specialists, all with the aim of creating you with an enriched shared learning experience.

Each year there is an optional Bootcamp in Cambridge, UK for those that can attend.

On successful completion of your studies you’ll be invited to attend a graduation ceremony on campus. If attending the ceremony in person is not possible then we’ll arrange to have your certificate sent to you.

Entry requirements

What you’ll need to start this course

This program has been designed for people in leadership and management positions within Data Centre facilities. CNet will consider all applications individually, taking into account each applicant's experience and qualifications.
We encourage you to apply if you currently work in a data centre facility and have at least two years of experience at a middle or senior management level within a data centre environment.
It would be advantageous if you have a first or second class degree from a UK university, or equivalent from an overseas university.
Those applicants for whom English is not a first language will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
As a distance learner, you'll also need a suitable computer with internet connection, together with sufficient IT competence to make effective use our online learning management system (LMS) with high-speed internet and email.
For further details on the registration process please contact the CNet team on +44 (0)1284 767100 or email [email protected] or visit the CNet website.

Fees and Funding

Fees

The full tuition fee for this course is £18,000. The fee is VAT exempt.

The tuition fees you pay each year for the full Masters Degree in Data Centre Leadership and Management will be £6,000. The course is studied over 3 years.

Please email [email protected] to discuss course tuitions fees and funding further.

What our students say

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The course is well rounded and will challenge even the most seasoned data centre managers to expand their leadership skills far beyond their expectations.
John, Data Centre Management Alumni
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The course is extremely rewarding. It’s introduced new ideas to data centre management.
Jennifer, Data Centre Management Alumni

Careers

This course will provide you with the highest specialist qualification available to data centre professionals and forms the elite group of data centre professionals in the world.

If you would like to discuss any details of the masters or other programs that you may benefit from please do contact the CNet team at [email protected] or call +44 (0)1284 767100

Please see The Global Digital Infrastructure Education Framework for other courses that may interest you.

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