Program Overview

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Overview

Develop the skills you need for a career as a cyber security professional, working in a rapidly growing and vitally important industry.

The BSc (Hons) Computer Science for Cyber Security blends core computer science disciplines with specialist areas of cyber security such as:

cryptography

security technologies

computer communications and networks

electronic business

If you enjoy solving problems, are innovative and creative, and have a passionate interest in technology this programme is tailor made for you. Our graduates make a positive impact on society, not only through preventing and reducing cyber security attacks, but by applying the wide-ranging skills developed on this programme in other areas of information technology.

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This programme shares a common first year with our other Computer Science programmes, allowing you to transfer before the start of the second year if you feel an alternative course suits your emerging interests or career aspirations better.

The BSc (Hons) in Computer Science for Cyber Security draws on our outstanding research strengths and expertise. Our

Department of Computer Science

is one of the longest established in the UK, and we have a strong heritage within the subject.

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Professional accreditation

Accredited by the

BCS

, The Chartered Institute for IT on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for a Chartered Engineer.