BSc (Hons) Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics

Program Overview

The University of Sunderland's Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics program (BSc Hons) equips students with expertise in preserving and extracting digital evidence, exploring the intersection of cybersecurity and forensics, and adopting a preventative approach to cybercrime. Through a combination of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions, students gain hands-on experience and develop skills in programming, cybersecurity, and digital forensics, preparing them for careers in IT management, information analysis, and software development.

Program Outline

Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics via Study Centres (BSc Hons) at the University of Sunderland

Degree Overview:

• Duration:
3 years, full-time
• Mode of study:
Study Centres
• Course code:
CID1523
• Emphasis:
Addresses the needs of cybersecurity and digital forensics professionals.
• Objectives:
Equip students with expertise in the preservation and extraction of digital evidence from computer systems and networks, explore the overlap between cybersecurity and digital forensics, and delve into the preventative approach to cyber crime.

Outline:

• Teaching methods:
Lectures, tutorials, seminars, laboratory sessions.
• Course structure:
• Year 1 (National Level 4):
• Software Engineering (20 credits)
• Computer Systems, Architectures and Networks (20 credits)
• Introduction to Programming (20 credits)
• Full Stack Development (20 credits)
• Specialist Project (20 credits)
• Emerging Technologies (20 credits)
• Year 2 (National Level 5):
• Advanced Programming (20 credits)
• Cyber Security (20 credits)
• Enterprise Project (20 credits)
• Secure Networks (20 credits)
• Digital Forensic Computing Practice (20 credits)
• Virtualisation and Cloud Infrastructure (20 credits)
• Optional placement: Industrial Placement (120 credits)
• Final Year (National Level 6):
• Project (40 credits)
• Cyber Threat Landscape (20 credits)
• Web Application Security (20 credits)
• Digital Forensic Investigations (20 credits)
• Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking (20 credits)

Assessment:

• Assessed coursework, exams, and dissertation.

Teaching:

• Encourages independent study skills and collaboration on group projects.
• Ongoing feedback and consolidation of learning.

Careers:

• Potential careers: Web programmers, IT managers, information analysts, software developers.
• Employing companies: Sage, British Airways, NHS.
• Graduates may also start their own businesses or become software contractors.

Other:

• Students develop e-portfolios showcasing personal progress and technical skills.
• Emphasis on real-world learning and boosting employability.
• Graduates contribute to the workplace with hands-on experience.