Bachelor of Science - Cyber Security

This course aims to enable you to identify security risks and preventative measures in technological solutions. You will learn the basic principles and practice of collecting computer data as evidence of computer crime and how systems operate in terms of their software and hardware infrastructure. Based on this you will learn how to manage such systems as a system administrator specialising in ensuring security. Your knowledge will be further developed to give you a good appreciation of security issues and the steps organisations need to take to protect themselves from security breaches and crime. We have a rich mix of knowledge ranging from software development for different types of system through to hardware aspects such as networking. This involves many uses of computing and considers all aspects including security and management. Our knowledge is built up and maintained through our wealth of industrial experience, our industrial links and our research activity.

Career Path

Graduate careers include Cybersecurity Analyst, Information Security Specialist, Security Administrator, Penetration Tester (Ethical Hacker), Incident Response Analyst, Security Engineer, Security Architect, Cloud Security Engineer, Digital Forensics Examiner, Network Security Engineer, Cryptographer, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, IoT Security Specialist, IT Auditor, Cybersecurity Policy Analyst, Compliance Officer, Risk Analyst, Cybersecurity Consultant, Information Security Officer, Security Operations Center (SOC) Manager, Cybersecurity Trainer, Curriculum Developer, Awareness Coordinator.