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BSc (Hons) Cyber Security (with foundation year)

Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

You'll develop the practical skills and knowledge in programming, maths, and engineering that will get you off to a flying start when you move on to BSc (Hons) Cyber Security in your second year.

Protecting organizations from cyber-attacks is a valuable skill and graduates are highly sought after and it’s one we’ll prepare you for.

You’ll explore how to detect and identify security risks before building on this by developing your preventative measures – all with plenty of opportunities to test your solutions in our industry-standard facilities.

General Eligibility

For UK students:

  • 72 UCAS Tariff points from up to three A-levels or equivalent qualifications

  • GCSE Maths grade B / 6 and English grade C / 4

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

  • Introductory Mathematics (20 credit points)

  • Computational Mathematics (20 cp)

  • Introduction to Programming (20 cp)

  • Foundation Engineering (20 cp)

  • Practical and Professional Skills (40 cp)

2 Year 2

  • Foundations of Computing Technology and Programming (20 cp)

  • Essential Skills (20 cp)

  • Systems Programming (20 cp)

  • Systems Technology (20 cp)

  • Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) (20 cp)

  • Professional Development for Industry (20 cp)

3 Year 3

  • Network Design and Administration (20 cp)

  • Cyber Security (20 cp)

  • Distributed Network Architectures and Operating Systems (20 cp)

  • Information Security (20 cp)

  • Practical Project Management and Professional Development (20 cp)

4 Year 4

  • Project (40 cp)

  • Security in Practice (20 cp)

  • Digital Investigations (20 cp)

  • Advanced Topics in Cyber Security (20 cp)

Choose one of the following modules:

  • Service-centric and Cloud Computing (20 cp)

  • Internet of Things (20 cp)

  • Business Analysis (20 cp)

  • Information Systems Management (20 cp)

  • Communicating Science and Technology (20 cp)

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