Cyber Security & Digital Forensics, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

This degree provides essential investigative skills, tools, and techniques for cyber security and digital forensics. You will acquire hands-on experience with modern tools for developing, maintaining, and designing secure systems, including modules such as Penetration Testing and Ethical Vulnerability Scanning, Computer Forensics, and Information Security. The program covers the security requirements of networks, users, and applications, along with forensic methods for evidence collection and preservation. It also addresses legal, social, ethical, and professional issues in security and forensics.Key aspects include building expertise in computer and organisational security, computer crime, and evidence collection methods. The course enables critical evaluation of security systems and is accredited by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, with the University of Greenwich as an academic partner of The Council for Registered Ethical Security Testers (CREST). Modules and assessments are detailed on the university website.