Cyber Security, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Businesses depend on robust cyber security to safeguard critical systems and outpace cybercriminals, as viruses, attacks, and hacking threaten software integrity and sensitive data. Our BSc (Hons) Cyber Security degree equips graduates with high-demand skills, offering practical experience via industry partnerships, such as internships with Staffordshire Police’s High Tech Crime Unit and access to Offensive Security resources. The program emphasizes hands-on learning in a dedicated Cyber Lab, covering ethical hacking, networking, programming, data analytics, machine learning, regulations, and ethics.Students can pursue certifications in EnCase, Microsystemation XRY, Cellebrite UFED, and EC-Council ethical hacking, using tools identical to those in law enforcement. Accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, the course includes modules like Algorithms and Programming Concepts (Year 1), Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking (Year 2), a Year 3 placement, and advanced topics such as Cryptography and AI (Year 4), ensuring a qualification meeting national standards.

Year 1 Compulsory modules: Algorithms and Programming Concepts; Cloud and Cyber; Computer Architecture and Operating Systems Design; Data and Distributed Systems; Networks and Communications; Software Development Year 2 Compulsory modules: Cloud Infrastructure and Design; Cyber Security; Data Analytics; Digital Forensics Fundamentals; Ethical Hacking; Professional Practice and Project Management Year 3: Placement Year 4 Compulsory modules: Cryptography and AI; Dissertation; Low-level, Hardware and Lot Security; Negotiated Studies; Network and Infrastructure Security