BSc Cyber Security (Study Abroad)
Entry requirements
A level: AAA. This should include Mathematics grade A or Computer Science grade A. Applicants with these subjects at A level will be considered for a lower overall offer. IB: 36 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in Computer Science HL or Mathematics HL (either analysis and approaches or applications and interpretations)
About this course
BSc Hons in Cyber Security (Study Abroad), a computer science degree focusing on secure digital systems, penetration testing, and network architectures. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The course features a compulsory third year spent studying abroad at an approved international partner university, and concludes with a substantial individual project on a cyber security topic in the final year. The first year builds technical foundations through compulsory modules such as Designing Software Systems, Digital Systems, Fundamentals of Computer Science, and Software Development, alongside optional choices in DevOps and probability. The second year progresses into specialized security topics with compulsory modules including Cyber Security Group Project, HCI: Designing for People, Networks and Systems, Secure Data and Systems, and Applied Security Methods, complemented by options like Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Computing. The fourth year advances into specialized security domains through compulsory modules such as Secure Artificial Intelligence, Secure Cyber Physical Systems, Secure Distributed Systems, and Third Year Project (Cyber Security), while optional modules allow further study in areas like Advanced Programming, Computer Vision, and Quantum Computing.
Modules
- Designing Software Systems
- Digital Systems
- Fundamentals of Computer Science
- Software Development
- Contemporary Topics in Computing
- DevOps
- Matrices and Calculus
- Probability and Statistics
- Cyber Security Group Project
- HCI: Designing for People
- Networks and Systems
- Secure Data and Systems
- Applied Security Methods
- Artificial Intelligence
- Concurrent and Parallel Systems
- Extended Reality
- Internet Applications
- Algorithms
- Data Engineering
- Operating Systems
- Sustainable Computing
- Study Abroad
- Secure Artificial Intelligence
- Secure Cyber Physical Systems
- Secure Distributed Systems
- Third Year Project (Cyber Security)
- Advanced Networking
- Advanced Programming
- Computer Science Education
- Computer Vision
- Digital Health
- Distributed Systems
- Embedded Systems
- Languages and Compilation
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Quantum Computing