BSc Computer Science and Cyber Security
Entry requirements
A level: AAA including Maths or AAB including Maths and Computer Science IB: 37 (6,6,6 HL) including HL Maths or 35 (6,6,5) including HL Maths and Computer Science BTEC: BTEC Level 3 Extended National Diploma: D*DD plus A level Maths at Grade A BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: D*D plus A level Maths at Grade A BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades AA including Maths Preferred BTEC: Computing, IT
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and Cyber Security, a computer science and software engineering degree focused on technical protection, software development, and modern computing systems. Core topics include Programming, Systems Design, Computer Architecture, Project Management, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Entrepreneurship, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. This British Computer Society-accredited (BCS) course shares its first two years with the general computer science pathway, and includes an optional professional placement year. The first year introduces fundamental concepts through modules such as Introduction to Programming and Databases, Computer Systems and Low-level Programming, Operating Systems, Networks, Security, and Object Oriented Programming. The second year builds technical competence via Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Team Projects, Mobile Application Development, and Web Systems: Security, Architecture, Development. The final year concentrates on specialist security subjects, featuring compulsory modules like Cyber Security Project, Advanced Networking, Cyber Risk Management, Human Factors and Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, and Applied Cryptography. Students can also tailor their studies by choosing from optional modules spanning Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Project Management, and Data Mining and Machine Learning.
Modules
- Introduction to Programming and Databases
- Computer Systems and Low-level Programming
- Operating Systems, Networks, Security
- Logic for Computer Science
- Fundamentals of Software Engineering
- Mathematics for Computer Science
- Introduction to Algorithms
- Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
- Object Oriented Programming
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Professional Training Preparation
- Team Projects
- Formal Languages, Theory of Computation, and Applications
- Software Engineering: Practices and Principles
- Computer Graphics
- Mobile Application Development
- Web Systems: Security, Architecture, Development
- Cyber Security Project
- Advanced Networking
- Cyber Risk Management
- Human Factors and Cyber Security
- Digital Forensics
- Applied Cryptography
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
- Agent-Based Systems
- Algorithm Analysis
- Cloud Computing
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Distributed Systems
- Computer Animation
- Project Management
- Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning
- Robotics
- Advanced Artificial Intelligence Systems
- Data Mining and Machine Learning
- Cryptography and Network Security
- Computer Vision
- Studies in Science and Mathematics Education