Cyber Security with Foundation - BSc (Hons)
Foundation degree
In Birmingham
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Want to study a Cyber Security degree? Cyber Security with a Foundation Year ensures you will develop a range of academic and technical skills relevant to cyber security.
The Foundation Year course option enables you to study for our BSc (Hons) degree over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four). The Foundation Certificate provides a broad study programme that underpins the follow-on degree. In order to progress to the next year of your degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all of the modules of the Foundation Certificate..
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About this course
The BSc Cyber Security course is designed to equip you with state-of-the-art technical knowledge, intellectual know-how, management capabilities and practical skills that will enable you to succeed in meeting the cyber security challenges facing modern organisations. In the 21st century, data has become a necessary commodity, which has value in isolation and more so when viewed as a larger data set for trends and habits. Data is key to the functioning of modern business and the protection of this data is key to the ongoing success of the digital economy.
OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
It will also allow you to become more involved in University life by delivering, leading and supporting many aspects of the learning experience, from administration to research and mentoring roles.
BB or 80 UCAS tariff points from A/AS Level with a minimum of 2 A Levels
GCSE
GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C/4 or above/li
Equivalent level 2 qualifications can be accepted.
Must have been achieved at the point of enrolment
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Subjects
- Systems
- Fundamental
- Mathematics
- Academic
- Personal Study
- Skills
- Fundamentals
- Application
- Design
- Practice
- Foundations
- Programming
Course programme
- Fundamental Mathematics
- Academic and Personal Study Skills
- Audio / Video Fundamentals
- Web Application Design
- Independent Practice
- Foundations of Programming
- Computer Systems
- Computer Forensic Fundamentals
- Applied Operating Systems
- Computer Programming
- Mathematics for Computing
- Network Fundamentals
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Software Security
- System Security Attacks and Defences
- Computer Forensics Tools and Technique
- Cyber Security Operations
- Networking Technologies
- The English Legal System and IT Law
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Individual Honours Project
- Ethical Hacking
- Advanced Cyber Security Operation
- Network and Internetwork Forensics
- Cloud Computing
In order to complete this course, you must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits).
- Group Integrated Master’s Project
- Information Security Management
- eDiscovery and Data Analytics
- Industrial control systems security
- Advanced Techniques in Digital Forensics
Additional information
Study mode: Full Time (4 years)
UK Students
Mode - Full Time
Duration - 4 years
Fees - £9,250 per year
International Students
Mode - Full Time
Duration - 4 years
Fees - £13,200 per year
Cyber Security with Foundation - BSc (Hons)