Applied Cyber Security (Including Foundation Year)

University of South Wales
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time 4 Years Computer scienceSoftware engineering

A-Level Entry

EE

About this course

Kickstart your career with expert cyber security education working on real-world cyber security projects while gaining hugely valuable skills and experience, with the added opportunity to undertake specialist certification. With increasing disruption to our critical systems and personal data, we need highly skilled cyber security graduates now more than ever.

You’ll be joining us in learning how to defend our communities from cybercrime through our multi-award-winning National Cyber Security Academy, which features cutting edge learning environments including a CISCO Networking Academy, Secure Operations Centre, and Digital Forensics Laboratory. Focusing on a range of cyber topics such as system security, digital forensic investigation, and risk & governance, you’ll gain a broad range of cyber security skills in an authentic, hands-on environment, with the opportunity to work towards being a Certified Cyber Ops Associate, before specialising in either digital forensics or security.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades EE
BTEC PPP

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

5244 Computer system and equipment installers and servicers
2139 Information technology professionals
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2135 Cyber security professionals
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
3131 IT operations technicians

Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Newport
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Computer science, Software engineering