Applied Cyber Security (Including Foundation Year)
University of South WalesApplied Cyber Security (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of South Wales, based in Newport, taught full-time over 4 years. 79% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey. Typical A-level entry is EE.
A-Level Entry
EE
Typical offer · UCAS
Student Satisfaction
79.08%
NSS · Office for Students
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.
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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
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ