Cyber Security (professional placement year)

Learn to protect critical IT systems and become a highly employable expert with our Cyber Security degree.

- Develop essential skills in cyber security and computer forensics in order to detect, defend and counteract cybersecurity threats.

- Design security measures and policies that can help protect businesses, individuals and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.

- Build the knowledge, analytical mindset and problem-solving skills you need to launch a career in cyber security.

As businesses and the public sector increasingly generate and rely on data to function in today’s interconnected digital economy, they need strong cyber security professionals who can enhance cyber resilience, help prevent cyber attacks and mitigate the economic impact of cybercrime, both in the UK and worldwide.

This hands-on Cyber Security course aims to equip you with the knowledge, technical competencies and out-of-the-box thinking skills needed to meet the cyber security demands of the information age.

You’ll learn to identify and mitigate cyber threats using a range of investigative techniques, systems, policies, sources of cyber intelligence and response strategies.

Cyber attacks will continue to evolve and increase. We teach you how to think like your adversaries – a mindset that will leave you better prepared for the threats of tomorrow.

More about the Professional Placement Year
A Professional Placement Year (PPY), traditionally known as a sandwich year, is where you undertake a period of work with an external organisation for between 9-13 months. The placement occurs between your second and final years of undergraduate study. You can engage in multiple placements to make up the total time and are required to source the placement(s) yourself, with support from the Careers team.