Networks and Cyber Security

Bournemouth University
Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time 3 Years Computer science

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

104 - 120 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£33,000

About this course

This course prepares you with industry-relevant skills and latest networking knowledge for a career in a world that is increasingly connected in all aspects of life and business.

Why study BSc (Hons) Computer Networks at BU?

  • Develop the versatility and personal qualities to design, configure and optimise large-scale networks to meet dynamic corporate infrastructure needs in a global context

  • Build and improve your applied technical skills with a strong appreciation of security implications to support the enabling and deployment of wired and wireless communication technologies and protocols over large-scale and complex networks for any organisation

  • Study and practise in our state-of-art speciality labs with enterprise grade hardware and fully virtualisation ready enterprise level infrastructure.

  • Engage in a series of practical, industry-focused tasks and co-participate in a range of research projects, not only with BU staff but experts from other institutions and industries in the UK and the world

  • Gain valuable work experience on your placement if you choose to take one

  • You'll be qualified to work as a computer network professional in all sectors where networking infrastructure plays a critical role

    EC-Council Partnership status

    The EC-Council is one of the world's largest technical cybersecurity certification bodies. Having become one of their academia partners, students from this course will be offered opportunities to access resources of EC-Council, including discounted prices for learning material (e.g. ebooks and iLabs) on various security topics (e.g. ethical hacking and malware forensics), certification (e.g. CEH/CHFI) exam voucher discounts, and free tickets to EC-Council events (e.g. Hacker Halted).

    Course accreditation

    Following our recent UG course periodic review completed in 2022, we are currently working with BCS to accredit all new courses with a view for all courses to have backdated accreditation to the first year they started running.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 104 - 120 points

    Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Sandwich

    Duration: 4 Years

    Qualification: BSc (Hons)

    Location: Poole

    Avg. Salary: £33,000

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: BSc (Hons)

    Location: Poole

    Avg. Salary: £33,000

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2139 Information technology professionals
    2134 Programmers and software development professionals
    3131 IT operations technicians
    3132 IT user support technicians
    2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
    2136 IT quality and testing professionals

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    UCAS Points

    104 - 120 points

    Avg. Salary

    £25,500

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Poole
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Computer science
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £33,000

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    Bournemouth University

    Poole

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