Cyber Security BSc (Hons) at De Montfort University

Learn how to protect our society, economy, national security and infrastructure against cybercrime and prepare for a fulfilling career in the rapidly-growing cyber security industry. Technology and computer systems are becoming ever more integrated with our day-to-day lives and protection of the data and information they contain is paramount.

Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media  |  Department: Computing  |  Duration: Three years full-time, four years with a placement  |  Study mode: full-time, optional placement year (sandwich)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Foundation of Computing and Cyber Security, Secure Coding, Endpoint Security, Business Infrastructure and Security. Year 2: Secure Scripting and Business Applications, Incident Response and Cyber Threat Intelligence, Penetration Testing, Industrial Cryptography. Year 3: Cyber Physical Systems Security, Malware and Attacker Techniques.

Career pathways

This programme has been developed to help give students the skills needed for careers in the cyber security industry.

Official programme page