MEng Computer Science with Cyber Security at University of Southampton

This course gives you the digital skills and industry experience to protect companies and governments from the rapidly increasing threat of cyber crime. Your skills will be in high demand when you graduate because of a global shortage of qualified cyber security professionals. You’ll be taught by academics who are directly contributing to important advances in areas like blockchain and the Internet of Things.

Faculty: Engineering and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Computer science and software engineering  |  Duration: 4 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time (integrated)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This accredited course is designed to give you industry experience alongside our research-led teaching. We encourage you to take a summer work placement in an industry of your choice, or even add a full year in industry, to help you gain the experience you need for accreditation. All our computer science degree courses share the same compulsory modules in years 1 and 2, making it easy to switch between them.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in sectors including information and communication, manufacturing, education, finance and insurance, public administration and defence, scientific and technical. Careers directly related to the course include computer scientist, data scientist, software engineer, software developer, cyber security engineer, technical consultant, technology analyst, web developer.

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