Demand for qualified cybersecurity specialists is rising year on year. The real threat of cybercrime means that cybersecurity experts who find and fix security vulnerabilities are highly sought-after. This course is ranked top 5 in the UK for course satisfaction (Computer Science and Information Systems, The Guardian Guide 2022)
Programme Overview
The UK’s national cybersecurity strategy identifies software vulnerabilities as a key threat, and makes building security into software from the start as a national priority. But most software developers aren’t security experts – and that’s what the industry needs.
This degree aims to give you the skills to design and implement secure software systems that are resilient to cyberattack. Drawing on our teaching expertise in ethical hacking, computing, secure software engineering and human-centred security, we aim to prepare you for the rapidly-evolving cybersecurity work environment.
Right from the start, you will get an in-depth understanding of programming and building secure systems through hands-on experience. You will be working across desktop, mobile and embedded platforms.
Design measures to help stop cyberattacks
Using your grasp of programming and computer architecture, the measures you design will help stop cyberattacks by creating systems with fewer vulnerabilities. By the time you graduate you will have a range of specialist analytical, operational and developer skills designed to make you hugely employable.
Our graduates end up in a wide range of roles like software engineers or specialist security reviewers. The grounding we give you means you can transition easily into exciting new roles as the cybersecurity industry develops and grows.
Learning and Assessment
You’ll learn through a blend of lectures, tutorials, practical work and reading.
The majority of modules make use of online learning resources. Real world case studies of major attacks and data breaches are used provide the opportunity for critical analysis and evaluation in class.
During practical exercises, you’ll be expected to evaluate your own work to make sure that products are functional and fit for purpose.
Knowledge and skill are assessed through project work, reports, portfolios and practical assessments. Approximately 20% of the degree is assessed by examination.
Partnerships
Abertay is a Crest academic partner. CREST builds trust in the digital world by raising professional standards and delivering measurable quality assurance for the global cybersecurity industry.
The worldwide shortage of cybersecurity specialists means that
our graduates have little difficulty finding employment, and
many are headhunted before graduation.
Our graduates work for Dell Secure Works, Goldman-Sachs, GCHQ, NCC
Group, Firstbase Techies, Nettitude, Portcullis, MWR, NCR, Prudential and
many other prominent organisations.
A lot of our graduates become secu rity testers, but some prefer working
in defensive roles in areas such as network management and software
development. Others have set up their own consultancy businesses.
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