Computer and Digital Forensics (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

Course overview

The BSc (Hons) Computer and Digital Forensics at Teesside University is ideal if you are interested in forging a career in computer security and forensics.

Digital forensics is a field undergoing significant growth. The real challenge for law enforcement is keeping up with the rapid pace of technological development. It really is the future of crime. Mobile phones, iPads and the internet are being used to perpetrate crimes and terrorist activities, creating billion-pound losses, and threatening national and international security.

You can complete an optional work placement year as part of this degree course at no extra cost.

This course is an ideal entry route if you don't have the qualifications and grades to be admitted to Year 1 of BSc (Hons) Computer and Digital Forensics.

Experts in computer and digital forensics have a key role to play in investigating and preventing and detecting crime, and countering terrorist threats.

You learn about file formats, data recovery techniques, networking and routing, communication protocols and security, cryptography, reverse engineering and investigative techniques. You use industry computer forensic tools such as X-Ways, Magnet AXIOM, UFED Cellebrite, and Passware. You learn the techniques and processes that allow you to recover, trace and capture digital data, and gain experience in preparing and presenting data as evidence in court.

This course has been accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.

You study in our state-of-the-art digital forensic laboratory, which is equipped with the same high performance forensic workstations and industry-standard forensic software typically found in a police digital forensic unit.

Career opportunities

Graduates can gain employment in a wide range of companies, government organizations, security services and the financial sector to name just a few. There are opportunities with forensic science agencies, the police and HM Revenue & Customs, as well as in computer security and forensic accounting.

We pride ourselves in developing graduates who stand out from the crowd. Here's what one employer had to say:
'... we interviewed nearly 30 people for this position and the two Teesside University graduates stood out head and shoulders above everyone else.'
Simon Janes, Operations Director, Computer Forensic Alliance