About the service
The Cyber Security degree approaches cyber security from a holistic point of view – helping you to understand cybersecurity from multiple perspectives. By highlighting key principles such as ‘defence in depth’ and by drawing on national level cyber frameworks and guidelines, we introduce you to a complete picture of the intentions, motivations and scope of the cyber security sector. Across the course, you’ll develop knowledge and practical skills that support the protection of systems, networks and data on a variety of levels (such as individual, business, critical national infrastructure) – all supported by a sound understanding of computing principles.
You’ll explore planning methods and tools, learn cybersecurity policies and law, investigate strategies of defence and offence, and gain an appreciation for human behaviours and needs.
Why choose us
Teaching methods include lectures, seminars and discussion forums, alongside a wide range of practical activities such as scenario simulations and technical tasks. Our teaching methods are designed to enable you to graduate with critical knowledge of cybersecurity, the analytical mindset you’ll need to thrive in the industry, and an awareness of the sector, so that you can hit the ground running in your first cyber security role.
Semester 1
- Fundamentals of Cyber Security
- CodeLab 1
- Introduction to Computing
Semester 2
- Digital Forensics
- Databases
- Networking and the Web
Semester 3
- CodeLab 2
- Cyber Resilience
- Artificial Intelligence
Semester 4
- Intrusion Analysis and Response
- Network Administration
- Software Engineering
Services offered
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Scholarships: :
We acknowledge the academic achievements and talents of students who aspire to join us. We support students who are financially challenged but deserving with our range of scholarship programme assistance: Merit Scholarship, Need-based Scholarship, Competitive Scholarship Test, and Sports Scholarship. -
Specialist Modules:
Comprises specialist modules that deepen your understanding of the challenges and operational practices of cyber security. Modules include those that examine vulnerability assessment methodologies such as red teaming, strategies for protecting critical national infrastructure, and the law, regulations and ethical concerns that underpin the field. -
Course Assessmenet:
You’ll be assessed through a combination of reports, presentations and set exercises. Tabletop exercises, technical challenges and other practical tasks allow you to demonstrate your understanding of cyber security from a real-world perspective.
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Our Values
We want the best for our students. we want you to graduate with an understanding of the local, regional and global context, and with networks across all three. You should have a broad understanding of the world in which you will be working, and be ready to face the challenges of the workplace. You must be technologically adroit while understanding those who are not. You need to develop sharp analytic skills with cutting edge creativity and entrepreneurial flair.
We promise to treat you as individuals, not just as numbers. We will provide the support you need to grow and develop, both intellectually and as citizens.
Our Context and Ambition
We are an innovative and resourceful group with roots in the synergies between employers and creativity that are the drivers of sustainable economic development. We pride ourselves on our sense of community and our nurturing ethos.
Our excellent research is novel and crosses disciplines; we value both making and the links between thinking and doing. We welcome the diversity of our students, and their multiple narratives, and we are a place where students change their lives and change the world.
In the next decade we will apply our skills to global challenges and local opportunities, we will focus as one community able to harness all of our strengths and capabilities, and while looking outwards we will be rooted in Bath, essential to the city and the region.
Our Education Strategy
As an explorative applied learning community we will nurture lifelong learning capabilities, instilling the curiosity and confidence all our students need to navigate a challenging ever changing world of opportunity.
Our curriculum will be applied with an emphasis on developing creative, sustainable solutions to local and global challenges. Through the curriculum, the learning environment and our pedagogical approaches, we will prepare our students for diverse and evolving careers that are meaningful to them, and that enable them to be responsible global citizens. We will do this through a personalised and caring approach to learning and wellbeing. By doing this, we can make the world better.
Student Attendance and Active Engagement
We recognise that regular attendance and active engagement with teaching and learning is an essential component of successful student retention, progression, achievement and employability. The Student Attendance Monitoring system has been developed as a useful tool for identifying problems at an early stage so that students can be offered appropriate support. This system supports the University’s commitment to provide a high quality student experience and to create a supportive learning environment which enables all students to complete their studies and achieve their full potential.
Active Participation
We expect all students to engage fully with their studies and to attend all timetabled sessions associated with the course on which they are enrolled. Full and active participation provides students with opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge needed to successfully complete their course. To this end, students are expected to:
- Organise their personal, social, work, residential and other arrangements to facilitate attendance and engagement, as required by their specific program of study;
- Attend all timetabled sessions, which may include lectures, tutorials, workshops, labs, placements, site visits, and in the case of research students, scheduled meetings with supervisors;
- Arrive on time for sessions and remain for the duration of the session;
- Participate fully in group work and group meetings, as required by their course of study;
- Notify their module tutors in advance if they expect to be absent from any module event.
Significance of Internships
We strongly encourage students to take advantage of the internship or work immersion opportunities.
Internships provide valuable, supervised, practical training periods that allow students to gain industry experience. They offer a unique chance for students to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their studies in a real-life work environment, providing them with firsthand knowledge of the respective industries.
The benefits of participating in internships are numerous. Students acquire practical experience in a professional setting, which cannot be replicated within the confines of a classroom. This experience enables them to understand the practical applications of their academic learnings and enhances their overall understanding of the subject matter.