Cyber Security skills have never been in higher demand, so we've developed this degree to meet the industry need. UWL's School of Computing and Engineering has partnered with industry leaders to provide you with a course that will give you the foundation and skills needed to become an expert in the field.

The School of Computing and Engineering has established partnership with Amazon which is a world-leading Cloud-based security technology and solution provider. As a member of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Academy program, we will be able to integrate the curriculum developed and maintained by Amazon into the course so that you are exposed to the state-of-the-art technologies and solutions developed by world-leading IT industry.

This will benefit your learning experience by helping you develop valuable skills which will be of an advantage to you both during the course and after graduation.

During this course you will: 

• Build the skills needed to tackle modern secure systems in an industry context.
• Gain a practical understanding of the issues relating to design, analysis and implementation of modern secure IT systems.
• Develop an appreciation of commercial and open source cyber security equipment, software and services based on industry standard technologies.
• Learn management and applications central to cyber security issues
• Develop the interpersonal skills and business acumen needed to succeed in the field.

Studying with us

Year one
The first year will focus on introducing cyber security. This will give you a fundamental understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the field.

You will also study computer science modules to cover the principles of computing including essential aspects of:

• programming and algorithms
• software engineering
• mathematics and computer architectures.

Year two
In your second year you will move into specialist modules in cyber security. You will gain a solid understanding on key topics of cyber security.

You will continue computing modules to develop skills in analysis, design and development. You will also gain valuable team-working skills during a team project, focusing on cyber security topics.

Year three
In your final year, you will focus on specialised, advanced cyber security topics. This gives you the freedom to shape your degree to your interests and career ambitions. Your final year project will see you design and develop security-centric projects.

What modules will I study as part of my course?

Year one (Level 4)

• Computer Architecture
• Mathematics for Computing
• Programming for Security
• Cyber Security in Society
• Algorithms and Data Types
• Information Systems and Databases.

Year two (Level 5)

• Applied Cryptography
• Distributed Computing
• Mobile Application Development
• Network and Security
• Web and Mobile Application Security
• Cyber Security Team Project.