BSC-CS / Undergraduate
BSc Cyber Security
A practitioner-led cyber security degree covering systems, networks, offensive and defensive security, secure development, incident response, cloud security, threat intelligence and governance. Advanced choices allow students to lean toward red team, blue team, forensics, AI security or secure-systems engineering.
360+ credits (minimum award threshold)59 listed module optionsPrerequisite-driven progression
Award requirements
- Required Core: Complete all 18 · 180 credits.
- Advanced Choice: Choose at least 6 from 12 listed options · 60 credits.
- Elective: Choose at least 3 from 24 listed options · 30 credits.
- Applied Practice: Complete all 3 · 30 credits.
- Capstone: Complete all 2 · 60 credits.
32 completed modules in the standard pathway. Additional approved study is permitted; listed options are not all compulsory.
Capstone expectation: A controlled security engagement or secure-systems project with explicit authorisation, evidence preservation, technical findings, remediation guidance, executive reporting and a formal defence.
Self-paced. Individual prerequisites, year/semester assignments and fixed durations are not specified in this catalogue. Cross-faculty selections require approval.
Explore modules
CSC-111 / Required core
Python & Security Scripting
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SYS-101 / Required core
Linux Systems Administration
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
NET-111 / Required core
Networking & TCP/IP
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
NET-102 / Required core
Network Protocols & Packet Analysis
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-101 / Required core
Cyber Security Foundations
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-102 / Required core
Web Technologies & HTTP
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-103 / Required core
Cryptography Fundamentals
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-104 / Required core
Secure Programming & Code Review
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-201 / Required core
Web Application Security
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-202 / Required core
Offensive Security Foundations
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-203 / Required core
Digital Forensics & Incident Response
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-204 / Required core
Malware Analysis & Reverse Engineering
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-205 / Required core
Cloud Security
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-206 / Required core
Identity, Active Directory & Windows Security
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-207 / Required core
Security Operations & Detection Engineering
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-208 / Required core
Threat Intelligence
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-209 / Required core
Cyber Law, Privacy & Governance
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
RES-203 / Required core
Security Research Methods & Evidence
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-301 / Advanced choice
Red Team Operations
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-302 / Advanced choice
Exploit Development & Vulnerability Research
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-303 / Advanced choice
Advanced Threat Hunting
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-304 / Advanced choice
APT & Nation-State Tradecraft Analysis
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-305 / Advanced choice
AI Security & Adversarial Systems
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-306 / Advanced choice
Mobile & API Security
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-307 / Advanced choice
ICS / OT Security
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-308 / Advanced choice
Advanced Digital Forensics
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-309 / Advanced choice
Security Architecture & Zero Trust
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-310 / Advanced choice
Cloud Red Teaming & Defence
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-311 / Advanced choice
Post-Quantum Security
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-312 / Advanced choice
Privacy Engineering
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-101 / Elective
Entrepreneurship & New Venture Fundamentals
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-102 / Elective
Product Management for Technical Founders
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-103 / Elective
Technology Consulting & Client Delivery
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-104 / Elective
Financial Literacy for Technology Ventures
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-105 / Elective
Technical Leadership & Team Systems
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-106 / Elective
Innovation, Intellectual Property & Commercialisation
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-107 / Elective
Privacy, Data Protection & Digital Regulation
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-108 / Elective
Cloud Foundations for Technical Professionals
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-109 / Elective
Cyber Security Foundations
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-110 / Elective
Applied Data Analytics
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-111 / Elective
AI Systems for Non-AI Specialists
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-112 / Elective
Research Communication & Technical Publishing
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-113 / Elective
User Experience, Interface Design & Human Behaviour
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-114 / Elective
Sales, Negotiation & Technical Persuasion
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-115 / Elective
Digital Marketing, Growth & Technology Brands
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-116 / Elective
AI Content, Video & Synthetic Media
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-117 / Elective
Automation, No-Code & Agentic Workflows
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-118 / Elective
Technology Project Management & Agile Delivery
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-119 / Elective
Contracts, Procurement & Technology Tendering
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-120 / Elective
Psychology of Technology & Digital Behaviour
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-121 / Elective
Technology Policy, Geopolitics & the Global Digital Economy
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-122 / Elective
Sustainable Computing & Technology Impact
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-123 / Elective
Health, Biotechnology & AI for Technical Professionals
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
UEL-124 / Elective
Personal Finance, Investing & Wealth for Technical Professionals
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Optional selection
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-L401 / Applied practice
Offensive / Defensive Security Lab
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-L402 / Applied practice
Secure Architecture & Incident Lab
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-L403 / Applied practice
Cyber Consulting & Professional Reporting
- Credits
- 10
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-C501 / Capstone
Cyber Capstone I: Scope, Threat Model & Test Plan
- Credits
- 30
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.
SEC-C502 / Capstone
Cyber Capstone II: Red/Blue Exercise & Defence
- Credits
- 30
- Programme requirement
- Required
- Prerequisites
- Prerequisites apply. Individual module prerequisite links and minimum marks are not specified in this catalogue.