BSc (Hons) Natural History and Media

The University of South Wales' BSc (Hons) Computer Security course is a three-year full-time or five-year part-time undergraduate course that is designed to respond to the increasing demand for specialists in computer security. The course provides a deep understanding of the risks associated with information security and the technical knowledge and skills to help protect an organisation's digital assets.Course Content: The course provides an understanding of the threats associated with the misuse of digital assets, how to prevent them, and how to recover from them. The course covers the key areas of computer security, including encryption, authentication, malicious code, intrusion detection, firewalls, digital forensics, risk management, and legal, ethical, and professional issues.Key Modules: Some of the key modules included in this course are Introduction to Cyber Security, Network Fundamentals, Digital Investigation, Network Security, Programming, Ethical Hacking, Forensic Acquisition and Analysis, and Professional Development and Research Methods in Computing.Accreditations: The course is certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of GCHQ, and is recognised by the British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Institute for IT, for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional.Future Careers: The programme prepares graduates for careers in the exciting and rapidly evolving cyber security industry. Opportunities exist in a wide range of settings and roles, from security architecture to forensic investigation, risk management to software development, and network administration to cyber analytics.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.