IELTs 6.0 with minimum of 5.5 in each component
This exciting degree starts you on the route to becoming an IT security or digital forensic specialist. By the end of this course you will be able to identify security risks to systems and introduce preventative measures to protect businesses against security threats.
Why choose this course?
This course aims to enable you to identify security risks and preventative measures in technological solutions. You will learn the basic principles and practice of collecting computer data as evidence of computer crime.
You will learn how systems operate in terms of their software and hardware infrastructure. Based on this you will learn how to manage such systems as a system administrator specialising in ensuring security. Your knowledge will be further developed to give you a good appreciation of security issues and the steps organisations need to take to protect themselves from security breaches and crime.
This course is accredited by the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT to Chartered IT Professional (CITP) status.
There's an opportunity for a year-long paid work placement and the School has strong links with local industry.
This course shares a common first term with BSc (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering and BSc (Hons) Computer Systems (Networks) providing you with the flexibility to review your pathway once you have started studying.
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Year One
Foundation in Computing and Technology
Essential Skills
Systems Programming
Systems Technology
Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) with Professional Development
Professional Development for Industry
Year Two
Network Design and Administration
Cyber Security
Communications Technology
Distributed Network Architectures and Operating Systems
Information Security
Practical Project Management & Professional Development
Year Three
Optional placement year for Sandwich students. Please see our excellent placement opportunities section.
Final year
Project
Security in Practice
Digital Investigations
Advanced Topics in Cyber Security
Security Technologies
Computer Crime and Forensics
Wireless and Mobile Communications
Choose one of the following modules:
Service-centric and Cloud Computing
Internet of Things
Business Analysis
Information Systems Management
Communicating Science and Technology
Your career development
Nottingham Trent University has an exemplary graduate employment record. As one of our graduates, you will possess a wide range of academic and transferable skills, including investigative and analytical techniques, problem-solving, planning, organisation and communication skills, all of which are invaluable for a number of careers including security analyst, forensic consultant and network administrators
Recent graduates have gone onto work in the following roles and companies:
American Express – business analyst
Esendex – software development
Experian – product consultant
UK 2 Net – dedicated software engineer
Wipro Technologies – associate consultant.
Many graduates also choose to undertake further study on one of our Masters-level courses or MPhil and PhD research degrees.
Excellent placement opportunities
After the second year, you will have the opportunity to undertake a years’ work placement in industry. This will give you the chance to gain vital experience and put your knowledge into practice. Recent placement salaries have ranged from £12,000 to £30,000 and many students impress their placement employers so much they are offered jobs upon graduation.
Our students have secured work placements in companies and in roles such as:
Rolls Royce – information systems assistant
TNT Atherstone – systems infrastructure
UBS AG – programmer
Nomura International Plc – technology analyst
Press Association – junior software engineer.
Insurance – Single: 300 GBP per year
