BSc (Hons) Cyber Security and Digital Forensics

 

The BSc (Hons) Cyber Security and Digital Forensics (*Subject to validation) at The British College is a partnership with the University of the West of England.

Study one of our highest-ranking degrees for graduate employment and play an important role in helping organisations manage cyber-attacks and investigate digital evidence.

 

As a graduate, you'll be highly employable. Organisations often approach graduates, due to the skills shortage in this field. Most students are in employment within six months of graduating. Choose from a range of careers in the private or public sector. Opportunities include working for in-house forensics, e-discovery and security teams, legal practices or the police.

 

Highly skilled security professionals are in high demand. No organisation is immune to cybercrime, meaning that all need to make IT security a top priority. The first step is finding the most qualified professionals to lead the way.

 

Why study cybersecurity and digital forensics?

 

• Cybercrime is on the increase and set to keep growing as technology becomes more widespread.
• High-level security breaches have led government, public services and corporations to dedicate more resources to computer security.
• Meanwhile, digital forensics is providing a wealth of material for law enforcement for the police and businesses.
• This has led the UK government to highlight an urgent need for skilled graduates in forensic computing.
• Cybersecurity professionals are responsible for protecting IT infrastructure, edge devices, networks, and data. 
• More granularly, they are responsible for preventing data breaches and monitoring and reacting to attacks. 
• The skills of programmer and systems or network administrators and in math and statistics are undoubtedly relevant to the role of an IT security professional, but equally as critical are the things that aren’t necessarily things that can be taught – critical thinking, curiosity, and a passion for learning and research. 

 

Career Path 

 

• Choose from careers in government and the private or public sector.
• Roles can be within forensics and security teams, legal practices or the police and related organisations.

 

Facilities

 

• Experiment and develop vital professional skills in our modern facilities.
• Gather and evaluate forensic evidence using industry-recognized software such as EnCase and Autopsy in well-equipped computer labs.
• Analyze viruses and attempt to hack systems in our dedicated isolation lab. Develop and test networks using our specialist networks labs.
• Our mix of traditional and creative learning environments will enable you to learn essential knowledge and real-world skills, standing you in good stead for your professional career.

 

Accredited Body

 

This course is accredited by the Engineering Council and the British Computer Society.

 

*The Engineering Council is the UK regulatory body for the engineering profession. We hold the national registers of over 222,000 Engineering Technicians (EngTech), Incorporated Engineers (IEng), Chartered Engineers (CEng) and Information and Communications Technology Technicians (ICTTech).

 

Awarded by:

 

The University of the West of England

 

Associate Dean:

 

Arun Joshi

 

Programme Leader:

 

Rohit Pandey

 

** Subject to validation