Develop specialist knowledge of cybersecurity and learn how to keep operating systems secure and protected in the global digital age. In the BSc Computer Science (Cybersecurity) pathway, you'll explore issues in keeping computer systems secure from hackers and its users protected from fraud. This is an extremely sought after skill across a wide range of industries, making you highly-employable in a competitive jobs market. You'll learn how to:Interrogate the underlying principles of networking and operating systems, find vulnerabilities and propose solutions.Understand Cryptography and how it is used.Challenge the methods that protect a computer system and network from attack.Investigate information flows and the transactional nature of data in both client-server and peer-to-peer networks.Develop websites and software that utilise secure models and principles.Length3 years full-time 4 years full-time with the third year spent on industrial placement 6 - 8 years part-time