Computer Science for Cyber Security

Develop the skills you need for a career as a cyber security professional, working in a rapidly growing and vitally important industry.

The BSc (Hons) Computer Science for Cyber Security (with placement year) blends core computer science disciplines with specialist areas of cyber security such as:

*Cryptography
*Security technologies
*Computer communications and networks
*Electronic business

If you enjoy solving problems, are innovative and creative, and have a passionate interest in technology this programme is tailor made for you. Our graduates make a positive impact on society, not only through preventing and reducing cyber security attacks, but by applying the wide-ranging skills developed on this programme in other areas of information technology.

This programme shares a common first year with all our other Computer Science programmes (Computer Science for Games, Business and Software Engineering, as well as the standard Computer Science programme), allowing you to transfer before the start of the second year if you feel an alternative course suits your emerging interests or career aspirations better.

The BSc (Hons) in Computer Science for Cyber Security draws on our outstanding research strengths and expertise. Our Department of Computer Science is one of the longest established in the UK, and we have a strong heritage within the subject.

Start something big.

Choosing a university is a big decision. At Bradford, you'll join a welcoming campus where you'll know your lecturers, make friends from all over the world and feel part of a community from day one. Whether it's joining a society, trying a new sport or getting support when you need it, you'll find plenty of opportunities to make Bradford your home.

Their degrees are built around the real world and are one of the UK's top universities for graduate employment because employability is built into everything they do. You'll learn from experts, use industry-standard facilities and build the skills employers are looking for through practical teaching, placements and hands-on experience.

From your first day to graduation, they're there to help you succeed. With personalised support, career-focused learning and opportunities to gain real industry experience, you'll graduate ready to take on whatever comes next.