This course will equip you with industry-relevant skills and cutting-edge networking knowledge for a career in an increasingly connected world in all aspects of life and business. Develop the versatility and personal qualities required to design, configure, and optimize large-scale networks in a global context to meet dynamic corporate infrastructure needs.
Improve your applied technical skills while maintaining a strong understanding of security implications to support the enabling and deployment of wired and wireless communication technologies and protocols over large-scale and complex networks for any organization.
Learn and practice in our cutting-edge speciality labs, which feature enterprise-grade hardware and fully virtualized enterprise-level infrastructure.
Participate in a variety of practical, industry-focused tasks and research projects, not only with BU staff but also with experts from other institutions and industries in the UK and around the world.
Bournemouth University
BSc (Hons) Networks and Cyber Security (with Foundation Year option)
Entry Requirements
- 104-120 UCAS tariff points including 2Â A-levels or equivalent. BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM.
- GCSE English Language or English Literature and Mathematics grade 4 (or grade C in the old grading system). We also accept iGCSEs, Key Skills, and Functional Skills, and other qualifications at Level 2 of the National Qualifications Framework.
- 102–118 UCAS tariff points with any combination of Distinction, Merit, And Pass grades.
- IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.
Career Prospects
ICT is becoming increasingly important in all aspects of our lives, and businesses are always looking for professionals with the skills and drive to succeed in this fast-paced, ever-changing industry. Data communication and computer networks are especially important in modern organizations, and this degree will provide you with the technical knowledge you need to advance in this field. Your work placement experience, combined with the skills you'll learn in your course, may help you stand out to potential employers.
Among the jobs available are:
- Business Information Specialist
- Networking Engineer
- IT Technician
- Database Programmer
- Digital Project Manager
- Service Manager
- Systems Architect.
Course Details
On this course, you will be taught by staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This could include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners and research students, many of whom are actively engaged in research and/or professional practice which is integrated into the teaching of this course. Please note that teaching staff can change.
Foundation Year
Core Units:
Academic Study Skills for Engineering and Technology
Introduction to Computers
Mathematics for Engineering and Technology
Introduction to Information Systems Analytics
Introduction to Programming
Foundation Year Engineering and Technology Project
Year 1
Core units
Computer Fundamentals
Mathematics for Computing
Programming
Network Essentials
Introduction to Cyber Security
Elective unit
Computing and Society
Year 2
Core units
Communications and Networking
Software Engineering
Security Operations (SecOps)
Networks and Cyber Management
Technological Innovations in Cyber Security
Elective unit
Software Business
Final Year
Core units
Internet and Wide Area Networks
Human-Computer Interaction
Individual Project
Option units
Digital Innovation and Transformation
Systems Development
Data Visualisation and Storytelling
Deep Learning and Applications
Elective unit
Digital Futures
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