Bachelor of Science (Hons) Cybersecurity and Networks

Teesside university is accredited by the following british professional bodies: british computer society, the chartered institute for it institution of engineering and technology. 

Programme Objectives
The overall aims of the programme are to:

• Produce graduates who are enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the rapidly changing discipline of cybersecurity and networks, and appreciate its growing impact on modern living.
• Produce graduates who will uphold the legal, ethical and professional standards expected of a cybersecurity and networks specialist.
• Enable students to acquire a range of practical, professional and transferable skills to equip them to contribute to their chosen profession in cybersecurity or computer networks, or to pursue further studies.
• Enable students to engage with current research issues to consolidate their knowledge base and understanding of currently available technologies and emerging trends in cybersecurity and computer networks.
• Develop students’ cognitive and critical reflection skills to equip them for enterprise, employment and further academic research.
• Provide an industry and commercially relevant web production education for students from a variety of subject backgrounds and/or employment experience utilising appropriate modes of study.

Growing Demand For Infocomm Professionals

• Technical IT specialists in the following areas - IT Development, Network & Infrastructure, Data Analytics, CyberSecurity &Infocomm Research and Development - were most in demand and expected to grow by about 33,400 in the next three years.

Teesside University Awards

• 85 years of teaching excellence and innovation in education
• Ranked 15th in the University of the Year category of Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018
• Ranked joint 34th in UK universities for student experience, Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018
• Awarded Silver in the new Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), 2017
• HR Excellence in Research Award for demonstrating a robust and public implementation strategy of improving the career development of researchers
• Customer First accreditation for its services to business
• Listed in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2017-18
• Listed in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2018

Programme Modules
Year 1

• Systems Design and Databases
• Information Security and Cybercrime
• Network Architecture 
• Network Scripting
• Python Programming 
• Secure Data Acquisition 

Year 2

• CIS Cyber
• Information Security Management
• Ethical Hacking
• Network Infrastructures
• Server Administration

Year 3

• Computing Project
• Information Governance
• Specialist Networks
• Security Analyst 
• Enterprise Server Management