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Undergraduate Admissions
Email:admit@essex.ac.uk
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
The BSc (Hons) Cyber Security is a three-year degree, extendable to four with an optional year in placement or abroad.
You’ll gain the technical expertise needed to protect digital systems, critical infrastructure and emerging technologies in an increasingly connected world.
The BSc (Hons) Cyber Security gives you a strong foundation in computer science alongside specialist knowledge in secure software development, network and systems security, cryptography, digital forensics and cyber security.
You’ll learn through hands-on laboratories, real-world scenarios and project-based work, gaining practical experience in penetration testing through ethical hacking, threat analysis, secure system design and incident response.
Add a placement year or study abroad to put your learning into practice, expand your perspective and build confidence in professional or international settings.
By graduation, you’ll have the technical foundations and applied experience needed for careers in cyber security and beyond.
Future cyber security experts and software engineers
Students eager to combine AI and cyber security
Those interested in securing a range of systems and technologies across industries
Computational thinkers with great grasp of pattern recognition and algorithms
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The following entry points are available for this course:
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Email:admit@essex.ac.uk
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
At University of Essex