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Cyber Security

Course details
  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 28 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Main Site

Course summary

Cyber space comprises all the interactions with all the networks of digital devices, used to store, modify and communicate information. It is global in reach and vast in scale, extending far beyond the Internet.

Studying Cyber Security (BSc) will equip you to be part of the worldwide team securing the human experience in cyber space.

Cyber security seeks to enable the good and prevent the bad in cyber space. For you to contribute to this task, you will learn a broad range of theory and practice. Most things will be viewed from two perspectives: what should happen, and what does happen. Many cyber security challenges lurk in this gap between concept and reality.

You will learn:

  • How to construct robust software

  • How to store data over time and communicate it over distance

  • How computer systems are organised

  • The capabilities of cryptographic techniques

  • The processes and procedures that provide assurance that things are as they should be

  • The mindset, tools, and techniques to discover the shortcomings of cyber systems, duly constrained by ethics and the law

  • This course has a strong technical focus so that you understand precisely how the digital parts of cyber systems function. However, the role played by people, processes and the physical environment in achieving cyber security is also a critical part of your study. Taken together, you will learn how to harden the security posture of an organisation's cyber systems. You will learn how to think and act coherently in cyber space.

Cyber security professionals are in high demand by businesses worldwide, meaning you will have access to a wealth of potential career routes in a highly mobile profession when you graduate.

Our BSc Cyber Security is fully certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) at GCHQ and accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.

How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
H651
Institution code:
W20
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
AAA

STEM subjects preferred. Offers exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
36 points

STEM subjects preferred.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

We are committed to making a high-quality and challenging university education available to all students who are capable of benefiting from it. Our contextual offer approach considers educational and individual context to provide a rounded understanding of academic potential and achievement, ensuring we fully consider talented applicants from all backgrounds. We may make differential ‘contextual’ offers to applicants based in the UK if they meet certain eligibility criteria.

Learn more on the University of Warwick website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Home fees are provisional pending government confirmation of fee levels for 2026/27.

Islands fees are set at the level of Home fees so are also provisional pending government confirmation of fee levels for 2026/27.

International (including EU) fees vary depending on course. Fee levels have not yet been set for 2026/27 but will be published on our website once confirmed:
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/studentfinance/fees/overseasfees/

Students commencing with Warwick Business School on a Foundation Year or undertaking a Graduate Entry Medicine degree (MBChB) should refer to the following webpage for confirmation of their fees, which may differ from the rates listed above: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/studentfinance/fees/

Please refer to the following link for the latest information on tuition fees: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/studentfinance/fees/

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The Clearing hotline will open for telephone calls at 8.00am on Thursday 14 August.

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Course contact details

Undergraduate Admissions Team

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University of Warwick

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