Bsc (honours) Cyber Security in Sheffield Hallam University, UK

Bsc (honours) Cyber Security in Sheffield Hallam University

• Study diverse cyber-security and computing topics.
• Develop knowledge of web and mobile security, and their governance.
• Build a solid theoretical grounding in systems, networks and data communication.
• Gain useful industry credentials through British Computer Society accreditation.
• Have the opportunity to work abroad — with the possibility of Erasmus funding being available for European placements.

On this course, you'll learn about cyber security from penetration testing to ethical hacking and network intrusion. Upon graduation, you'll have attained specialist credentials, and be ready to tackle real cyber security threats.

Live Project

Our students have the unique opportunity to apply the knowledge that they are gaining from the course by working with local organisations and businesses. We work in partnership with the North East Business Resilience Centre (NEBRC), which is a non-profit organisation aiming to support and help protect regional businesses from cyber crime, by employing our students to deliver specialist services during their studies. The NEBRC was established in 2019, funded by a variety of Private and Public Partners including the Police, as well as a wide range of business investors and members across England.

Networking opportunities

We are a member of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) Academic Partner Programme which accredits our course to industry standard, providing opportunities to collaborate and ensure the effective promotion of information security professionalism to academics and students. The CIISec is the only pure play information and cyber security institution to have been granted Royal Charter Status. This partnership supports our students to create contacts and develop their network within the cyber security community as well as access to a world-class speaker track and network with prospective employers.

We host a range of events and training sessions to provide the networking opportunities for students and employers.

Future careers

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for

• chief information security officer
• forensic computer analyst
• information security analyst
• penetration tester
• security architect 
• IT security engineer
• security systems administrator
• IT security consultant 

Previous graduates have gone on to work in a National and Multi-National Companies including; 

• Cisco
• Citrix
• 3Squared
• NextGen Security
• Servelec Group
• Hewlett-Packard 
• IBM
• Sec-1
• Info-Assure
• Sky
• G-Research
• Exponential-e

 

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