Bath Spa University’s Cyber Security degree approaches cyber security from a holistic point of view – helping you to understand cybersecurity from multiple perspectives. By highlighting key principles such as ‘defence in depth’ and by drawing on national level cyber frameworks and guidelines, we introduce you to a complete picture of the intentions, motivations and scope of the cyber security sector.

Across the course, you’ll develop knowledge and practical skills that support the protection of systems, networks and data on a variety of levels (such as individual, business, critical national infrastructure) – all supported by a sound understanding of computing principles.

You'll explore planning methods and tools, learn cybersecurity policies and law, investigate strategies of defence and offence, and gain an appreciation for human behaviours and needs.

The range of potential careers in cyber security is huge and ever-growing; from a cyber crimes analyst with the police to roles in government, or responsibility for business cyber security solutions in the public and private sector. Roles include, amongst others:

Penetration tester
Cyber security engineer
Cyber security consultant
Systems administrator
Cyber threat intelligence analyst
Cyber security forensics analyst.
As a graduate of this Cyber Security course, you’ll have gained the broad range of skills needed to progress in many directions including further postgraduate study in Cyber Security.