Computer Science with Cyber Security

About this course

Computer science with cyber security equips you with the deep technical knowledge of computing systems alongside the specialist skills needed to protect those systems from attack. Cybersecurity has become one of the most critical fields in technology, as the organisations and individuals that depend on digital infrastructure face increasingly sophisticated threats from criminal actors, state-sponsored groups and insider risks. Understanding not just how to defend systems but how attacks work, through ethical hacking and adversarial thinking, is essential for the next generation of security professionals. At the University of Leicester this three-year, full-time programme develops your computing skills across the core areas of the discipline, including programming, algorithms, data structures, operating systems and software engineering, before building specialist knowledge in cybersecuri

Where its graduates go

The 4 largest scored destinations, covering 95% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 80% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Protective service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 5 / 100Sports and fitness occupations · 5% of graduatescards →

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