Computer Science with Cyber Security (with a year in industry)

About this course

Computer science with cyber security addresses one of the most urgent challenges in contemporary digital life. Every organisation that depends on digital systems, which is to say almost every organisation in the modern economy, faces threats to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its data and systems. Cyber security is the discipline concerned with understanding, preventing and responding to these threats, and it requires both a solid foundation in computer science and a specialised knowledge of cryptography, network security, secure software development, threat modelling and the legal and ethical dimensions of operating in a digital security context. At the University of York, this four-year full-time programme with a year in industry develops your skills as a practitioner in the principles and practice of cyber security, building on a rigorous computer science foundatio

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 90% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 72% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 2% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 4% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 2% of graduatescards →

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