Learn to defend the systems the world relies on.

Explore the processes and tools behind contemporary audio, visual and digital media technologies.

Learn the fundamentals of hardware, software, operating systems, networks and cyber security.

Develop the mathematical understanding that supports computing and digital technology.

Practise collaborative planning and delivery while learning how successful technology teams work.

Strengthen academic research, report writing and presentation skills through an individual project.

Use introductory programming to build the structured thinking needed to solve computational problems.

Translate problems into working software and develop confidence with programming implementation.

Study core security concepts, protective techniques and the responsible role of ethical hackers.

Design relational databases and write programs that store, retrieve and work with structured data.

Use network simulation to understand devices, protocols, connections and essential security principles.

Investigate operating systems and the network services that allow different systems to communicate.

Build practical knowledge of switching, routing and the technologies behind modern programmable networks.

Develop specialist penetration-testing skills with a strong emphasis on legal and ethical practice.

Design, implement and test computer networks against the needs of a real organisation.

Connect network-security theory to the practical design of resilient and secure infrastructures.

Explore network services, configuration and the automated management of connected systems.

Build rigorous research skills and learn how to work with current scientific knowledge.

Evaluate cyber-threat intelligence challenges and use specialist tools to produce actionable insight.

Identify and analyse threats, test attack techniques, find vulnerabilities and apply mitigations.

Deliver a substantial practical or investigative project that demonstrates independent technical judgement.

Work with employers or external organisations on a real-world consulting challenge.

Examine digital offending, its impact and the methods used to detect, investigate and prosecute it.

Critically evaluate connected-device technologies while developing practical Internet of Things skills.

Investigate the strategic and technical issues involved in designing and managing computer networks.

Evaluate cloud and virtualisation technologies through practical use cases and industry scenarios.