BEng (Honours) Digital Forensics and System Security

http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/undergraduate/ugstudy/pages/ugft.aspx?itemID=274

Course length

3 years full-time, 4 years sandwich

Course description

This Digital Forensics and System Security course is designed to provide a broad technical education in systems and networks with special emphasis in the area of digital forensics and system security.

The course lets students develop skills to detect, preserve, analyse and present digital evidence. It will provide students with a thorough understanding of security threats and vulnerabilities of systems and networks, sophisticated information and communications technologies and a grounding in other disciplines, notably the law and legal process.

Entry requirements

5 GCSEs at grade A-C and 200 Tariff points from 2 or more 6-unit awards including Mathematics or Physical Science or equivalent qualifications.

Fees

2009/10

UK/EU students

Full time: £3,225 (per year) Part time: £537.50 per 20 credit module

International students

Full time: £8,300 (per year)

Contact Information

Undergraduate students
Full-time students from the United Kingdom should contact our Recruitment and Admissions Office:
Telephone: 024 7615 2222
Fax: 024 7615 2223

For undergraduate part-time queries, UK students should contact our Graduate Centre: Undergraduate (part-time):
Telephone: 024 7688 7090
Fax: 024 7688 8609

International students
International students should contact our International Office:
Telephone: +44 24 7615 2152
Fax: +44 24 7615 2175

MSc Forensic Computing

http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/postgrad/postgraduate/Pages/pgft.aspx?itemID=48

Course length

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course description

This course will provide students with a sound understanding of essential hardware and software systems, formats, protocols and standards. There is coverage of essential legislation relating to all aspects of computer-based information.

The central focus of the programme will be an in-depth coverage of the available tools and techniques investigating different types of computer-based information sources.

This course has two parts, the Taught Modules and Master Project. Successful completion of the taught modules, which involves eight single modules of study, leads to the award of postgraduate diploma and, if the appropriate performance is achieved, allows progression onto the masters project.

Entry requirements

To enter the course a student needs to have one of the following: a good Honours degree or an equivalent qualification, a relevant professional qualification of equivalent standard, e.g. BCS Professional Graduate Diploma, CEng, CIM Diploma, an unclassified degree plus at least two years further study or professional experience. If a student has no formal qualifications but has professional business or industrial experience, the university will consider his/her application on its merits.

Fees

2009/10

UK/EU students

Full time: £3.600 (per year)

International students

Full time: £9,570 (per year)

Contact Information

UK Postgraduate students:
Telephone: 024 7688 7091 or 024 7688 8645
Fax: 024 7688 8609

International students should contact our International Office:
Telephone: +44 24 7615 2152
Fax: +44 24 7615 2175