BSc (Honours) Forensic and Security Technologies

http://prospectus.shu.ac.uk/CourseEntry.cfm?CourseId=575

Course length

Four years full-time (including one year work placement)

Course description

Computers play an ever bigger part in our personal and professional lives. It is essential we have IT professionals who understand how computer crime is committed, have the skills to investigate the crimes and know how to prevent them.

Forensic technologies help detect and investigate crimes committed on or via computers and computer networks. Security technologies help identify weaknesses and prevent these crimes from happening.

We developed this course with employers and the police, and it covers areas such as ethics as well as technical aspects. It is ideal if you are interested in understanding how to prevent cyber crime and protect IT environments from malicious or unintentional attacks.

You do not need a prior academic record of IT, but you must be able to think logically, and demonstrate a good standard of numerical ability.

You develop skills and knowledge in areas such as - ethics - gathering and presenting evidence - secure configurations of IT systems. You apply these skills through an assessed practical project.

You explore

- the nature of computer crime
- what organisations and individuals can do to protect themselves
- the nature of digital evidence
- what evidence the law will and will not accept

You attend seminars, lectures and tutorials. We support your learning with our online virtual learning environment, Blackboard, where you can e-mail tutors, talk to other students and access lecture and tutorial material.

On your work placement year you work in a real job in a company where you are treated like any other employee. You develop your knowledge of the business world, refine your existing technical skills and gain detailed understanding of others.

You become an IT security specialist able to identify and rectify electronic break-ins and spot potential weaknesses and loopholes.

Admissions and entry requirements

GCSE English and mathematics at grade C or above, plus one of the following

- 160 UCAS tariff points from at least two A levels in relevant subjects, or BTEC National qualifications. General studies, AS levels and Key Skills may count towards these points.

- Access – an Access to HE Diploma with at least 48 credits at level 3 from a QAA-recognised Access to HE course, or an equivalent Access to HE certificate

If English is not your first language you need an IELTS score of at least 6.0.

We welcome applications from people of any age. We may be flexible in our normal offer if you can show a commitment to succeed and have the relevant skills and experience. This must show that you will benefit from and finish the course successfully.

Fees

Contact information

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