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BSc (Honours) Cyber Security 

BSc (Honours) Cyber Security
 at 
OU 
Overview

Develop your understanding of how cyber security fits into business and commerce through applied learning

Duration

36 months

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Total fee

20.23 Lakh

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

UG Degree

BSc (Honours) Cyber Security
 at 
OU 
Highlights

  • Earn a bachelor's degree from The Open University
  • Learn from expert faculty
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BSc (Honours) Cyber Security
 at 
OU 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • This program is designed for students who have completed their secondary education and are interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity
What are the course deliverables?
  • Graduates will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts of cybersecurity, including confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation
  • Graduates will possess the technical skills necessary to implement and manage security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, encryption techniques, secure coding practices, and network security protocols
  • Graduates will be able to conduct risk assessments and develop risk management strategies to safeguard digital assets and mitigate potential cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities
More about this course
  • Our cyber security degree combines three sought after streams of computing: networking, cyber security and digital forensics
  • It gives you a thorough understanding of socio-technical systems and skills to prevent or respond to cyber security incidents
  • And develops your ability to critically analyse and apply digital solutions to security examination and digital forensic investigations
  • This includes an appreciation of tools, techniques and legal requirements. The degree programme, with its well-balanced theory and practice, has a strong technical focus
  • Develop your understanding of how networked cyber systems function and how they might be abused
  • The course centres around the relationship between technology, people, processes, the physical environment and cyber security
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BSc (Honours) Cyber Security
 at 
OU 
Curriculum

Stage 1

Introduction to computing and information technology 1

Introduction to computing and information technology 2

Technologies in practice

Discovering mathematics

Essential mathematics 1

Stage 2

Web technologies

Cisco networking (CCNA) part 1

Communication and information technologies

Cyber security

Stage 3

Information security

Systems penetration testing

Cisco networking (CCNA) part 2

Communications technology

IT systems: planning for success

Web, mobile and cloud technologies

The computing and IT project

BSc (Honours) Cyber Security
 at 
OU 
Entry Requirements

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Contact Information

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Walton Hall, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
Milton Keynes ( Buckinghamshire)

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