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Duration of programme: 4 years (where students join the programme in year 1)
Award on successful completion: Bachelor of Science with Honours
Location of delivery: Abertay University, Bell Street, Dundee
Accreditation: We have initial accreditation with the BCS
Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits (60 ECTS) in each academic year, delivered in modules of 20 credits each, with 3 modules taken in term 1, and 3 in term 2 each year. In each of Year 1 and Year 2 one twenty credit comprises a series of microcredentials. A 40 credit independent project is included in the final year.
Contact hours and workload: Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort; on average across the 4 years of this programme, 25% of that time is in lectures, seminars and similar activities; the remainder is independent study.
Assessment methods: A variety of assessment methods are used, which include individual and group software projects, portfolios of practical exercises, written papers, VLE-based tests and closed-book examinations.
Academic staff: This programme is delivered principally by staff in the Department of Cybersecurity and Computing in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business. Staff profiles can be viewed at https://www.abertay.ac.uk/academic-faculties-and-graduate-school/faculty-of-design-informatics-and-business/
Core modules in the programme:
Computer Hardware Architecture and Operating Systems
Software Design
Programming with C++
Fundamentals of Development and Security
Data Structures and Algorithms 1
Data Structures and Algorithms 2
Penetration Testing
Web Application Penetration Testing
Mathematics 1 for Cybersecurity
Mathematics 2 for Cybersecurity
Honours Project Planning and Execution
Honours Project Dissertation
Other modules that may be offered, but are subject to change over time:
Computer Networking 1
Application Design
Designing for the User
Software Engineering Practice
Computer Networking 2
Advanced Ethical Hacking
IoT and cloud Secure Development
Fundamentals of Machine Learning
Human-Centred Security
Developments in the discipline: Programming languages, APIs, development tools and hardware used will change over time to reflect current industry practice.