Course Overview
Coventry University’s BSc (Hons) Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity is a modern and industry-relevant course designed to deliver an excellent student experience and strong graduate outcomes. The course is positioned as applied and professionally focused, shaped by the current and evolving needs of the cybersecurity industry. Its intended learning outcomes are directly informed by real-world security challenges, professional standards, and employer expectations, distinguishing it from comparable programmes offered locally, nationally, and internationally.
The degree enables students to develop in-depth knowledge and practical skills in ethical hacking, penetration testing, security operations, digital forensics, network and systems security, and governance, risk, and compliance. Graduates will be equipped to pursue careers in cybersecurity and related computing fields, both nationally and internationally, or to progress to postgraduate study.
Main Study Themes
Cyber Security
This core theme refers to all of the ethical hacking and cyber security aspects of the course that are not covered by other themes. Most critically, it covers the practical skills required to secure or exploit systems .
Development
A key requirement for graduates in cyber security, also explicitly stated in various course standards and certifications, is the ability to develop software. This could be the development of secure software for clients, or the development of software to be used in security research and practice.
Systems
Understanding information systems of various types is an essential skill in cyber security. This theme brings together material on classical computer science topics, such as operating systems, as well as auto-motive systems, Internet of Things and more.
Audit
This theme covers system and service auditing, compliance, standards, certification, legal and ethical requirements related to cyber security.
Management, Leadership and Professionalism
Beyond the theoretical and practical knowledge of the course, graduates will require an understanding of what is expected of them in a professional sense. This theme includes understanding the domains in which graduates typically work, building professional profile, leader-ship, management of teams and projects, wider business concerns and making use of third-party services .
Course Information
Our Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity degree is designed to produce graduates with a strong understanding of how to protect digital systems, networks, and data from modern cyber threats.
You will study core areas of cybersecurity, including network and systems security, ethical hacking, penetration testing, security operations, cryptography, digital forensics, and malware analysis. You will also develop skills in exploit development, reverse engineering, risk management, governance, compliance, and security auditing. Legal, ethical, and professional considerations are embedded throughout the course to ensure responsible and industry-relevant practice.
Advanced topics, such as incident response, security operations management, secure system design, advanced penetration testing, and applied cryptography, provide you with a broad and in-depth cybersecurity skill set, preparing you for a wide range of roles in cybersecurity and related computing fields at Coventry University.
Course Specification
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- A credit/notional hour is the formal name for the estimated hours that are expected that a student would need to complete a module
- 1 credit is equal to 10 notional hours, so 20 credits are equal to 200 notional hours, The 200 hours includes time in lectures, tutorials, preparing for your lectures, assessments as well as your own personal revision and studying that you would do
- In reality, you might actually go above and beyond the expected notional hours, in particular if your degree requires a lot of independent learning you would most likely exceed the predicted hours
- In the UK system each semester is 60 credits worth which is equivalent to at least 600 hours of study in one term. This is approximately equivalent to 8 hours of study a day
