{"id":11694,"date":"2021-08-04T15:27:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T14:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=11694"},"modified":"2021-08-04T15:27:24","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T14:27:24","slug":"bsc-computer-science-cyber-security","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/ug-programmes\/bsc-computer-science-cyber-security\/","title":{"rendered":"BSc Computer Science (Cyber Secuirty)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shaikh.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8666\" width=\"135\" height=\"180\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This programme is available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/edinburgh\/\">Edinburgh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/dubai\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"44\">Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme Director: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/stefano-padilla\">Dr Stefano Padilla<\/a> (Edinburgh),  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/staff\/dubai\/macs\/talal-shaikh.htm\">Talal Shaikh<\/a>\u00a0(Dubai) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Programme Code: F2C3-CCS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information about course choices consult:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hw.ac.uk\/documents\/pams\/202122\/F2C3-CCS_202122.pdf\">Programme Structure and Progression Rules<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accreditation: <\/strong>will be sought by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcs.org\/\">British Computer Society<\/a>, the Chartered Institute for IT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1<\/th><th>Semester 2<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27sa-software-development-1\/\">F27SA Software Development 1<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27sb-software-development-2\/\">F27SB Software Development 2<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27id-introduction-to-interaction-design\/\">F27ID Introduction to Interaction Design<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/maths\/courses\/f17sc-discrete-mathematics\/\">F17SC Discrete Mathematics<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27px-praxis\/\">F27PX Praxis<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27cs-introduction-to-computer-systems\/\">F27CS Introduction to Computer Systems<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/maths\/courses\/f17lp-logic-and-proof\/\"> F17LP Logic and Proof<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f27wd-web-design-and-databases\/\">F27WD Web Design and Databases<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1<\/th><th>Semester 2<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28ed-user-centred-experimental-design\/\">F28ED User-Centred Experimental Design<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28sd-software-design\/\">F28SD Introduction to Software Engineering <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28wp-web-programming\/\">F28WP Web Programming<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28dm-database-management-systems\/\">F28DM Database Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28sg-introduction-to-data-structures-algorithms\/\">F28SG Introduction to Data Structures &amp; Algorithms<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28hs-hardware-software-interface\/\">F28HS Hardware-Software Interface<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28pl-programming-languages\/\">F28PL Programming Languages<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f28da-data-structures-and-algorithms\/\">F28DA Data Structures &amp; Algorithms<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Semester<\/th><th>Semester 2<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29so-software-engineering\/\">F29SO Software Engineering<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29pd-professional-development\/\">F29PD Professional Development<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29dc-data-communications-and-networking\/\">F29DC Data Communications &amp; Networking<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29oc-operating-systems-concurrency\/\">F29OC Operating Systems &amp; Concurrency<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29ai-artificial-intelligence-and-intelligent-agents\/\">F29AI Artificial Intelligence &amp; Intelligent Agents<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29lp-language-processors\/\">F29LP Language Processors<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29fa-foundations-1\/\">F29FA Foundations 1<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f29fb-foundations-2\/\">F29FB Foundations 2<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>To graduate with the degree BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Cyber Security) candidates must take<br>the following 2 mandatory courses in Stage 4:<br>\u2022 Computer Network Security (F20CN) &#8211; Semester 1<br>\u2022 Advanced Network Security (F20AN) &#8211; Semester 2<br>Students on this specialism must do an approved dissertation topic suitable for this specialism. The 4th year Project Coordinator is responsible for approving dissertation topics for this specialism. Students are required to undertake the individual dissertation project (F20PA, F20PF, and F20PG) which shall run throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20pa-research-methods-requirements-engineering\/\">F20PA Project: Research Methods &amp; Requirements Engineering<\/a><\/td><td>F20PF Project: Design &amp; Implementation (Cyber Security)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20cn-computer-network-security\/\">F20CN Computer Network Security<\/a><\/td><td>F20PG Project: Testing &amp; Implementation (Cyber Security)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20an-advanced-network-security\/\">F20AN Advanced Network Security<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Optional  (Choose 2) <\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Optional (Choose 1)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20bc-biologically-inspired-computation\/\">F20BC Biologically Inspired Computation<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20aa-applied-text-analytics\/\">F20AA Applied Text Analytics<\/a> (Dubai only)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20dl-data-mining-and-machine-learning\/\">F20DL Data Mining &amp; Machine Learning<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20ad-advanced-interaction-design\/\">F20AD Advanced Interaction Design<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20ga-3d-graphics-and-animation\/\">F20GA 3D Graphics and Animation<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20bd-big-data-management\/\">F20BD Big Data Management<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20if-information-systems-methodologies\/\">F20IF Information System Methodologies<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20dp-distributed-parallel-technologies\/\">F20DP Distributed &amp; Parallel Technologies<\/a> (Edinburgh Only)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20ro-intelligent-robotics\/\">F20RO Intelligent Robotics<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2021-22\/cs\/courses\/f20dv-data-visualisation-and-analytics\/\">F20DV Data Visualisation &amp; 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