HND in Digital Technologies (Cyber Security)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Diploma
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
TUITION FEES
AED 40,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The HND in Digital Technologies at GBS develops specialist skills in networking, security, web design, programming, emerging technologies, digital marketing, and digital sustainability. It uses hands-on, project-based teaching, builds transferable skills in communication, teamwork, research, and analysis, and includes mentorship from lecturers with industry experience. This two-year HND prepares you for work or further study.
Career Outcomes: The course leads to roles in technology sector; careers include cyber security specialist, software developer, data analyst, network technician, software tester. You'll gain transferable skills that support roles in IT support, digital marketing, project coordination, and progression to undergraduate and postgraduate study.
The Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies will give you all you need to develop your specialist knowledge and skills in key areas such as networking, security, and web design.
In your first year, you'll discover more about innovation and programming and you'll also develop transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, research, and analysis which are highly valued in higher education and the workplace. The teaching on the course is very practical and hands-on, with projects and assignments designed to reflect a real-world application for your studies.
Your expert lecturers will be on hand to share their own technology industry experience and to inspire and mentor you throughout the course.
The second year of the HND in Digital Technologies course takes you further with in-depth knowledge of specialist tech areas such as emerging technologies, digital marketing, and digital sustainability.
This HND in Digital Technologies course will prepare you for entry into a professional career within the technology sector, or to continue your studies at the undergraduate and then postgraduate level.
What will you achieve?
With the hands-on and practical approach to learning in this HND in Digital Technologies course, you will graduate with more than just a qualification. You'll have gained specific specialist tech knowledge alongside key workplace skills such as effective teamwork, research and analysis, flexibility, and working cooperatively with others.
Year 1
Units
- Unit 1: Professional Practice in the Digital Economy
- Unit 2: Innovation and Digital Transformation
- Unit 3: Programming
- Unit 4: Networking
- Unit 5: Security
- Unit 6: Networking in the Cloud
- Unit 7: Cyber Security
- Unit 8: Big Data & Visualization
Year 2
Units
- Unit 9: Emerging Technologies
- Unit 10: Applied Security in the Cloud
- Unit 11: Digital Sustainability
- Unit 12: Pitching and Negotiating Skills
- Unit 13: Business Intelligence
- Unit 14: Internet of Things
- Unit 15: Applied Cryptography in the Cloud
- Unit 16: Information Security Management in the Cloud
One of GBS Dubai's core values is a commitment to ensuring that high quality education is available to all, regardless of background or experience. We believe in the transformative power of education, and know that education changes lives and communities for the better.
With this in mind, GBS Dubai have a range of bursaries and scholarships to help support students while they study.
Please contact our student advisors for more information about our bursaries and scholarships. They will tell you of any support that you may qualify for, along with details of how to apply.
If you're thinking of a career in digital technology, our digital technologies certificate and diploma will help you develop a range of key skills essential for entry into this exciting sector.
You'll also develop transferable skills such as communication, teamwork, research, and analysis – all of which are highly valued by employers.
The HND in Digital Technologies course leads to exciting technology careers:
- Cyber security specialist
- Software developer
- Data analyst
- Network technician
- Software tester
- Risk analyst
- Lead developer
- Network engineer
- Business analyst
- Data analytics consultant