BSc (Hons) in Computer Science (Cyber Security)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
AED 65,100 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* rolling admission
** all tuition fees inclusive of VAT
Key Summary
About: Heriot-Watt's BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Cyber Security) in Dubai launched in 2020. It gives a foundation in computer science with applied cybersecurity skills and professional competencies to address organizational security needs. You'll study networks and systems, learn forensic analysis, secure programming, and protections such as access control, encryption and intrusion detection.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter roles across cybersecurity, information security, network security, digital forensics and secure software development. Potential careers include cybersecurity analyst, network security engineer, digital forensics investigator, security software developer, and security consultant. You'll also be prepared for incident response, penetration testing and security operations roles.
Overview
In order to target this growing requirement within industry and society, Heriot-Watt has designed a brand new programme for 2020: BSc Computer Science (Cyber Security). This undergraduate programme will provide students with a sound foundation and applied skills in computer science with a focus on cybersecurity, in addition to other professional skills, enabling them to succeed in meeting the cybersecurity challenges facing modern organisations today.
In this programme you will learn about the foundations of networks and computer systems, thereby allowing you to understand how communications can be probed and altered, and systems can be forensically analysed. You’ll also learn about techniques for secure programming and how real-world networks and systems are protected with fundamental techniques such as access control, encryption and intrusion detection.
Course content
In each of the first three years of the programme, students take eight mandatory courses, and in Year 4 they take five mandatory courses and three optional ones.
First Year
Logic and Proof, Introduction to Interaction Design, Praxis, Software Development 1, Discrete Mathematics, Introduction to Computer Systems, Software Development 2, Web Design and Databases.
Second Year
Experimental Design, Programming Languages, Software Development 3, Web Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms, Database Management Systems, Hardware-Software Interface, Software Design.
Third Year
Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Agents, Data Communications and Networking, Foundations 1, Software Engineering, Foundations 2, Language Processors, Operating Systems & Concurrency, Professional Development.
Fourth Year
Computer Network Security, Res Meths & Requirements Eng, Advanced Network Security, Design Implementation (Cyber Security), Proj Test Impl (CyberSecurity)
Optional Courses in Year 4:
Biologically Inspired Comp, 3D Graphics and Animation, Information Sys Methodologies, Intelligent Robotics, Rigorous Methods for Soft Eng, Stat Model & Anal, Industrial Programming, Applied Text Analytics, Advanced Interaction Design, Big Data Management, Digital and Knowledge-Economy, Data Visualisation Analytics, e-commerce Technology, Digital Forensics, Computer Games Programming