Cyber Security with Professional Placement Year

About this programme

and #7 in the UK for Satisfaction with Teaching in Computer Science (Guardian University Guide 2026) Businesses and the public sector are entirely dependent on our interconnected digital economy. To survive and prosper they need strong cyber security professionals who can enhance cyber resilience, help prevent cyber attacks and mitigate the economic impact of cybercrime, both in the UK and worldwide. This hands-on Cyber Security course aims to equip you with the knowledge, technical competencies and out-of-the-box thinking skills needed to meet the cyber security demands of the information age. You’ll learn to identify and mitigate cyber threats using a range of investigative techniques, systems approaches, policies, open source intelligence and response strategies. The hackers and cyber security professionals are in a 'cyber arms race', so we aim to teach you how to think like your adversaries – a mindset that will leave you better prepared for the threats of tomorrow. Bath Spa University’s Cyber Security degree approaches cyber security from a holistic point of view – helping you to understand cybersecurity from multiple perspectives. By highlighting key principles such as ‘defence in depth’, secure by design and by drawing on national level cyber frameworks and guidelines, we introduce you to a complete picture of the intentions, motivations and scope of the cyber security sector. Across the course, you’ll develop knowledge and practical skills that support the protection of systems, networks and data on a variety of levels (such as individual, business, critical n