BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Technical Professional Apprenticeship

Program Overview

Course Summary

The UK faces a potentially crippling shortage of cyber security professionals, threatening businesses in the UK. More than two thirds of companies are already struggling to recruit the levels of staff necessary to defend against major attacks.

The global shortfall of security experts is expected to increase 20% to 1.8m by 2022, according to industry association ISC Squared. Almost half of British businesses say that the skills shortage has a "significant impact" on their customers and has caused breaches of their computer systems.

The UK Government has warned that cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the country and its critical infrastructure. (source: The Telegraph Technology section, 14 Feb 2017)

This course seeks to address the chronic shortage of suitably qualified cyber security specialists and, at the same, prepare you for a fulfilling and varied career in the field of cyber security.

In your first year, you will cover the fundamentals of computing and information systems including programming, computer systems and networks and web technologies.

Program Outline

What makes this course different

Highly practical

We offer a highly practical work based course that will prepare you for a career in computing.

Academy status

We have Academy status with industry leaders Microsoft and CompTIA, so your UEL qualification has added credibility.

Approved apprenticeship standard

Digital and Technology Solutions apprenticeship degrees are based upon the Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Professional apprenticeship standard, approved by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The apprenticeship standard was developed by a group of major companies including Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, BT, Ford, Network Rail and Lloyds Banking Group.

What makes this course different

Highly practical

We offer a highly practical work based course that will prepare you for a career in computing.

Academy status

We have Academy status with industry leaders Microsoft and CompTIA, so your UEL qualification has added credibility.

Approved apprenticeship standard

Digital and Technology Solutions apprenticeship degrees are based upon the Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Professional apprenticeship standard, approved by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The apprenticeship standard was developed by a group of major companies including Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, BT, Ford, Network Rail and Lloyds Banking Group.

Your future career

This course is specifically designed for students who are already in or will shortly begin employment within the IT sector.

Students will be selected for this apprenticeship degree by their (prospective) employer and will be given, as part of the course, the opportunity to specialise in one of six areas; software engineering, IT consultancy, business analysis, data analysis, cyber security analysis or network engineering.

Upon completion of this course, you will continue to develop your specialist knowledge and skills within your employer's organisation.

This qualification also lends itself to postgraduate study and research if you so desire.

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal .