Network Engineering (Cyber Security) - BSc Hons Degree - Topup

Course Detail

The one-year BSc (Hons) Network Engineering (Cyber Security) top-up programme will further develop your technical and professional competence to meet the current expectations of industry following on from successful completion of the Foundation Degree.

The skills you will develop include the ability to:

• Collaborate in the design and delivery of Secure Systems commissioning to provide professional guidance for both existing organisations and new entrants to the market

• Devise entrepreneurial methods for developing opportunities for SMEs and larger public / private organisations through the provision of networking and networking infrastructure

• Apply networking and hardware skills that will enable the protection of information architecture through a range of suitable security mechanisms

• Create and modify robust corporate infrastructures to protect from unauthorised and illegal hacking and industrial espionage against current and future threats

• Develop advanced creative and problem solving skills

• Work independently, in a team-leading role, including the ability to issue instruction and manage workloads / task delegation with professionalism 

You will also have the opportunity to undertake your own research project which will showcase your ability to put forward a cohesive, well-written argument on an area of academic interest.

Only applicants that have successfully completed the Foundation Degree in Network Engineering (Cyber Security), validated by Lancaster University, with Blackpool and The Fylde College are eligible to apply to this course.

Qualification Obtained

BSc (Hons) Network Engineering (Cyber Security)

Industry Placement and Field Trips

There is no formal work placement within this qualification however, students not employed within the industry are encouraged to engage in voluntary or paid work experience to complement their studies. We have excellent relationships with local employers and opportunities for work experience frequently arise.

Scheduled Learning

Scheduled time relates to the time you spend in directed study with the guidance and support of our academic tutors. Scheduled learning can take a variety of forms and will vary from one course to the next, but may include lectures, seminars, tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, studio or workshop time, fieldwork and external visits.

Independent Study

Higher education courses rely on students undertaking work outside of formal, scheduled sessions and this is generally categorised as independent study. Independent study might include preparation for scheduled sessions, follow-up work, wider reading or practice, completion of assessment tasks and revision.

Placement

Many of the degree programmes at B&FC incorporate opportunities for work placements to provide you with the opportunity to link your studies to relevant professional practice in a real work environment. Our programme teams are able to offer support in securing an appropriate work placement where it forms part of your programme, and will work closely with you during the placement to ensure that the opportunity allows you to develop personally, professionally and academically.

Expert Tutors

All staff involved in the delivery of higher education courses within the College are approved to teach the subjects and modules they deliver. The approval process ensures that staff delivering a given programme are appropriately qualified and, where appropriate, possess relevant technical and industrial experience and professional practice.