BSc (Hons) Computer Forensics and Security with Foundation Year

The course uses elements of the pioneering CDIO (conceive, design, implement, operate) international engineering education model, developed by the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology. CDIO gives you a rich hands-on experience and some of your teaching will be done via real-world inspired projects.

You'll be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical labs. You'll typically have around 12 contact hours per week (depending on your module choices) and are expected to also spend about 4 hours each week co-ordinating with team members on group activities. Lab work usually involves working in small groups where you can discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures and put theory into practice.

You'll also have regular scheduled meetings, in addition to the above contact hours, with an assigned academic personal tutor.

All courses are informed by the University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy 2015-2022.

When not attending timetabled sessions, you'll continue learning through self-study. Typically, this involves completing computer-based exercises, preparing for workshops and seminars, undertaking research in the library, working on projects, undertaking coursework assignments or preparing for class tests and examinations and reading journal articles and books. Your module leader will direct you towards specific readings and/or activities to complete before class.

For your final year Individual Study (dissertation), you'll undertake independent research and will be assigned a supervisor, who will guide you through your first substantial and independent work during regular scheduled meetings.

Your overall workload typically consists of 12 contact hours and an additional 25 hours of independent learning per week. In addition, there may be field trips.

For each 20 credit module, your study time will about 10 hours a week plus work on assessments or preparation for examinations. Assessments would normally be expected to take approximately 50 hours for an assignment worth 50% of a 20 credit module. A similar amount of preparation and revision time would be expected for an examination worth 50% of a 20 credit module.

The team consists of highly qualified academics. They have a range of expertise and experience.

All our team members hold Doctoral or professional qualifications (e.g. Member of the British Computer Society or Eur. Ing.). Find out more about the current teaching. You should note that members of the teaching team might change.

Postgraduate students assist in some teaching and assessing some modules. However, experienced academics teach the majority of lectures and seminars.