Cyber Security (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University

Overview

The Cyber Security (Hons) course offered by Liverpool John Moores University  is accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS).

As we increase the scope of our working and personal lives online there has been a rise in the number of attacks being made against information systems by hackers and other criminals looking to steal resources. It seems that on a weekly basis there is another news story detailing a new ransomware attack or a new vulnerability in a piece of software used by the public.

The UK government has identified a skills gap and therefore a need for more staff trained in Computer Security. Students graduating from the Computer Security course will be in demand by companies looking to fill their Computer Security roles with trained staff. LJMU has a growing national and international reputation for its research into computer security and this expertise ensures the degree is at the leading edge of developments in this discipline.

Employability

Security is often cited among the top five IT skills demanded by employers.

The need to improve knowledge and education in cyber security has long been acknowledged. This means that potential careers open to you as a graduate of this programme are wide ranging and include:

• information security analyst

• computer security consultant

• network or system administrator

• software or web developer

• data analyst, data recovery, data mining

• police force intelligence officer

• guiding cyber security initiatives

• computer forensic analyst

• network security management

• education provision

• IT project manager

Alternatively, many of our graduates continue their studies with a masters or research programme.