Ireland

Cyber Security & Digital Forensics - Bangor & Lisburn

Course code: P11001
Level: —
Award: Degree - Foundation at UK Level 5
Classification: —
Awarding body: Open University
Duration: 2 years full-time. Contact Hours per Week 15 hours' contact time to include practical classes, lectures, workshops or tutorials. Mandatory Additional Study Maximum of 3 hours per week average over the academic year. Personal Study 19 hours maximum studying and preparing assessments in your own time per week, including use of online materials. Work Placement -Year Two 5 days per week over 14 weeks in semester 2. This is a 2-Year Programme and course fees are payable in each year.

Programme summary

The Foundation Degree (FD) in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics is aimed at meeting the local demand of cyber security experts in Northern Ireland. It will cover a range of computing specialisms allowing successful students to follow different career paths.

Entry requirements

UCAS A minimum of 64 UCAS Tariff points including:

GCE A level (A2): Typical grade profile CC OR
[RQF] Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma with overall award profile MPP OR
Access to HE Diploma (NI): 45% overall OR
An equivalent in an approved alternative qualification Accreditation of Prior Learning Alternatively, you can provide evidence of your ability to undertake the programme by meeting the requirements for the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process, either through Accredited Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or Accredited Prior Experiential Learning (APEL). Further details on APL can be found in the HE Admissions Process section of our website and the HE Accreditation of Prior Learning SOP.

Who to apply to

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