Introduction to Computer Security (G6077)

15 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

Computer security studies the protection of software and information stored on computers connected to the internet from theft, damage and corruption. This module explores the foundations of network and computer security, and provides an overview of the main computer system vulnerabilities and cyber attacks, as well as defenses and their limitations. The focus of the module is on the underlying principles and techniques, with examples of how they are applied in practice.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 44 hours of contact time and about 106 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Computer Science (with an industrial placement year) BSc
• Computer Science (with an industrial placement year) MComp
• Computer Science BSc
• Computer Science MComp
• Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (with an industrial placement year) BSc
• Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence BSc
• Computing for Business and Management (with an industrial placement year) BSc
• Computing for Business and Management BSc
• Data Science (with an industrial placement year) BSc
• Data Science BSc
• Finance and Technology (FinTech) (with a professional placement year) BSc
• Finance and Technology (FinTech) BSc