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Duration of programme: Standard 4 years, (where students join the programme in year 1)听
Award on successful completion: Bachelor of Science with Honours听
Location of delivery: 麻豆原创, Bell Street, Dundee听
Accreditation: BCS 鈥� the Chartered Institute for IT applied for, NCSC-certified degree (applied for, outcome in December 2025)
Composition of the programme: 120 SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) credits (60 ECTS) in each academic year, delivered in modules of 20 credits each, with 3 modules taken in term 1, and 3 in term 2 each year. 听In each of Year 1 and Year 2 one twenty credit comprises a series of microcredentials. In each of Year 1 and Year 2 one twenty credit comprises a series of microcredentials. 听A 40 credit independent project is included in the final year.听
Contact hours and workload: Each academic year typically requires 1200 hours of student effort; on average across the 4 years of this programme, 29% of that time is in lectures, seminars and similar activities; the remainder is independent study.听
Assessment methods: Assessments are designed to develop and assess the achievement of the level of performance expected at each level. 听Knowledge and understanding is assessed using projects, reports, portfolios and practical assessments.听
Academic staff: This programme is delivered principally by staff in the Department of Cybersecurity and Computing in the Faculty of Design, Informatics and Business. Staff profiles can be viewed at /academic-faculties-and-graduate-school/faculty-of-design-informatics-and-business/听
Core modules in the programme:听
Computer Hardware Architecture and Operating Systems
Programming with C++
Software Design
Fundamentals of Development and Security
Data Structures and Algorithms 1
Penetration Testing
Data Structures and Algorithms 2
Web Application Penetration Testing
Professional Project Planning & Prototyping
Professional Project Development and Delivery
Honours Project
Computer Networking 1
Digital Forensics听
Secure Web Development
Computer Networking 2
Audit & Compliance Consulting
Advanced Digital Forensics听
Advanced Ethical Hacking
Engineering Resilient Systems听
IoT and Cloud Secure Development
Developments in the discipline: Programming languages, APIs, development tools and hardware used will change over time to reflect current industry practice.听