Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security ,BSc

Coventry University

United Kingdom, Coventry

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Coventry University

United Kingdom , Coventry

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

GG45 , I120

Campuses

Coventry University (Coventry)

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesJanuary-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 19,850 / year

Next Intake January-2026

Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security ,BSc

About

Course overview

The course is designed to help you develop skills in the following areas:

understanding who ‘hackers’ typically are, the techniques they use to break into systems and the way we defend against them
learning how to examine computers and networks for digital artefacts, and how these can be used in a legal case, or as part of incident response
understanding how the network infrastructure connects systems, and the impact on security.

Why you should study this course

Practical, hands-on approach to teaching, where you have the chance to demonstrate the theoretical aspects of the course through real-world examples.
Join a thriving community of ethical hackers with opportunities to participate in societies and live ‘hackathon’ type events².
Dedicated specialised learning environment - the Ethical Hacking Lab⁴.
Previous graduates have gone on to become security consultants, security engineers, penetration testers and other sector-specific roles.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Saudi Arabia

International Pathways Programme

International Foundation Year (IFY)
Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/General Secondary School Certificate with pass grades.

International Year One (IY1)
Tawjihiya/Thanawihya/General Secondary School Certificate with good grades.

Master's Qualifying Programme (MQP)
No country specific entry requirement at this time.

Undergraduate

Students applying with an International Baccalaureate. Please check the specific course page for the points needed.

Students who have successfully completed a recognised Foundation programme in the UK or internationally.

Students who have completed Year 1 of a 4 or 5 year Degree Programme in Saudi with an average CGPA of 3.0 out of 5 or 2.5 out of 4.

Students who National Diploma level qualifications High school Certificates

The foundation programme is required for students who have completed Thanawihya.

Students who hold Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations or Central Board of Secondary Education.

Students are required to have a UKVI IELTS score of at least 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill or TOEFL iBT with a score of 79 and a minimum component score of 18.

Top-up

Students who hold an Associate Degree should have CGPA of 3.0 out of 5.0.

Students who hold a Diploma with a minimum CGPA of 4.0 out of 5.0 (subject to syllabus match).

Postgraduate

Students who hold a Bachelor’s Degree should have an average grade of 60% or above.

Students who have an average grade of 70% or CGPA of 2.5 out of 4 for the Postgraduate Research programmes with a satisfactory research proposal.

Students are required to have a UKVI IELTS score of at least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each skill or TOEFL iBT with a score of 88 and a minimum component score of 19.

English Program Requirements

IELTS: 6.0 overall, with no component lower than 5.5.

If you don't meet the English language requirements, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme before you start your course.

For more information on our approved English language tests visit our English language requirements page.

Career

Careers and opportunities

Upon successful completion of the course, you should be able to:

understand, categorise and discuss threats to computer systems and services
apply sound investigations and reporting procedures to identify and report issues in systems, or as part of a forensic investigation
apply research and problem-solving skills to a security-related project.

We encourage our graduates to come back to give guest talks, meet (and often recruit) the current students and take part in extracurricular events (subject to availability)².