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If you study Information and Computing Science BSc at XJTLU, you can study Computer Science BSc (Hons) – Cyber Security pathway at the University of Liverpool on the XJTLU 2+2 programme. View other pathway options or see all XJTLU 2+2 programmes.

Computer Science – Cyber Security pathway BSc (Hons)

In today’s digital world, cybersecurity has never been more crucial. Ranging from the fundamentals of cryptography to mastering network security, this pathway will give you the necessary skills to tackle real-world challenges in protecting sensitive information and systems from cyber threats.

Topics covered in this specialism include:

  • Cyber security
  • Computer forensics
  • Computer networks
  • Network security
  • Formal methods
  • Robot perception and manipulation.
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Course content

Discover what you'll learn, what you'll study, and how you'll be taught and assessed.

Year three

For this pathway, it’s advised that you take COMP212: Distributed Systems as one of your optional modules.

On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.

Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Modules

Compulsory modules Credits
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING I (COMP201) 15
DATABASE DEVELOPMENT (COMP207) 15
COMPLEXITY OF ALGORITHMS (COMP202) 15
GROUP SOFTWARE PROJECT (COMP208) 15
COMPUTER NETWORKS (COMP211) 15
CYBER SECURITY (COMP232) 15
Optional modules Credits
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS (COMP212) 15
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE PARADIGMS (COMP105) 15
INTRODUCTION TO THEORY OF COMPUTATION (COMP218) 15
ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (COMP219) 15
PLANNING YOUR CAREER (COMP221) 7.5
APP DEVELOPMENT (COMP228) 15
INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE (COMP229) 15
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS (COMP220) 15
PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER GAMES DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION (COMP222) 15
COMPUTER-BASED TRADING IN FINANCIAL MARKETS (COMP226) 15
BECOMING ENTREPRENEURIAL (ULMS254) 15
PRINCIPLES OF C AND MEMORY MANAGEMENT (COMP281) 7.5
THE C++ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (COMP282) 7.5
SCRIPTING LANGUAGES (COMP284) 7.5
COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (COMP285) 7.5

Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Year four

On the 2+2 programme, you'll study your third and fourth years at the University of Liverpool. These will be year two and year three of the University of Liverpool's programme of study.

Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

Modules

Compulsory modules Credits
HONOURS YEAR COMPUTER SCIENCE PROJECT (COMP390) 30
FORMAL METHODS (COMP313) 15
COMPUTER FORENSICS (COMP343) 15
Optional modules Credits
KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND REASONING (COMP304) 15
BIOCOMPUTATION (COMP305) 15
EFFICIENT SEQUENTIAL ALGORITHMS (COMP309) 15
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING II (COMP319) 15
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL GAME THEORY (COMP323) 15
AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTICS (COMP329) 15
OPTIMISATION (COMP331) 15
COMMUNICATING COMPUTER SCIENCE (COMP335) 15
BIG DATA ANALYTICS (COMP336) 15
COMPUTER VISION (COMP338) 15
IMAGE PROCESSING (ELEC319) 7.5
MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS (COMP310) 15
CLOUD COMPUTING FOR E-COMMERCE (COMP315) 15
ONTOLOGIES AND SEMANTIC WEB (COMP318) 15
NETWORK MINING AND ANALYSIS (COMP324) 15
COMPUTATIONAL GAME THEORY AND MECHANISM DESIGN (COMP326) 15
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (COMP328) 15
DATA MINING AND VISUALISATION (COMP337) 15
ROBOT PERCEPTION AND MANIPULATION (COMP341) 15
ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER GAME DEVELOPMENT (COMP342) 15
NEURAL NETWORKS (ELEC320) 7.5

Programme details and modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.

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