Bachelor in Computing Security

As technology advances at a rapid rate, protecting individuals, companies, government entities, and global organizations from cyber threats is becoming a huge sector, with career opportunities spanning the globe. Our Bachelor of Science in Computing Security has been designed to prepare you to excel in this rapidly growing area.

If you love computer science, crave a program that offers a hands-on curriculum and a range of active learning experiences and gives plenty of opportunities for independent exploration at an advanced level, the Bachelor of Science in Computing Security will be perfect. Considered a leading program in computing and network security and forensics by industry experts including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, and the National Security Agency, the degree offers you a high level of specialization beyond what is provided by more general majors in Information Systems or Information Technology.

You’ll begin by getting to grips with a wide breadth of computing disciplines including programming, scripting, databases, computing security, cryptography, security policy, networks, systems, and network administration. You’ll then have the chance to focus on a particular area of security such as forensics, mobile device forensics, or network/computing system security.

By the time you graduate you will be an expert in the identification of computer security vulnerabilities, the detection of computer security exploits, and the prevention or mitigation of the resulting attack, making you highly employable. Your job responsibilities may include security assessment, cybersecurity, network security, computer and network forensics, cryptography, penetration testing, information security risk management, and cyber policy & law.

Why Choose Us

• Degrees issued directly from RIT NY
• Smart, Connected, Innovative and Sustainable campus
• Locally and globally accredited degree programs
• Study abroad at any of the international campuses in Croatia, Kosovo, China, USA
• Unique Internship programs with exposure to industry partners

/ Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai

Possible career options

Positions in computing security are found in nearly every area of commerce. From small local businesses to large multi-national corporations, they all depend on a complex networking infrastructure to conduct their business and require security professionals to maintain these systems. The graduates of computing security from RIT Dubai are expertly prepared to provide the support demanded by enterprises of all sizes as well as national, state, and local security agencies. Possible career options are system security analysts and designers, enterprise system security architects, or IT systems forensics consultants and investigators.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Computing Security is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education - Higher Education Commission and is licensed by the KHDA.