Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security and IT Forensics
Limerick, Ireland
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Today, at the start of the 21st century, computers, networks and mobile devices are everywhere. We rely on them for our banking, for our shopping, to store and send all kinds of sensitive and important data. But are they safe? When you use an ATM machine, how do you know that your transaction is secure? When you order groceries, how can you trust the system not to give away your credit card details?
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
Semester 1
- Introduction to Programming
- Introduction to Model Driven Development
- Fundamentals of Computer Organisation
- Foundations of Computer Science 1
- Discrete Mathematics
Semester 2
- Software Development
- Games Modelling Design
- Computer Systems Organisation
- Analogue Electronics
- Computer Mathematics
Year 2
Semester 3
- Intro to Web & Database Technology
- Computer Software 3
- Operating Systems 1
- Modern Communications: Fundamentals
- Introduction to Securityand Cryptography
Semester 4
- Introduction to Cloud Computing
- Mobile App Development
- Operating Systems 2
- TCP/IP Networking
- Data Security
Year 3
Semester 5
- Computer Networks: Standards, Protocols and the IoT
- Outcome-based Learning Laboratory
- Distributed Computing with Java
- Embedded Software
- Computer Law, Investigation & Ethics
Semester 6
- Co-Operative Education (including summer)
Year 4
Semester 7
- Introduction to Data Engineering and Machine Learning
- Applied Cloud Computing
- Systems Analysis & Design
- Electroncis & the Environment
- Project 1
Semester 8
- Mobile & Wireless Communications
- Host and Network Security
- Project Management & Practice
- Computer Forensics
- Project 2
Program Outcome
NFQ Level 8 major Award Honours Bachelor Degree
- Designing and testing networks, computer software and security
- Programming and software development skills
- Using specialist knowledge creatively and innovatively to solve problems
- Developing for the Internet of Things—from sensors to cloud
- Developing mobile devices and applications
- Sensors, analog and digital circuits and systems
- Pragmatism and practicality to turn a concept into reality
- Written and oral communication
- Teamwork
- Project management
- Professionalism and the ability to work to an ethical code
- Operating systems (e.g. Linux)
- Computer forensics and law
- Distributed and cloud computing
- MEng in Computer and Communications Systems
- MEng in Information and Network Security
- Research Masters or PhD
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates progressing directly into employment take up a wide variety of roles. The following provides a sample of initial roles listed on the Graduate Outcomes Survey by graduates approximately one year after graduation:
- Associate Cloud Engineer
- Associate Technical Support Engineer
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Graduate Software Engineer
- IT Consultant
- Sales Technician
- Software Engineer
- Technical Implementation Consultant
- Technical Remote Specialist
- Technical Support Engineer