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Ethical Hacking / Security University Degrees UK

One of the most popular posts on my blog is the Guest post: Current Available UK Degrees by 1337speak in April last year. I have decided to update the list as to keep the information up to date.


You who know me will know that I my self am enrolled on one of these University courses. I believe that if your starting out in security and want to make a career out of it this may be the best place to start. For me the course has done wonders, not only in what I have learnt however the people I’ve met and the drive it has given me to succeed in my chosen career.


BSc Security/Ethical Hacking Degrees in the UK:
Ethical Hacking for Computer Security – Northumbria University
Ethical Hacking and Network Security – Coventry University
Ethical Hacking & Countermeasures – University of Abertay
Computer Security & Ethical Hacking – Leeds Metropolitan University
Ethical Hacking and Security Systems Design – University of Sunderland
IT Security – University of Central Lancashire
Computer Security – De Montfort University
Computer Security – Staffordshire University
IT Security – University of Wolverhampton

More courses:
UCAS G550


I have surprised myself at how many courses are actually out there! Most of the courses have started in the past 3 years and will be starting in the next 2. It looks like there will be a lot more job competition in the next 5-10 years in the security industry. That’s OK, it will keep me on my toes. It seems information security in the UK is starting to become widespread and this can only be a good thing in the long run.


The listed courses above are for BSc university degrees, there are also MSc security courses and others out there which I have not listed.

Posted on 25 January, 2010 by admin

12 Responses to “Ethical Hacking / Security University Degrees UK”

  1. tmacuk said...

    good article. anybody wanting more information on northumbria uni should defiantly ask ethicalhack3r about it.

    or myself :P

    both on the course :)

  2. Adam Taylor said...

    Didn’t realise you were a student in the NE. I’ve been writing a simple web based security scanner for my third year at Durham and using DVWA to test against.

    Cheers for helping me out [indirectly]!

  3. Eins Sevin said...

    I was thinking about a post grad degree in ethical hacking. You should publish MSc courses as well. Newcastle uni and sheffield uni do them as far as I no.

  4. Azhar said...

    I could find that the ‘Ethical Hacking & Countermeasures’ degree in Abertay University is accredited by The British Computer Society. What about the degrees by the other universities ?

  5. admin said...

    I know Northumbria is not either due to the BCS not liking the term ‘hacker/hacking’ to be in a course tittle. I suspect other courses with the term in will also not be BCS accredited, I am unsure tho.

  6. Frosty said...

    Thanks for the post,
    now I’m really thinking about attending a foreign university
    I have two questions for you guys:

    is there a way to mitigate the University fees? since as far as I saw it costs like 8000£ which means 1000£/month to live :(

    and where can I find some reviews from the students?

  7. finux said...

    Yeah the BCS isn’t too cool about the term hacking, however they are a little goosed as on their board is Pete Wood who runs one of the first UK pen testing companies First Base.

    Abertay got accreditation last year, but it was touch and go for a wee while.

  8. Azhar said...

    @admin

    The course title of Abertay University is ‘Ethical Hacking & Countermeasures’ and it is accredited by BCS. So I don’t think they have a problem with ‘Hacking’ in the title.

  9. finux said...

    @Azhar – I know. I think i did say they got it. I’m VERY aware of what the course title is

    I was on the course, and am friends with the course leader. So i do have an inside track on it bud.

  10. finux said...

    @Azhar would have helped if i read properly. My apologizes you where speaking to @Admin and not me. Sorry bud.

    They do have issues with the title but they have to accept it now

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  12. Ethical Hacker Traning said...

    Great post! That list is very useful to any wanabe ethical hacker. Thank you very much for sharing.

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