Study an industry-standard, hands-on digital forensics, incident response and cyber security course in the heart of Cambridge.
The computer you’re viewing this on knows your location, browser history, passwords and habits. Imagine using this knowledge to legally track a suspect's activities, evidence this in a scientific manner, and help convict or prove innocence in civil or criminal proceedings.
Our course centres on practical, hands-on skills development in areas from malware science to ethical hacking.
It’s designed for the next generation of industry professionals. Will you be one of them?
Course leader Andrew Moore and current students tell you more about this digital forensics, incident response and cyber security course in Cambridge.
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Why ARU?
Study in the Silicon Fen, home to Apple, Microsoft, Samsung AI and more – the perfect opportunity to connect with top employers.
Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs, developed with employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving.
Gain expert witness experience by defending digital forensics scenarios against Law students, performing mobile forensics, revealing suspect actions and analysing malware activity.
Access the Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Security+ and EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) curriculums.
Use specialist labs and a virtual NetLab, equipped with cyber security and forensics tools and operating systems.
You can choose to take an optional placement year as part of this course. Placements typically happen in Year 3, and your course will take four years overall. Find out more about placement years.
Year 3
Work Placement - Computing and Information Sciences
It’s possible to combine placement and foundation year options. Contact us to discuss what you can do, or choose your preferred option when you apply.
A foundation year prepares you for the rest of your course, and focuses on general skills such as researching and referencing, numeracy and ICT, and communication. We'll also start to look at some more subject-specific topics.
Your placement year is a chance to put everything you’ve learnt in Years 1 and 2 into practice. Spend up to nine months working for an organisation, developing your skills and gaining valuable work experience. Our Placements Team is here to help you secure a placement.
Read profiles of teaching and research staff on this course.
Our Cambridge campus features state-of-the-art computing facilities, including networking equipment racks, ethical hacking and IoT devices, and rooms specialising in digital forensics to give you the feel of working in a professional lab environment.
Our students take part in accredited partnerships through modules, such as CompTIA Network & security + and our CISCO networking academy.
Hear from ARU Senior Lecturer Dr Razvan-Ion Dinita in this Springpod subject spotlight: Decoding social media: an exploration of programming and platforms. Watch the full lecture on Springpod
Work closely with students who share your interest in computer science and get expert guidance from academics who will support you through your studies.
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Careers
Students will have local and internationally renowned speakers throughout the course. This is either in the modules as a guest lecture, a live brief, or an industry speaker through our Cambridge OWASP chapter/BCS Cyberforensics Special Interests group.
Students will also have the opportunity for research placements, cyber-specific careers events and expert advice from local/international employers.
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