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Undergraduate Degrees for Cryptography

Anyone know any decent Uni's for Computer Science with decent modules for Security/Cryptography?
It looks like Imperial, Edinburgh and UCL have 1 each yet Kings has 2, even though Kings is ranked lower than those for Computer Science. Not saying a better Uni must have more computer security modules but it just seems odd Kings is ranked lower even though you can study in more depth in security. Any ideas?

Reply 1

username1799249

If you have a specific goal in mind, then do whatever you need to do i.e. obtain knowledge to achieve that goal. I am really confused as to why university rankings are so revered by students when employers are largely unimpressed by them. We are looking for skills and ability. Not prestige. So get those skills and stop fretting about prestige.

Good luck!

Reply 2

username738914

Original post by JW22

Different universities have different focuses. Assuming that, in your specific area of interest, that a higher ranking uni will cover more things, in depth than a lower ranking (which doesn't matter, as KCL is a good uni) uni is quite unfounded. Each university will gear their learning to different areas, and some will excel in some specifc areas than others.

Basically, forget about all the prestige mumbo jumbo for now (well, to an extent, past the top 50-60 is a no go imo) and focus on finding a course of study that really excites you.