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Which cyber security course in London?

Hello,

I was studying in Cheltenham cyber security until April when I had to drop out due to health reasons. I would now like to return this September next month and apply through clearing.

Which course should I go for?

https://www.gre.ac.uk/ug/ach/gf54
https://www.westminster.ac.uk/computer-and-network-engineering-courses/2018-19/september/full-time/computer-network-security-bsc-honours
https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/cyber-security-extended-degree---bsc-hons/
https://www.uwl.ac.uk/course/cyber-security-1/34946
https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/cyber-security-computer-forensics/

I've omitted City as I don't meet their entry requirements. According to the Guardian West London trumps all the others but I want to make my own mind up.

Modern comfortable accommodation which is affordable is important to me.

I found Cheltenham to be dead and very socially boring as I was in studio. It was nice but I had no social life. I don't want that to happen again. I also found the course to be boring and unengaging. I'd prefer it if I had a mentor and some more contact with staff than at Cheltenham.

Reply 1

yt7777

Not strictly in London, but look at Royal Holloway, University of London for BSc Computer Science (Information Security) - It's probably the best cyber security degree in the UK and one of only 2 Bachelors degrees certified by GCHQ. And you'll have the benefits of studying with the ISG (See here - Information Security Group) which is a centre of excellence for cyber security and in the 3rd year of the degree you can take modules from their highly successful MSc in Information Security course.

The other one accredited by GCHQ is BSc Cyber Security at Warwick.

Reply 2

ingeniumlabs

Yeah that course is probably the best. If you’re doing a degree it might as well be accredited by GCHQ. I might as well contact admissions about transferring to their course.

Reply 3

yt7777

Original post by ingeniumlabs

Yeah that course is probably the best. If you’re doing a degree it might as well be accredited by GCHQ. I might as well contact admissions about transferring to their course.

Yeah, go for it.

I graduated from the CS course at Royal Holloway last year and it's really solid.

Reply 4

London Met Uni students

Hello @ingeniumlabs

Hope you are well?

My name is Hasnai and I am a student rep at London Met.
It’s great that you want to get back into studying.

There are two courses at London Met that may interest you:

Cyber Security Extended Degree - BSc (Hons)

This is an extended degree meaning you will have a foundation year, which will provide you with the necessary background to go on to digital forensics, or a cyber-security based courses at London Met. This is what a student had to say about the course, "This course has made me to be security conscious especially when I am online. The lecturers have been great and helpful. They are always there for students, always willing to help."

Computer Networking and Cyber Security - BSc (Hons)

If you want to learn how to prevent and detect cyber security breaches, from hacking to fraud then this may be the course for you. This course is currently undergoing the accreditation process for the British Computer Society (BCS), and The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), which has more than 150,000 members in 127 countries. This is what a student had to say about the course "Computer Networking and Cyber Security BSc is probably the best course to take if you love networking and Cisco. I totally recommend this course since it's built on Cisco, offering preparation for obtaining certifications, such as CCNA, CCNA Security and CCNA wireless, which are the core of today's networking infrastructure."

I hope this helps you if you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

If you would like to talk to someone about the courses at London Met please call 0800 032 4441 and one of the friendly advisors can help you.

Let me know how it goes

Good Luck!

Hasnai :h: