BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Cyber Security)

(N/0613/6/0002)(04/2027)(MQA/PA15604)

BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Cyber Security)

(N/0613/6/0002)(04/2027)(MQA/PA15604)

About BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Cyber Security)

If you’re passionate about protecting individuals and organisations from cyber threats, this is the perfect field for you! Cybersecurity involves safeguarding systems, networks, and data through practices and technologies that ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

Programme Structure

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

  • Software Engineering 1
  • Computer Systems
  • Computing Practice 1
  • Cyber Security & Networks
  • Algorithms, Data Structures &
    Mathematics
  • Computing Practice 2
  • Software Engineering 2
  • Information Management & Retrieval
  • Computing Group Project 1
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Security Architectures & Cryptography
  • Computing Group Project 2
  • Information Security Management and Governance
  • Security Operations and Incident Management
  • Computing Project
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis
  • Industrial Training

Compulsory Subjects

  • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2*
  • Creative Problem Solving / Bahasa Kebangsaan A**
  • Philosophy and Current Issues
  • Integrity and Anti-corruption / Sustainability Awareness in Malaysia
  • Community Services 2

Year 2

  • Software Engineering 2
  • Information Management & Retrieval
  • Computing Group Project 1
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Security Architectures & Cryptography
  • Computing Group Project 2

Year 3

  • Information Security Management and Governance
  • Security Operations and Incident Management
  • Computing Project
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis
  • Industrial Training

Compulsory Subjects

  • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2*
  • Creative Problem Solving / Bahasa Kebangsaan A**
  • Philosophy and Current Issues
  • Integrity and Anti-corruption / Sustainability Awareness in Malaysia
  • Community Service 2

Changes to the programme structure are at Peninsula College Georgetown’s discretion as approved by MQA

* for international students only.
** for individuals who did not meet the minimum grade C in their SPM results or hold equivalent qualifications from other examinations.

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Professor Dr Ian Pashby

Chairman
Advisor & Non-Executive Director
Peninsula Higher Education Group

Professor Ian Robert Pashby graduated from the University of Sheffield (UK) with a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy and then worked in research and development for Rolls-Royce (aero engines). He joined the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick (UK) as a lecturer, was awarded his PhD for research in the processing of materials and subsequently promoted to Senior Lecturer.

In 2000, he became Professor of Manufacturing Processes at the University of Nottingham (UK).

Professor Pashby moved to the University of Nottingham’s Malaysia Campus in 2007 to become Deputy Head. became Pro-Vice Chancellor and then CEO of the campus in 2008. Returning to the UK in 2013, he became Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Hull (UK). He moved back to Malaysia in 2017 to lead the Peninsula Higher Education Group as its Group President and in 2024 became the Advisor.