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Duration:
3 years (full-time)
Start date(s):
March 2026
September 2026
Cyber attacks are one of the biggest challenges facing organisations today, and cyber security professionals are in huge demand. This degree apprenticeship is perfect if you’re interested in tech, problem-solving, or protecting people and businesses from online threats.
You’ll work in a real job while studying for a full BSc degree. That means you’ll earn a salary, gain hands-on experience, and build the skills employers are actively looking for. By the time you graduate, you’ll have years of experience and a respected qualification, a massive advantage early in your career.
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This programme is designed with industry experts, so everything you learn links directly to the real world: hacking techniques, digital forensics, secure coding, cloud security, artificial intelligence (AI) security, and more.
Learn the basics of cyber security, including how hackers think, how attacks happen, and how to protect people and organisations. You’ll start using the tools and techniques that cyber teams use every day.
Develop essential programming skills for building and analysing secure software. You’ll learn how code works, how to structure simple applications, and how insecure coding practices can lead to vulnerabilities.
Understand how computer systems, networks and internet technologies operate. You’ll explore network architecture, protocols, routing, configuration and the fundamentals of securing networks against common threats.
Build mathematical problem-solving skills used across computing and cyber security. You’ll cover logic, algorithms, probability and foundational data modelling to support later modules in threat analysis and secure system design.
Learn how organisations stay up and running during a cyber attack. You’ll cover risk management, incident response planning, and techniques for ensuring systems continue to operate under attack.
Learn how to design and build systems that are secure by default. You’ll study secure architectures, system hardening, threat modelling and best practices for engineering security into every stage of development.
Gain hands-on skills in testing systems for vulnerabilities. This includes ethical hacking principles, penetration testing methods, automated scanning tools, and techniques for identifying and reporting weaknesses responsibly.
You’ll investigate how to collect, preserve and analyse digital evidence after an incident. Learn how malware works, how attacks are constructed, and how to examine compromised systems safely and legally.
Develop an understanding of algorithms and how AI can be used in cyber security. You’ll explore automation, optimisation and how intelligent systems can both support and challenge security.
Examine security in cloud environments and across complex supply chains. Learn how to assess third-party risks, secure cloud services, and manage identity, access and data in distributed systems.
Explore the operational side of cyber security, including monitoring, threat detection, incident response and the processes used in large-scale security teams. You’ll learn how SOCs (Security Operations Centres) work in practice.
Work on a major project unique to your organisation, applying your technical skills to a real cyber challenge. This project contributes towards your End-Point Assessment and shows your readiness for professional practice.
Careers
Cyber security roles are in extremely high demand across every sector, from finance and energy to government, healthcare and technology. This degree apprenticeship prepares you for careers such as:
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Security Operations Centre (SOC) Analyst
- Penetration Tester
- Digital Forensics Specialist
- Secure Software Developer
- Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Cloud Security Specialist
- Cyber Risk & Compliance Officer
You’ll build the confidence, technical knowledge and industry experience to step into advanced roles or progress into cyber leadership pathways.
Learning and Assessment
How You’ll Learn:
You’ll learn through a mix of academic study, online teaching, project-based work and in-role experience. Your learning time is split between:
- 1 day per week of university study (on campus or online)
- Work-based learning projects, agreed jointly with your employer and Roehampton
- Online and directed study, including portfolios, practical tasks and workshops
- Mentoring and tripartite reviews with your employer and university
- Access to campus facilities, including labs, the library, student support and study spaces
Your tutors include academic experts and experienced practitioners who bring real-world cyber insight directly into your learning.
How You’ll Be Assessed:
Assessment is designed to reflect real cyber security work, building your technical and professional competence. You’ll be assessed through:
- Practical tasks and technical labs
- Work-based projects
- Reports, case studies and portfolios
- Presentations and reflective assignments
- A final End-Point Assessment (EPA), including your integrated project and professional discussion
Your project will address a real issue within your organisation and demonstrate the full range of skills required by the occupational standard.
Year-by-Year Overview
Year 1 - Build Strong Technical Foundations
Your first year builds your understanding of cyber security principles, networks, software development and problem-solving. You’ll learn how systems work, how vulnerabilities arise, and how to begin defending organisations.
Year 2 - Deepen Expertise and Develop Secure Systems
In Year 2 you’ll expand into secure development, testing, incident investigation and threat analysis. You’ll gain experience in resilience, digital forensics and designing secure-by-default systems.
Year 3 - Operate, Innovate and Lead
Your final year focuses on advanced topics, including AI-enabled applications, cloud security, supplier management and security operations in complex environments. You’ll complete an integrated technical project preparing you for your End-Point Assessment and professional practice.
Applying
If you are interested in completing this apprenticeship yourself, please speak to your employer to see if they offer an apprenticeship programme. We would be more than happy to speak to them about setting one up, so please do ask them to get in touch with us if they don’t have something in place.
Minimum entry requirements:
- Employed in a health care role (minimum 30 hours per
week) and employer support to undertake the programme. - Must meet ESFA funding requirements.
- GCSE in English and mathematics minimum grade C or
above or Level 2 equivalency in literacy and numeracy. - If English is not the applicants first language they must
demonstrate proficiency in English Language (ILETS
level 6.0 with a minimum of 6.0 overall with a minimum of
5.5 in any component)
Additional requirements:
- Applicants must also provide via the employer: Fitness to
Work Health Check, Enhanced Disclosure and Barring
Service (DBS) check, confirmation of mandatory training
completion. - Demonstrate values in accordance with the NMC Code 2018 (assessed at interview based on ‘Values Based Recruitment Framework’ Health Education England, 2014).
- Have the capability to learn behaviours in accordance
with the NMC Code 2018. - Have the capability to develop literacy and numeracy
skills required to meet the programme outcomes. - Have the capability to develop digital and technological
literacy in order to meet the programme outcomes.
This apprenticeship is subject to validation.
If you are an employer and would like to offer apprenticeships at your organisation, please get in touch with us by emailing apprenticeships@roehampton.ac.uk.
We can provide you with all the information and guidance you need to set these up.
This apprenticeship is subject to validation.
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