How long is the BSc in Ethical Hacking?

The BSc in Ethical Hacking is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree that includes a year-two industry placement in the standard duration.

Can I study the BSc in Ethical Hacking online?

Yes. The BSc in Ethical Hacking is delivered on-campus, fully online with supervised range access and by distance learning, sharing the same cohort and named supervisor.

Is the BSc recognised in the UK?

The BSc in Ethical Hacking is a UK Level 6 honours degree aligned with CREST, (ISC)² and CompTIA offensive-security practice, giving credible graduate-level evidence to UK employers.

What are the entry requirements?

You need at least 96 UCAS points including a science, maths or computing subject, plus GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4/C. International applicants need IELTS 6.0 overall.

Fees for the BSc in Ethical Hacking are on the LSCE course page and vary by mode. Admissions can walk you through instalments and current scholarship review.

BSc in Ethical Hacking | LSCE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Ethical Hacking is a UK Level 6 honours degree qualification running three years full-time with part-time and accelerated routes available, aligned with NCSC CyberFirst and CIISec professional guidance and IISP skills framework. It combines offensive security fundamentals, defensive context and reporting discipline so graduates leave equipped for UK penetration-testing and red-team roles across consulting and in-house teams, and the curriculum is refreshed each year against UK sector expectations and the UK cyber, defence and telecoms sectors. Every module is written and marked to UK honours standards, and the same intake cohort covers on-campus, fully online and distance-learning routes with weekly tutor visibility across every mode. Assessment briefings, taught sessions and tutor clinics run to a single teaching rhythm, and the BSc in Ethical Hacking schedule is published at the start of each intake so learners can plan around work, family and travel commitments.

By the closing weeks of the BSc in Ethical Hacking you will run structured penetration tests against representative UK targets, document findings to CREST-aligned discipline and support UK offensive security teams as a graduate, and be ready to enter graduate-level UK employment or progress onto a Master. The programme sits within the professional reach of the NCSC, (ISC)2 chapters, CREST, IISP and the London banks, telecoms operators and consultancies that recruit cyber talent every quarter, so the professional-body scene you are studying sits inside a short tube ride of the central London campus. Assessment blends coursework, laboratory reports, group projects and a final-year dissertation or project moderated to UK honours standards, with a named programme tutor from induction through the closing submission. Every learner receives structured milestone feedback, one-to-one review sessions and an evidence-based portfolio review that maps directly onto UK employer expectations for the BSc in Ethical Hacking subject area.

Key Features

Careers-service introductions to London CREST consultancies and in-house teams.
Regular engagement with BSides London and DC4420.
Modules aligned with CREST examinable competencies, (ISC)2 and IISP frameworks.
Applied labs using Kali, Burp Suite, Metasploit and modern C2 frameworks.
Structured coverage of web, network, cloud, wireless and mobile testing.
Final-year dissertation or industry placement on a live offensive security problem.
Coaching from working UK penetration testers and red-team operators.

What You Will Learn

Apply defensive context to offensive findings.
Report findings with clear risk framing and remediation guidance.
Handle legal, ethical and safeguarding considerations in UK offensive work.
Present a final-year offensive security dissertation with technical and delivery dossier.
Run structured penetration tests against web, network and cloud targets.
Apply CREST examinable methodologies at graduate level.
Handle wireless and mobile testing on representative UK targets.
Design red-team engagements with defensible scoping and reporting.

Who This Course Is For

CTF competitors formalising their skills with a Level 6 credential.
Career changers with adjacent IT experience stepping into penetration testing.
International undergraduates seeking a UK-aligned ethical hacking degree.
Working professionals combining employment with part-time undergraduate study.
A-level and BTEC students moving into a UK offensive security honours degree.

Career Pathways

Red Team Operator (with progression)
Security Consultant
Bug Bounty Hunter
SOC Analyst (offensive-aware)
CREST-registered Tester (with progression)
Junior Penetration Tester
Application Security Engineer

The LSCE careers service coaches Bachelor graduates on portfolio, interview and technical-test preparation, and taps its UK contact book across CREST-member consultancies and in-house offensive security teams. Alumni support continues after graduation through the LSCE careers network, so the BSc in Ethical Hacking remains a live credential in your career progression conversations for years after you finish.

Entry Requirements

Applicants to the BSc in Ethical Hacking are assessed on the balance of academic preparation, professional experience and stated intent to work in ethical hacking, offensive security and penetration testing. The requirements below are the standard published entry criteria, and admissions will confirm any credit-transfer, English-language or portfolio route in the first response.

A-levels totalling at least 96 UCAS points (or international equivalent), including one science, maths or computing subject.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
Applicants with a Level 3 BTEC or a completed LSCE Certificate/Diploma progress on articulation.
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
Two references , normally one academic and one personal.

Why Study at LSCE

LSCE is the specialist computing and engineering division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts across every level of the ladder. The central London campus places the NCSC-adjacent employer briefings across Whitehall, (ISC)2 London chapter events and CREST-member consultancies of the City within a short tube ride, so students learning on the BSc in Ethical Hacking can attend the same industry evenings, guest lectures and continuing professional development sessions that working practitioners attend. Partnerships with UK professional bodies, including the ones woven through the BSc in Ethical Hacking curriculum, mean the qualification carries weight with employers, and the syllabus is refreshed each year against professional-body guidance and the latest UK sector needs.

On-campus, fully online and distance-learning routes join the same intake cohort with weekly tutor visibility, so the honours experience of the BSc in Ethical Hacking does not depend on which route you pick. Students routinely attend BSides London, DC4420, ISACA London chapter events and NCSC-adjacent employer briefings during their studies, and the LSCE careers service maintains a working contact book across UK employers, hosts industry-careers days and offers one-to-one application support during your final stage. Postgraduate learners on the LSCE ladder also access shared library, elective-module and student-society facilities through the wider Harold International College network subject to availability.

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