Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND
Digital Technologies (Cyber Security)
Protect systems and networks: security operations, cryptography, and cloud security with hands-on labs.
Indicative study plan
Indicative content from Pearson specifications — the final unit list is subject to administration approval.
Year 1 — Level 4 units
- Programming
- Networking
- Professional Practice
- Database Design & Development
- Security
- Managing a Successful Computing Project (Pearson-set)
Year 2 — Level 5 units (specialist)
- Business Intelligence
- Internet of Things
- Emerging Technologies
- Applied Security in the Cloud
- Applied Cryptography in the Cloud
- Information Security Management in the Cloud
- Work Based Learning in the Digital Economy
- Digital Sustainability
How assessment works
No final exams. You are assessed through practical assignments and projects for each unit, internally verified and externally examined by Pearson. If you don't pass a first submission you get one resubmission (capped at Pass); units can be repeated once. Full rules will be published in the student assessment guide.
Career routes
- SOC analyst
- Security engineer
- Network security specialist
- Cloud security associate