The BSc in Security Technology will start in October as a three-year undergraduate course and will give students access to a whole host of the latest security technology developments including biometric equipment, infra-red technologies and even radar.
The course has been unveiled in response to the growing interest in the security sector. Not wanting the course to appear to focus on the stuff of films, Dr Mike Hosking, principal lecturer at the university’s electronic and computer engineering department, assured potential students:
“It’s not aimed at being a James Bond spy school, but to give training to those who already work or want to work in the security industry. Security has become quite a hot topic now because of terrorism and more and more it’s having an effect on everyday lives. Most of the experiments will be in the lab rather than on the streets.”
He continued, “There’s a gap in the market and there would be no other course like this one. We’ve had a lot of interest so far, especially from overseas.”