Careers and connections in Computing

The topics learned in the first two years really helped me prepare and pick things up quickly during my industrial placement.

Because of the vast amount learnt on this course, I was able to apply this on my placement year at bet365 as a Junior Security Analyst. The topics learned in the first two years really helped me prepare and pick things up quickly during my industrial placement. Thanks to the course, I was able to get myself a year of experience which companies really look for and not just that, but with that year experience acquired, I was offered a full-time job with bet365 after finishing my placement for after I'd finished my degree. The course has been superb!

I believe Staffordshire University helped me to achieve this job by offering support and great module choices, especially for computer science.

Shortly after graduating with a 2:1 I secured a job at a large data company called Digital Space working as an IT Engineer in a secure location. I believe Staffordshire University helped me to achieve this job by offering support and great module choices, especially for computer science. I would recommend a Computer Science degree if you have any interest in IT and Data.  

The University’s experienced lecturers from industry with links for work placements and jobs helped me to gain the knowledge and experience I needed.

I chose to study Cyber Security at Staffordshire University after deciding I was ready for a technical challenge in an industry that never stands still. The University’s experienced lecturers from industry with links for work placements and jobs helped me to gain the knowledge and experience I needed, not only to gain a First BSc (Hons) in Cyber Security but to join the team at D2NA and continue my development in the professional world.  

The experience at Airbus was invaluable

My placement was a year with Airbus in Bavaria, Germany. I worked in the department that developed software for application in military aircraft. I really enjoyed my time there. I worked with some of the best in the business, and because it is an international company I worked with many people from across the globe. The experience was invaluable and was certainly my favourite year being a student.

We can basically go straight from here to working straight away and hit the ground running.

We can basically go straight from here to working straight away and hit the ground running. The fact that we’ve had exposure to industry-standard tools, and we haven’t just had a quick look at them, but we’ve used them properly, puts us at an advantage to people from other universities. 

There have been lots of guest lectures from the Hi-Tech Crime Unit, CISCO Merkai and several other large companies that have been really informative regarding where I can go in the future and placements and extra work experience.