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Cyber Security
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Digital Technologies (Cyber Security). The award comes from Pearson in the UK, not from TIIB.
Two years learning to defend systems and to test them. Year one is the groundwork: networks, programming, how computers actually talk. Year two is the specialism: ethical hacking, incident response, forensics, audit and compliance. You finish with a live case study done during your internship.
At a glance
- Duration
- 2 years
- Study mode
- Full time, with a paid internship built into the programme
- Fee
- AED 40,000 per year
Entry
- Completed higher secondary education, +2 or equivalent.
- Working English.
- A real interest in technology and digital security.
- Next intake September 2026
- Dubai Knowledge Park
What you study
- 01Cyber Security FundamentalsNetwork defence, firewalls, VPNs and intrusion detection.
- 02Ethical Hacking and Penetration TestingFinding vulnerabilities before someone else does.
- 03Risk Management and ComplianceGDPR, ISO standards and IT governance.
- 04Digital ForensicsRecovering evidence after an incident.
- 05Cloud and Data SecuritySecuring virtual environments and cloud infrastructure.
- 06Security OperationsMonitoring, analysing and responding to incidents.
- 07Programming for SecurityPython, Linux and scripting for automation and defence.
- 08Industry ProjectA live cyber security case study during your internship.
How you are assessed
Theory is assessed in writing. Everything else is assessed by whether it works.
- Written reports and research on threats and protocols.
- Lab work with firewalls, encryption and penetration testing tools.
- Case studies of real attacks and the defence against them.
- Group projects designing a security plan for an organisation.
- A capstone security strategy or ethical hacking simulation.
- An internship with an IT or security team.
Where it leads
Where graduates go:
- Cyber security analyst, monitoring and responding to threats.
- Information security officer.
- Penetration tester.
- Network security engineer.
- Security consultant.
- Incident response specialist.
- IT risk analyst.
- Compliance and audit specialist.
The internship is guaranteed, and it starts four months in
Not at the end, and not something you have to go and find. It pays up to AED 1,000 a month, based on performance, and hours are capped at 20 a week, which is what a student visa allows.
What it costs
Examination fees are included.
Standard fee. Instalment plans are agreed with your offer. Registration is a one-off AED 1,000, and the application fee is AED 100, which admissions invoices after you apply. Visa costs are separate and are set out on the student visa page.
A Level 5 HND is 240 credits
Direct entry into the final year of a UK bachelor's degree in cyber security, information security or computer science.
Those credits are the first two years of a UK bachelor's degree, which is why the last year is one year and not three.
Why here
An approved Pearson centre
The centre is approved to deliver and assess the award in Dubai Knowledge Park, and Pearson audits that.
35+ founders teach here
People who run companies now, in the room, not teachers who ran one years ago.
22+ companies take our students
That is what makes an internship a promise rather than a hope.
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Next steps
- Fees and funding
Every fee in one table, including the ones that are not tuition.
- The student visa
TIIB sponsors it. What it costs, how long it takes, what you need.
- How to apply
What we ask for, and what happens after you send it.
The next step is your application.
It takes about ten minutes and your answers save as you go. If there is one thing you want to check first, ask before you start.