With an emphasis on challenge-led learning,  the programme launches with an introductory Induction Residential Week where leading academics and industry figures deliver talks and deep dives to CDT students and our industry partners .  By combining collaborative teamwork with flipped classroom mode, students from different backgrounds learn  and develop together as a cohort.

Our specially designed taught first year is delivered through teaching, masterclasses, placements, sandpits and guided self-study including peer-supported learning and group work. Taught modules include:

• Fundamentals of cyber security 
• Cyber threats and risks 
• Human and Organisational Factors
• Security of Industrial Control Systems
• Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT)
• Secure Software Engineering
• Futures Thinking and Responsible Innovation
• Research Methodologies
• Masterclasses
• Industrial and Research  Sandpits and Placements 

In Years 2 to 4, students conduct world leading challenge-led research projects under the guidance of supervisors based at the University of Bristol and/ or at the University of Bath. You will continue to attend enhanced training opportunities and therefore further develop a wider learning base on a full-time or part-time basis, as best suits your commitments. 

• Inter-disciplinary research projects validated via real-world testbeds and in-the-wild deployments
• Cross cohort (across years) programme of master classes, seminars, sandpits and summer schools
• One internship in industry or international research centre
• Responsible innovation challenges in collaboration with Bath Innovation Centre and EngineShed
• Impact fellowships for working with professionals in-situ