B.Sc. (Hons.) Cryptography and Blockchain

Why study Cryptography and Blockchain in USCI?

Blockchain has been a focus area among emerging technologies for the multinational companies. The blockchain allows for verification without having to be dependent on third-parties.Blockchain is the most reasonable inexpensive financial model available right now in the world and it takes very little time to process by business firms.  Due to the clear transparency of transactions in blockchain, any fraud can be easily identified.  There is no Middlemen in Transaction.

Blockchain is yet to gain momentum in the society, yet there are huge number of opportunities for professionals with skills and knowledge on blockchain development. Cryptography is the key and core component of building blockchains.  Individual who is keen to take up this career as blockchain developer can consider the undergraduate programme to build their career in blockchain.  This programme exposes students to blockchain technology, smart contracts, fundamentals of cryptocurrency and applications. Students will also learn the fundamentals of cryptography. Students will get to knowbitcoin which was the first functional blockchain.

Career Opportunities

A survey predicted that almost 77% banks in the world have adopted blockchain technology in their operations.  Blockchain is playing a dominant role in the market. Various industries that adopt blockchain are banking sectors, supermarkets, energy resources sector, healthcareetc,.The following are the job roles required by the industries for blockchain development.  Globally, the requirements of blockchain skilled manpower increases from 70% in 2019 to 88% in 2020.

• Blockchain Developer (with 33% Growth annually)
• Blockchain Solution Architect
• Blockchain Project Manager
• Blockchain UX Designer
• Blockchain Quality Engineer
• Blockchain Legal Consultant
• Bitcoin Full-Stack Developer
• Cryptocurrency Developer
• Cryptocurrency Analyst
• Cryptocurrency Trader
• Cryptocurrency Mining Technician
• Senior software engineer, cryptocurrency
• Direct Sales Associate – Cryptocurrency
• Systems Engineer (Trading Cryptocurrency)
• Cloud Engineer with Bitcoin protocol / Blockchain
• Cryptocurrency Research Analyst (Internship)

The annual salary for the blockchain professionals varies between US$ 125,000 andUS$ 175,000.

Tentative List of Subjects for B.Sc. (Hons.) Cryptography and Blockchain