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MSc in Cybersecurity (Distance Learning)

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Department
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Additional Information

The MSc in Cybersecurity at EUC addresses the increasing demand for innovative approaches to the complexities and multidisciplinary character of cyber security policy and practice.  Students are equipped with technical skills and an understanding of law, risk management, ethical hacking and cryptography as these relate to cybersecurity.

Students gain skills allowing them to develop and implement cyber security policies in public and private organizations.  Students undertake research with the Department’s laboratories and research centers and are equipped for employment in a range of industries or for doctoral studies in the field.

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Program

Degree Requirements

  • Compulsory courses 60 ECTS
  • Master Thesis 30 ECTS
  • Total Requirements 90 ECTS

Compulsory courses

  • Introduction to Cybersecurity (10 ECTS)
  • Communications and Network Security (10 ECTS)
  • Cryptography (10 ECTS)
  • Cybersecurity Policy, Governance, Law and Compliance (10 ECTS)
  • Cybersecurity Architecture and Operations (10 ECTS)
  • Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing (10 ECTS)

Master Thesis

  • Master Thesis (30 ECTS)

or        

Elective courses (only if Master Thesis is not selected)    

  • Research Methods and two of the following (10 ECTS)
    • Special Cybersecurity Topics (10 ECTS)
    • Cybersecurity Risk Analysis and Management (10 ECTS)
    • Data Privacy in the Era of Data Mining and A (10 ECTS)
    • Incident Response and Forensic Analysis (10 ECTS)