كلية الحاسب | The Study System - Master of Cyber Security

The study system for the Master of Science in Cyber Security program includes the following:

First: By Courses and Thesis: 37 Credit Hours (28 Credit Hours as Courses + 9 Credit Hours Thesis)

A. Compulsory Courses: (16 Credit Hours)
Course Code	Course Name	Theory	Practical	Total Credits	Prerequisite
IT 660	Network Security	3	0	3	-
IT 661	Data Security and Encryption	3	0	3	-
IT 662	Principles of Information Assurance and Security	3	0	3	-
IT 663	Web Application Security	3	0	3	-
CS 621	Research Methods*	3	0	3	-
IT 696	Research Seminar in Cyber Security	1	0	1	-
Total		16
B. Elective Courses:The student chooses 4 courses 12 Credit Hours from the following:
Course Code	Course Name	Theory	Practical	Total Credits	Prerequisite
IT 664	Computer and Network Forensics	3	0	3	-
IT 665	Cloud Computing Security	3	0	3	-
IT 666	Advance Security Architectures and Network Defense	3	0	3	-
IT 667	Database Security	3	0	3	-
IT 668	Digital Forensics	3	0	3	-
IT 669	Information Security and Privacy	3	0	3	-
IT 670	Special Topics in Information Security	3	0	3	-
IT 671	People Information Security	3	0	3	-
IT 672	Information Security Policy and Management	3	0	3	-
IT 673	Legal and Regulatory Aspects of e-Business	3	0	3	-
IT 674	Security Testing Theory and Practice	3	0	3	-
IT 675	Trusted Computing	3	0	3	-
IT 676	Software and Code Security	3	0	3	-
IT 677	Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing Security	3	0	3	-
C. Thesis: (9 Credit Hours)
Course Code	Course Name	Theory		Practical
IT 699	Thesis	9		-

D. Courses from Other Departments*

Course Code	Course Name	Total Credits	Department
CS 621	Research Methods	3	Department of Computer Science

Second: By Courses: 34 Credit Hours (30 Credit Hours as Courses + 4 Credit Hours Research Projects)

A. Compulsory Courses: (15 Credit Hours)
Course Code	Course Name	Theory	Practical	Total Credits	Prerequisite
IT 660	Network Security	3	0	3	-
IT 661	Data Security and Encryption	3	0	3	-
IT 662	Principles of Information Assurance and Security	3	0	3	-
IT 663	Web Application Security	3	0	3	-
CS 621	Research Methods*	3	0	3	-
Total		15
B. Elective Courses: The student chooses 5 courses 15 Credit Hours from the following:
Course Code	Course Name	Theory	Practical	Total Credits	Prerequisite
IT 664	Computer and Network Forensics	3	0	3	-
IT 665	Cloud Computing Security	3	0	3	-
IT 666	Advance Security Architectures and Network Defense	3	0	3	-
IT 667	Database Security	3	0	3	-
IT 668	Digital Forensics	3	0	3	-
IT 669	Information Security and Privacy	3	0	3	-
IT 670	Special Topics in Information Security	3	0	3	-
IT 671	People Information Security	3	0	3	-
IT 672	Information Security Policy and Management	3	0	3	-
IT 673	Legal and Regulatory Aspects of e-Business	3	0	3	-
IT 674	Security Testing Theory and Practice	3	0	3	-
IT 675	Trusted Computing	3	0	3	-
IT 676	Software and Code Security	3	0	3	-
IT 677	Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing Security	3	0	3	-
C. Research Project: (4 Credit Hours)
Course Code	Course Name	Theory			Practical
IT 697	Research Project (1)	1			-
IT 698	Research Project (2)	3			-
Total		4

D. Courses from Other Departments*

Course Code	Course Name	Total Credits	Department
CS 621	Research Methods	3	Department of Computer Science