Bachelor of Science in Information Security

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Information Security program develops expertise in information and network security, preparing students to design, analyze, audit, and implement security solutions. Graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills to meet the growing demand for IT specialists with competence in network security, enabling them to pursue careers in UAE organizations of all sizes.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Program Description: The BS in Information Security degree program is designed to develop expertise in the area of information and network security.
• Enrollment and Degree Awarded: The program provides enrollment and degree awarded data for the past five years (2016-2017 to 2020-2021).

Outline:

• Program Objectives:
• Alumni will serve in UAE organizations of all sizes and employ their knowledge of information and network security, principles, theories, and applications in their job roles.
• Alumni will be engaged in designing, analyzing, auditing, testing, implementing, and acquiring information and network security solutions for their organizations.
• Alumni will be able to encounter UAE market expectations with a set of professional skills including information and network security new technologies and tools, communication skills, and teamwork.
• Program Learning Outcomes:
• Analyze a complex computing problem and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
• Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program's discipline.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
• Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
• Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program's discipline.
• Apply security principles and practices to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats.
• Degree Requirements:
• Required Credit Hours:
Minimum 130 hours
• General Education (33 credit hours):
• Cluster 1: Skills for the Future (15 credit hours):
• Area 1: Innovation and Entrepreneurship (3 hours)
• Area 2: English Communication (3 hours)
• Area 3: Fourth Industrial Revolution (3 hours)
• Area 4: Critical Thinking (3 hours)
• Area 5: Quantitative Reasoning (3 hours)
• Cluster 2: The Human Community (12 credit hours):
• Area 1: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 hours)
• Area 2: Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)
• Area 3: Emirates Society (3 hours)
• Area 4: Islamic Culture (3 hours)
• Cluster 3: The Natural World (6 credit hours):
• Area 1: Natural Sciences (3 hours)
• Area 2: Sustainability (3 hours)
• CENG202 Discrete Mathematics (3 hours)
• CENG205 Digital Design & Computer Organization (3 hours)
• CSBP319 Data Structures (3 hours)
• CSBP219 Object Oriented Programming (3 hours)
• CSBP315 Operating Systems Fundamentals (3 hours)
• MATH110 Calculus II (3 hours)
• STAT210 Probability and Statistics (3 hours)
• BIOC100 Basic Biology I (3 hours)
• CHEM111 General Chemistry I (3 hours)
• ITBP480 Senior Graduation Project I (3 hours)
• ITBP481 Senior Graduation Project II (3 hours)
• ITBP370 Professional Responsibility in Information Technology (3 hours)
• ITBP495 Internship (12 hours)
• Major Requirements (46 credit hours):
• CSBP320 Data Mining (3 hours)
• CSBP121 Programming Lab I (1 hour)
• CENG210 Communication & Networks Fundamentals (3 hours)
• ITBP301 Security Principles & Practice (3 hours)
• CSBP221 Programming Lab II (1 hour)
• CSBP340 Database Systems (3 hours)
• ISEC311 Network Security I (3 hours)
• ISEC321 Network Security II (3 hours)
• ISEC312 Cryptography (3 hours)
• ISEC322 Design and Analysis of Security Protocols (3 hours)
• ISEC323 Secure Software Design and Engineering (3 hours)
• ISEC324 Cryptography Lab (1 hour)
• ISEC411 Privacy and Anonymity (3 hours)
• ISEC412 Digital Forensics (3 hours)
• ISEC413 Security Architecture and Mechanisms (3 hours)
• ISEC414 Network Security Lab (1 hour)
• ISEC421 Risk Analysis and Management (2 hours)
• ISEC422 Security Policy, Laws, and Governance (3 hours)
• ISEC423 Systems Security Lab (1 hour)
• Major Electives (6 credit hours):
• Students should select two courses from the list below:
• ISEC416 Information Security Management (3 hours)
• ISEC417 Database Security (3 hours)
• ISEC424 Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust (3 hours)
• ISEC428 Special Topics in Information Security (3 hours)

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths: The program prepares students for careers in information and network security in UAE organizations of all sizes.
• Opportunities: Graduates will be equipped to design, analyze, audit, test, implement, and acquire information and network security solutions.