Privacy, Information and Cyber Security – Master’s Programme

The programme offers comprehensive studies in privacy, information security and cyber security, providing you with unique skills. During the courses of the programme, students will learn how a systematic approach to information security can be implemented in an organisation through various management systems. They will also learn about data protection, methods for discovering and stopping data packages containing damaging files and the management of security risks in common solutions for the Internet of Things.

Organizer
University of Skövde (Skövde, Sweden)

Duration
2 years

Thematic Scope
Principles of Privacy, Information Security and Cyber Security, Practical cryptology, Privacy, Information Security Management, Network security operations, Cyber Security for Internet of Things and Critical Infrastructures, Project in Privacy, Information Security and Cyber Security, Information Security Management – Research, Digital forensics for incident response,

Costs
Free

No of ECTS credits
120 ECTS

E-learning
The programme is offered on campus and online, but all sessions are combining online and campus students. Lectures, seminars and other sessions will not be recorded.

Job opportunities
After completion of the study programme, the student should be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of the program’s themes of privacy, information security and cyber security respectively, but also deepened knowledge and understanding of the relationships between these fields linked to the digitization of sustainable development.

More information
https://www.his.se/en/education/informatics/privacy-information-and-cyber-security-masters-programme-iicma/