Cybersecurity Engineering

The mission of the academic master’s study programme “Cybersecurity Engineering” is to provide a set of theoretical knowledge and practical skills for students to achieve competencies corresponding to a Master’s degree in cybersecurity engineering. In the academic Master’s studies, the student acquires the necessary knowledge, skills and competence for comprehensive and effective action in the field of cybersecurity engineering in the chosen economic sector – design, implementation, improvement and management of IT security systems, understanding of professional ethics and socially responsible management, which forms the basis for further studies for a higher level of knowledge and skills acquisition.

Organizer
Riga Technical University (Riga, Latvia)

Duration
2 years

Thematic Scope
Introduction to Cybersecurity, Reliability of Information Systems, Information Security and Personal Data Protection, Cybersecurity Solutions in High Performance Computing Environment, Control Fundamentals of Critical Infrastructures, Industrial Safety, Network Security, Software Security, Cryptography and Data Security Technologies, Design of Adaptive Systems, Engineering Systems Security, Sociotechnical Systems Modelling, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Project Management, Secure E-Commerce Technologies, Data Integration Technologies

No of ECTS credits
120 ECTS

Job opportunities
Graduates of the study programme are prepared for work in both the state and local government, as well as in the private sector – in commercial companies, small and medium enterprises. The study programme is suitable for students who want to become a cybersecurity analyst, cybersecurity engineer, cybersecurity architect, cybersecurity consultant. Graduates are also prepared for continuing work in industrial research and development as well as in scientific research and higher education.

More information
https://international.rtu.lv/masters-studies/cybersecurity-engineering/