The B.Sc. Program in Cybersecurity aims to produce competent cybersecurity professionals who can deploy efficient technologies and implement security solutions according to market and society needs, particularly in the UAE and Gulf region. The program enables graduates to address security issues from a stakeholder requirements and protection needs perspective and to use established engineering processes to ensure that such requirements and needs are addressed with appropriate fidelity and rigor. This program is designed to serve UAE’s national Cybersecurity and privacy and to meet the growing demands for Emirati Information Technology professionals and skilled manpower from various commercial, private/public, and governmental sectors in the Abu Dhabi Emirate and the other Emirates as well.
Aspire to sustain and satisfy the information dynamics and security needs of the local and regional environment.
Educate and equip the students to appropriately manage information risk. This effort is advanced through policies, information and cybersecurity knowledge, and supporting tools and guidance that empower students to manage risk and prevent the unintentional, unlawful, or unauthorized disclosure, alteration, or destruction of IT resources.
As defined by ABET, the Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) of the proposed “B.Sc. in The cybersecurity” Program describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years after graduation:
The Students Outcomes (SOs) of the “Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity” Program describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program:
EmSAT | TOEFL ITP | IELTS Academic |
---|---|---|
1100 | 500 | 5 |
To obtain a degree of “Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity”, a student must successfully complete 123 credit hours, including 12 weeks’ internship, with a cumulative GPA of at least 2 out of 4.
Course No | Course Title | CR.H. | Prerequisite |
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General Education Program (33) CR.H. | |||
Compulsory Courses (27) CR.H. | |||
0102120 | Computer Skills | 3 | |
0201111 | Science and Life | 3 | |
0401120 | English I | 3 | |
0401121 | English 2 | 3 | |
0405100 | Arabic Language | 3 | |
0406110 | Islamic Culture | 3 | |
0409103 | UAE Studies | 3 | |
0508203 | Scientific Research Methodology | 3 | |
0501170 | Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
Society and Civilization Elective (3) CR.H. | |||
0406100 | Arabs & Muslims' Contributions to Arts & Science | 3 | |
0408100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
0408101A | Physical Education & Health | 3 | |
0409100 | Ethical Awareness | 3 | |
0409102 | Environmental Awareness | 3 | |
Managerial Skills Elective (3) CR.H. | |||
0303100 | Law and Society | 3 | |
0408103 | Thinking Skills | 3 | |
0408104 | Self-Assessment | 3 | |
0501100 | Introduction to Time Management | 3 | |
0501150 | Leadership and Teamwork | 3 | |
Compulsory College Requirements (21) CR.H. | |||
0107101 | Calculus I | 3 | |
0107102 | Linear Algebra | 3 | (0107101) |
0107103 | Probability Theory and Statistics | 3 | (0107101) |
0107201 | Introduction to Numerical Methods | 3 | (0107104 &0107102) |
0108103 | Physics I | 3 | |
0102220 | Introduction to Programming | 3 | (0102120) |
0107200 | Discrete Structures | 3 | |
Specialization Courses (48) CR.H. | |||
(1) Compulsory Courses (42) CR.H. | |||
0102221 | Object - Oriented Programming | 3 | (0102220) |
0112311 | Secure programming | 3 | (0102270 & 0112200) |
0102330 | Database Systems | 3 | (0102221) |
0102420 | Web Development | 3 | (0102330) |
0112303 | Foundation of software engineering | 3 | (0102120) |
0102450 | Computer Networks | 3 | (0104240) |
0102270 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 | (0102221) |
0102308 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | (0102270) |
0112200 | Computer Security Fundamental | 3 | (0102220) |
0112304 | Cryptography & Computer Network Security | 3 | (0102450 & 0112200) |
0102453 | Computer ethics | 3 | >=60 CR.H. |
0112302 | Computer Forensics | 3 | (0102320) |
0104240 | Digital Logic Design | 3 | (0107200) |
0112300 | Risk Assessment & Management | 3 | (0112200) |
(2) Elective Courses (6) CR.H. | |||
0112403 | Emerging Technologies IoT and Cloud | 3 | (0102450) |
0112406 | Big Data from Social Networks | 3 | (0102330) |
0112306 | Secure Systems Architectures and Mechanisms | 3 | (0112200) |
0112307 | Intrusion Analysis and Incident Management | 3 | (0112201) |
0112407 | Cyber Warfare | 3 | (0112304) |
Compulsory Supporting Courses (15) CR.H. | |||
0107104 | Calculus II | 3 | (0107101) |
0112401 | Mobile Applications and Security | 3 | (0102221) |
0102340 | Operating Systems | 3 | (0102270) |
0112201 | Ethical Hacking | 3 | (0102450& 0112200) |
0112301 | Cybersecurity Law and Policy | 3 | (0112200) |
Internship (3) CR.H. | |||
0112480 | Internship | 3 | >= 75 CR.H. |
Capstone Project (3) CR.H. | |||
0112490 | Capstone Project I | 1 | >= 90 CR.H. |
0112491 | Capstone Project II | 2 | 0102431 |
First Semester
2021 - 2022
2020 - 2021
2019 - 2020
College of Engineering
Al Ain University
P.O.Box: 64141
Al Ain - UAE
Phone No: +971 3 7024888
Fax No: +971 3 7024777
E-mail(Al Ain): Cybersecurity@aau.ac.ae
E-mail(Abu Dhabi): Cybersecurity_ad@aau.ac.ae