The department of Computer Science and Engineering at Qatar University (QU) has a dual Master of Science (MSc) degree with Universite Bretagne Sud (UBS) in France, in the cybersecurity area. Students go through the same QU admission procedure for the MSc in Computing program, complete a program offered by the two universities at QU, and earn two degrees: QU's MSc in Computing and UBS's MSc in Cybersecurity of Embedded Systems. Below is the study plan for the program:
Study Plan (31 CHs):
Fall Semester - (Year 1) | GENG 602: Applied Research Methodology - (3 CH) |
CMPT 610: Embedded Computing Systems - (3 CH) |
CMPT 684: Applied Cryptography - (3 CH) (UE 4: Security - Applied Cryptography) |
Spring Semester - (Year 1) | CMPT 671: Algorithm Design and Modeling - (3 CH) |
CMPT 612: Network Security - (3 CH) |
CMPT 686: Embedded Systems and Software Security - (3 CH) (UE 2: Embedded & Secure Operating Systems) |
CMPT 609: Seminar in Computing - (1 CH) |
Fall Semester - (Year 2) | CMPT 688: Operating Systems Security - (3 CH) (UE 3: Security - Adv. security for OS) |
CMPT 685: Defensive Programming and Application Security - (3 CH) (UE 1: Comp. Sciences - Defensive programming) |
CMPT 699: Master Thesis - (3 CH) |
Spring Semester - (Year 2) | CMPT 699: Master Thesis - (3 CH) |