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Master's Degree Programme in Information Technology, Cyber Security: Part-time studies

Code: YTC2023SS

Degree:
Master of Engineering

Degree title:
Master of Engineering

Credits:
60 ects

Duration:
2 years (60 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2023

Teaching language:
English

Descriptions

The professional growth of students is carried out with a tutoring process which starts at the very beginning of the studies and continues until graduation. In this process students complete their personal learning plans and discuss their needs for developing their target competences with their designated teacher tutors. The 60-ECTS programme is designed as obligatory core studies and optional studies. The discussions with the teacher tutor lead to selecting appropriate courses in students’ optional studies. The core studies includes 20 ECTS Cyber security module and 30 ECTS Master thesis. Cyber security module develop students' expertise in the Cyber security and the students can choose their topics for their 30-ECTS master thesis. The students are provided with personal supervision and guidance in master thesis seminars when writing their theses. The courses in the management module and the research and development module aim to develop students' shared master competences. In addition, students can take 5 ECTS of elective studies from management electives or other available master level courses and develop their complementary competence.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 Autumn 2023 Spring 2024 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 1. / 2023 2. / 2024 3. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2025 3. / 2025
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

(Choose 5)

5
YTC2023SS-1001
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

(Choose 5)

5
YZWZ0110 Research-based Development 5 5 5 5
YZWZ0130 Qualitative Research 5
YZWZ0120 Quantitative Research 5
YTC2023SS-1002
MANAGEMENT

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YZWZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
YZWZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5
YZWZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all )

50
YTC2023SS-1003
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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20
YTCP0100 Security Management in Cyber Domain 5 5 5 5
YTCP0210 Cyber Security Implementation in Practice 5 5 5 5
YTCP0300 Auditing and Testing Technical Security 5 5 5 5
YTCP0400 Cyber Security Exercise 5 5 5 5
YTC2023SS-1004
MASTER'S THESIS

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30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7 7 7 7
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3 3 3 3
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10 10 10 10
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose 5)

5
YTC2023SS-1005
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 5)

5
YTC2023SS-1006
CAMPUSONLINE

(Choose 0)

0
YTC2023SS-1007
EDUFUTURA

(Choose 0)

0
Total 60 30 25 12 18 10 15 12 13 5 10 15 0

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Master's degree: EUR-ACE competences in Technology 2020-2023

Communication and Team-working, Master's Degree

Master's Degree graduates have:
- ability to use diverse methods to communicate clearly and unambiguously their conclusions, and the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences in national and international contexts
- ability to function effectively in national and international contexts, as a member or leader of a team, that may be composed of different disciplines and levels, and that may use virtual communication tools.

Cyber Security Exercise
Engineering Analysis, Master's Degree

Master's Degree graduates have:
- ability to analyse new and complex engineering products, processes and systems within broader or multidisciplinary contexts; to select and apply the most appropriate and relevant methods from established analytical, computational and experimental methods or new and innovative methods; to critically interpret the outcomes of such analyses
- ability to conceptualise engineering products, processes and systems
- ability to identify, formulate and solve unfamiliar complex engineering problems that are incompletely defined, have competing specifications, may involve considerations from outside their field of study and non-technical – societal, health and safety, environmental, economic and industrial – constraints; to select and apply the most appropriate and relevant methods from established analytical, computational and experimental methods or new and innovative methods in problem solving
- ability to identify, formulate and solve complex problems in new and emerging areas of their specialisation.

Security Management in Cyber Domain
Cyber Security Implementation in Practice
Engineering Design, Master's Degree

Master's Degree graduates have:
- ability to develop, to design new and complex products (devices, artefacts, etc.), processes and systems, with specifications incompletely defined and/or competing, that require integration of knowledge from different fields and non-technical – societal, health and safety, environmental, economic and industrial commercial – constraints; to select and apply the most appropriate and relevant design methodologies or to use creativity to develop new and original design methodologies
- ability to design using knowledge and understanding at the forefront of their engineering specialisation.

Cyber Security Implementation in Practice
Engineering Practice, Master's Degree

Master's Degree graduates have:
- comprehensive understanding of applicable techniques and methods of analysis, design and investigation and of their limitations
- practical skills, including the use of computer tools, for solving complex problems, realising complex engineering design, designing and conducting complex investigations
- comprehensive understanding of applicable materials, equipment and tools, engineering technologies and processes, and of their limitations
- ability to apply norms of engineering practice
- knowledge and understanding of the non-technical – societal, health and safety, environmental, economic and industrial – implications of engineering practice
- critical awareness of economic, organisational and managerial issues (such as project management, risk and change management).

Auditing and Testing Technical Security
Investigations, Master's Degree

Master's Degree graduates have:
- ability to identify, locate and obtain required data
- ability to conduct searches of literature, to consult and critically use databases and other sources of information, to carry out simulation in order to pursue detailed investigations and research of complex technical issues
- ability to consult and apply codes of practice and safety regulations
- advanced laboratory/workshop skills and ability to design and conduct experimental investigations, critically evaluate data and draw conclusions
- ability to investigate the application of new and emerging technologies at the forefront of their engineering specialisation.

Auditing and Testing Technical Security
Knowledge and Understanding, Master's Degree

Master's Degree graduates have:
- in-depth knowledge and understanding of mathematics and sciences underlying their engineering specialization, at a level necessary to achieve the other programme outcomes
- in-depth knowledge and understanding of engineering disciplines underlying their specialisation, at a level necessary to achieve the other programme outcomes
- critical awareness of the forefront of their specialisation
- critical awareness of the wider multidisciplinary context of engineering and of knowledge issues at the interface between different fields.

Security Management in Cyber Domain
Lifelong Learning, Master's Degree

Master's Degree graduates have:
- ability to engage in independent life-long learning
- ability to undertake further study autonomously.

Cyber Security Exercise
Making Judgements, Master's Degree

Master's Degree graduates have:
- ability to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, to formulate judgements with incomplete or limited information, that include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgement
- ability to manage complex technical or professional activities or projects that can require new strategic approaches, taking responsibility for decision making.

Cyber Security Exercise
Not grouped
Research-based Development
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Formulating Strategy
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree

Master’s degree: The shared competences 2023-2027

Ethics

The graduating student assesses and promotes the realisation of ethical principles and values of their field of profession, taking equality and non-discrimination into account.
- Is able to promote ethically sustainable activities and the realisation of ethical reflection in their different operating environments.
- Promotes the realisation of the ethical principles and values of their field.
- Makes decisions taking individual, communal and societal perspectives into account.
- Promotes the realisation of diversity and accessibility.
- Implements the principles of responsible conduct of research and promotes their application in their work community.
- Is able to manage societally influential activities based on ethical values.

Research-based Development
Leadership Dynamics
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Proactive development

The graduating student is able to manage the development of new solutions that anticipate the future and produces new information using different research and development methods.
− Produces new information and reforms operating methods, combining competence in different fields.
- Is able to implement research, development and innovation projects and apply different research and development methods.
- Is able to develop new customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future.
- Is able to analyse the current situation and anticipate the future of their field and changes in the operating environment.

Research-based Development
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Formulating Strategy
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Cyber Security Exercise
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Internationality and multiculturalism

The graduating student is able to develop and manage multicultural and international operating environments and networks.
- Is able to develop operating methods that take multiculturalism into account in their work community.
- Is able to anticipate the impacts and opportunities of global development and phenomena.
- Is able to interact, communicate and develop activities internationally in their own field.

Formulating Strategy
Cyber Security Exercise
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Sustainable development

The graduating student develops and manages sustainable and responsible operating methods in their work and promotes sustainable change in their work community and society.
- Is able to apply the knowledge and future visions of sustainable development comprehensively as a basis for sustainable solutions.
- Is able to analyse and assess systemic dependencies of complex multidisciplinary problems and the different dimensions of solutions.
- Is able to manage the search, implementation and establishment of sustainable solutions and operating models in their work communit.

Research-based Development
Formulating Strategy
Managerial Accounting
Cyber Security Implementation in Practice
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Learning to learn

The graduating student promotes their own and their community's continuous learning and competence development, drawing on knowledge from different fields and the opportunities of digitalisation.
- Is able to assess and develop their expertise diversely and in a goal-oriented manner at different stages of their career and life.
- Is able to acquire, critically assess and produce information while taking into account the perspectives of different fields.
- Is able to develop and manage goal-oriented, continuous learning in their community.

Research-based Development
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Security Management in Cyber Domain
Cyber Security Implementation in Practice
Auditing and Testing Technical Security
Cyber Security Exercise
Master's Thesis, Planning
Master's Thesis, Research Writing
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Master's Thesis, Reporting
Maturity Test, Master's Degree
Operating in a workplace

The graduating student is able to develop and manage their work community and reforms working life.
- Is able to develop and manage multidisciplinary teams and work communities.
- Is able to develop the communication and interaction culture of work communities.
- Is able to develop and manage the comprehensive well-being of a work community.
- Utilises the opportunities of technology and digitalisation in development and management.
- Promotes the resilience of a work community.

Research-based Development
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Leadership Dynamics
Managerial Accounting
Cyber Security Exercise
Master's Thesis, Implementation
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
SHARED MASTER COMPETENCE

(Choose 5)

5
YTC2023SS-1001
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

(Choose 5)

5
YZWZ0110 Research-based Development 5
YZWZ0130 Qualitative Research 5
YZWZ0120 Quantitative Research 5
YTC2023SS-1002
MANAGEMENT

(Choose 5)

0 - 5
YZWZ0210 Formulating Strategy 5
YZWZ0220 Leadership Dynamics 5
YZWZ0230 Managerial Accounting 5
EXPERT CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all)

50
YTC2023SS-1003
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all)

20
YTCP0100 Security Management in Cyber Domain 5
YTCP0210 Cyber Security Implementation in Practice 5
YTCP0300 Auditing and Testing Technical Security 5
YTCP0400 Cyber Security Exercise 5
YTC2023SS-1004
MASTER'S THESIS

(Choose all)

30
YZ00BL94 Master's Thesis, Planning 7
YZ00BL98 Master's Thesis, Research Writing 3
YZ00BL95 Master's Thesis, Implementation 10
YZ00BL96 Master's Thesis, Reporting 10
YZ00BB05 Maturity Test, Master's Degree 0
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose 5)

5
YTC2023SS-1005
ELECTIVE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 5)

5
YTC2023SS-1006
CAMPUSONLINE

(Choose 0)

0
YTC2023SS-1007
EDUFUTURA

(Choose 0)

0