PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
MODE A: COURSEWORK
The Master of Science in Cybersecurity by coursework is a 40-credit-hour programme which comprises the following:
Core Courses (13 Credit Hours)
STIC5003 Information Security Management*
STIC5013 Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance*
STIC5023 Data and Network Security
STIC5033 Information Assurance
STIC5043 Sentiment & Social Media Management
STIC5053 Cybersecurity Analytics
STIC5063 Online Business, Financial Technology & Cybersecurity
SZRZ6014 Research Methodology
Elective Courses (6 credit hours)
Choose a minimum of SIX (6) credits from the following list or any other courses approved by the Dean of School of Computing (SoC):
STIC6003 Hacking and Penetration Tests
STIC6013 Data Fitting and Analysis
STIC6023 Cybersecurity in Social Media
STIC6033 Cyber Psychology
STIC6043 Ethics, Policy & Cybersecurity Law
STIJ6084 Forensic Computing
Project Paper (9 credit hours)
STIC6999 Project in Computing
* Courses embedded with professional certifications by CyberSecurity Malaysia
Certified Information Security Awareness Manager (CISAM)
Certified Information Security Management System ISO/IEC27001:2013 - Auditor (CISMS) Tuition Fees for each course is RM3300.00
MODE B: COURSEWORK AND DISSERTATION
The Master of Science in Cybersecurity by coursework and dissertation is a 40-credithour programme, which comprises the following:
Core Courses (13 Credit Hours)
STIC5003 Information Security Management*
STIC5013 Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance*
STIC5023 Data and Network Security
SZRZ6014 Research Methodology
Elective Course (3 Credit Hours)
Choose ONE (1) course from the following list or any other courses approved by the Dean of School of Computing (SOC):
STIC5033 Information Assurance
STIC5053 Cybersecurity Analytics
STIC5043 Sentiment & Social Media Management
STIC5063 Online Business, Financial Technology & Cybersecurity
Dissertation (24 Credit Hours)
STIC69924 Dissertation
* Courses embedded with professional certifications by CyberSecurity Malaysia
Certified Information Security Awareness Manager (CISAM)
Certified Information Security Management System ISO/IEC27001:2013 - Auditor (CISMS)