Cybersecurity Engineering University of Sharjah

Overview

The Cybersecurity Engineering program at the University of Sharjah is intended to accept incoming students from varied computing related undergraduate programs. Keeping in mind that incoming students may not have foundational knowledge, the program offers the needed background in the required core courses before embarking on advanced topics in the electives.

The program requires completion of a substantial research component culminated with a formal thesis (equivalent to 9 credit hours of course work).

The program has a compulsory component that ensures a common knowledge base for all students. The compulsory courses were selected to match the minimum compulsory knowledge that every student needs. Then an appropriate group of elective courses were selected to offer students variety of depth topics for specialization.

Program Objectives

Upon the successful completion of the program, student will be able to:

• Apply advanced theories and methodologies in the field of Cybersecurity Engineering.

• Propose advanced engineering solutions with sustainability factors in global, economic, environmental, and societal context.

• Communicate effectively in oral and written forms to present complex and diverse problems to a variety of audience.

• Evaluate professional ethics issues and develop fair and valid judgments in Cybersecurity Engineering contexts.

• Function on multidisciplinary teams with management and leadership capabilities.

• Design and conduct experiments/simulation for research in Cybersecurity Engineering related fields.

• Use proper tools to analyze and interpret data.