Information Systems and Cyber Security

Sukurta: 24 November 2020

	Faculty Kaunas Faculty
	Scope of studies and length 210 ECTS credits, 3,5 years
	Qualification awarded Bachelor's degree in Computing
	Application deadline* 1 May / 1 July
	Language English
	Tuition fee per year 4 900 €
	Start of studies 1 September
	City Kaunas

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The Information Systems and Cyber Security study programme is aimed at prepare professionals in information systems and cyber security, who will gain fundamental and applied knowledge in informatics engineering and develop the skills required for the secure analysis, design, structuring and maintenance of information systems.

Programme structure

Course unit title	ECTS credits
Course unit title	ECTS credits
1 semester Compulsory courses Academic and Information Literacy Higher Mathematics Fundamentals of Information System Security Computer Architecture Introduction to Programming Analysis and Specification of IS Requirements	30.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
2 semester Compulsory courses Algorithm Theory and Data Structures Information Systems and Databases Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science Legal Regulations for Cyber Security Operational Systems and their Security Programming Languages and Object Oriented Programming	30.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
3 semester Compulsory courses WWW Development Technologies Creation of Information Systems on the Basis of Team Work Mobile Applications Development Techniques Computer Networks and their Security Course unit (module) of Individual Studies	30.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0
4 semester Compulsory courses Methods of Ethical Hackings Graphical Business Process Modelling Information Security and Risk Management Course unit (module) of Individual Studies	30.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 15.0
5 semester Compulsory courses Data Security and Cryptography Digital Forensics and Methods of their Analysis Information Architecture Design for an Organisation Basics of Virtualization Course unit (module) of Individual Studies	30.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0
6 semester Compulsory courses Information Systems Testing and Quality Assurance Course Work Forensic Analysis of Digital Content and Analysis of Malware Statistics Course unit (module) of Individual Studies	30.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0
7 semester Compulsory courses Bachelor Final Thesis (Study field: Informatics Engineering) Training Practice	30.0 15.0 15.0

Course unit title

ECTS

credits

Course unit title

ECTS

credits

1 semester

Compulsory courses

Academic and Information Literacy

Higher Mathematics

Fundamentals of Information System Security

Computer Architecture

Introduction to Programming

Analysis and Specification of
IS Requirements

30.0

5.0

2 semester

Compulsory courses

Algorithm Theory and Data Structures

Information Systems and Databases

Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science

Legal Regulations for Cyber Security

Operational Systems and their Security

Programming Languages and
Object Oriented Programming

30.0

5.0

3 semester

Compulsory courses

WWW Development Technologies

Creation of Information Systems
on the Basis of Team Work

Mobile Applications Development
Techniques

Computer Networks and their Security

Course unit (module) of Individual Studies

30.0

5.0

10.0

4 semester

Compulsory courses

Methods of Ethical Hackings

Graphical Business Process Modelling

Information Security and Risk Management

Course unit (module) of Individual Studies

30.0

5.0

15.0

5 semester

Compulsory courses

Data Security and Cryptography

Digital Forensics and Methods of their Analysis

Information Architecture Design for an Organisation

Basics of Virtualization

Course unit (module) of Individual Studies

30.0

5.0

10.0

6 semester

Compulsory courses

Information Systems Testing and
Quality Assurance

Course Work

Forensic Analysis of Digital Content
and Analysis of Malware

Statistics

Course unit (module) of Individual Studies

30.0

5.0

10.0

7 semester

Compulsory courses

Bachelor Final Thesis
(Study field: Informatics Engineering)

Training Practice

30.0

15.0

The programme structure demonstrates a specific applied direction: it develops competences in cyber concepts of information systems engineering to understand the possible spheres of their application.

Key Learning Outcomes

A graduate from our programme is able to: analyse and formalise the information flows in a business enterprise; technologically justify the directions of the implementation of IT; work out an adequate instrumentarium; design, implement, structure, maintain and professionally assess a secure IS; understand computer architecture; employ programming languages and technologies for providing information on the internet; design the IS architecture and databases, as well as create IS with the use of both traditional and modern mobile technologies; know about security components, basic structures, assessment criteria and administration basics, effective firewall concepts, architecture and content scanning; detect cases of hacking and carry out prevention measures; identify the gaps in incorrect programming, access the files of cyberattacks DoS and DDoS, and know about Burp Suite; understand the security of WEB components – forms, session management, cookies and the configuration of authentication means; knows the security context of a particular OS, recognise cases of phishing and understand the subtleties of session management and replay attacks; perform manual and half-automatic systems and software testing by identifying security gaps and security vulnerabilities; employ innovative methods and instrumentarium for proactive gap identification; and know about the legal regulations in relation to cyber security, the specificity of information security management and the management of security risks.

Programme Specific Requirements

Why choose this programme?

This programme is the first and only cyber security study programme to be offered in Lithuania.
There is a considerable demand for cyber security specialists with higher education in the European Union and international labour markets.
In the future, the demand will undoubtedly grow due to: 1) tightening of the legal environment and the growth of data and information security in the European Union and other countries; 2) a growing number of forensic tools and the expansion of their scale; 3) the growing demand of the international enterprises and states to be better protected against economic espionage; 4) the threat of an e-war between countries.

What comes after?

Graduates of this study programme will be able to work as: experts, consultants and information systems security professionals in government organisations and business enterprises of various sizes; information systems analysts or architects, programmers, testers, database administrators or project managers in the field of information systems; information security analysts; security management professionals or managers and IT security auditors in different organisations.

Graduates will be able to develop their own business initiatives, provide consulting services or carry out qualitative analyses for the design and management of information systems.

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