Pursuant to consolidation Act 778 of August 7, 2019 on Universities (the University Act), the following is established. The programme also follows the Joint Programme Regulations and the Examination Policies and Procedures for Aalborg University.
The Master’s programme is organised in accordance with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Order no. 20 of January 9, 2020 on Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes at Universities (the Ministerial Order of the Study Programmes) and Ministerial Order no. 22 of January 9, 2020 on University Examinations (the Examination Order). Further reference is made to Ministerial Order no. 153 of February 26, 2020 (the Admission Order) and Ministerial Order no. 114 of February 3, 2015 (the Grading Scale Order).
The programme is offered in Copenhagen.
The Master’s programme falls under the The Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Aalborg University.
The Master’s programme falls under the Study Board of Electronics and IT.
The Master’s programme is associated with the Nationwide engineering examiners/Electronics, IT and Energy (Electromagnetic direction).
Applicants with a legal right of admission (retskrav)
Aalborg University offers no bachelor’s programmes with a legal right of admission to this Master's programme.
Applicants without legal right of admission
Bachelor’s programmes qualifying students for admission:
All applicants must prove that their English language qualifications is equivalent to level B (Danish level) in English.
The Master’s programme entitles the graduate to the Danish designation Civilingeniør, cand.polyt. i cybersikkerhed. The English designation is: Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Cyber Security)
The Master’s programme is a 2-year, research-based, full-time study programme. The programme is set to 120 ECTS credits.
The Study Board can approve that passed programme elements from other educational programmes at the same level replaces programme elements within this programme (credit transfer).
Furthermore, the Study Board can, upon application, approve that parts of this programme is completed at another university or a further education institution in Denmark or abroad (pre-approval of credit transfer).
The Study Board’s decisions regarding credit transfer are based on an academic assessment.
The Study Board’s possibilities to grant exemption, including exemption to further examination attempts and special examination conditions, are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published at this website: https://www.studieservice.aau.dk/regler-vejledninger
The rules for examinations are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published at this website: https://www.studieservice.aau.dk/regler-vejledninger
In the assessment of all written work, regardless of the language it is written in, weight is also given to the student's formulation and spelling ability, in addition to the academic content. Orthographic and grammatical correctness as well as stylistic proficiency are taken as a basis for the evaluation of language performance. Language performance must always be included as an independent dimension of the total evaluation. However, no examination can be assessed as ‘Pass’ on the basis of good language performance alone; similarly, an examination normally cannot be assessed as ‘Fail’ on the basis of poor language performance alone.
The Study Board can grant exemption from this in special cases (e.g., dyslexia or a native language other than Danish).
The Master’s Thesis must include an English summary. If the project is written in English, the summary can be in Danish. The summary is included in the evaluation of the project as a whole.
It is assumed that the student can read academic texts and use reference works, etc., in English.
The following competence profile will appear on the diploma:
A Candidatus graduate has the following competency profile:
A Candidatus graduate has competencies that have been acquired via a course of study that has taken place in a research environment.
A Candidatus graduate is qualified for employment on the labour market based on his or her academic discipline as well as for further research (PhD programmes). A Candidatus graduate has, compared to a Bachelor, developed his or her academic knowledge and independence so as to be able to apply scientific theory and method on an independent basis within both an academic and a professional context.
The graduate of the Master’s programme
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
The programme is structured in modules and organised as a problem-based study. A module is a programme element or a group of programme elements, which aims to give students a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits, and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods. Examinations are defined in the curriculum.
The programme is based on a combination of academic, problem-oriented and interdisciplinary approaches and organized based on the following work and evaluation methods that combine skills and reflection:
In total, 90 ECTS out of 120 ECTS are common for all students. The common part consists of:
Electives: The remaining 30 ECTS can be obtained by choosing elective courses and projects on the 2nd and 3rd semester as described below. Note that elective courses might not be offered if less than 10 students register for the course during the registration period. Students will be offered other options if a chosen course is not offered.
All modules are assessed through individual grading according to the 7-point scale or Pass/Fail. All modules are assessed by external examination (external grading) or internal examination (internal grading or by assessment by the supervisor only).
Offered as:
1-professional | ||||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method | Language |
1 Semester
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Distributed Systems Security
(ESNCYSK1P1) | Project | 10 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Fundamentals of Security and Cryptography
(ESNCYSK1K1) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Network Security
(ESNCYSK1K2) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Secure Software Development
(ESNCYSK1K3) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Security in IoT and Cloud Architectures
(ESNCYSK1K4) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
2 Semester
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Secure Systems: Attack and Defence
(ESNCYSK2P1) | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Hacker Space
(ESNCYSK2K1) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Advanced Software Security
(ESNCYSK2K2) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Elective course 2nd Semester
Choose 1 course module
| Course | 5 | ||||
3 Semester
Option A
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Elective Project 3rd Semester
Choose 1 project
| Project | 15 | ||||
Advanced Topics in Cyber Security
(ESNCYSK3K1) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Elective course 3rd Semester
Choose 2 course Module
| Project | 10 | ||||
3 Semester
Option B
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Project-Oriented Study in an External Organisation
(ESNCYSK3P3) | Project | 25 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Advanced Topics in Cyber Security
(ESNCYSK3K1) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
3-4 Semester
Option A
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Master's Thesis
(ESNCYSK4P2) | Project | 45 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Master's thesis/final project | English |
Advanced Topics in Cyber Security
(ESNCYSK3K1) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Elective course 3rd Semester
Choose 2 course Module
| Course | 10 | ||||
3-4 Semester
Option B
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Master's Thesis
(ESNCYSK4P3) | Project | 50 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Master's thesis/final project | English |
Advanced Topics in Cyber Security
(ESNCYSK3K1) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Elective course 3rd Semester
Choose 1 course module
| Course | 5 | ||||
4 Semester
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Master's Thesis
(ESNCYSK4P1) | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Master's thesis/final project | English |
Elective course 2nd Semester Choose 1 course module | ||||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method | Language |
Identity and Access Management
(ESNCYSK2K3) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Machine Learning
(ESNCYSK2K4) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Elective Project 3rd Semester Choose 1 project | ||||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method | Language |
Secure Systems Development
(ESNCYSK3P1) | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
IT Security Governance
(ESNCYSK3P2) | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project | English |
Elective course 3rd Semester Choose 2 course Module | ||||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method | Language |
Privacy Engineering
(ESNCYSK3K2) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Models of Security
(ESNCYSK3K3) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Regulation of IT Security
(ESNCYSK3K4) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Enterprise Security and Compliance
(ESNICTEK3K6) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Elective course 3rd Semester Choose 1 course module | ||||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method | Language |
Privacy Engineering
(ESNCYSK3K2) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Models of Security
(ESNCYSK3K3) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Regulation of IT Security
(ESNCYSK3K4) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
Enterprise Security and Compliance
(ESNICTEK3K6) | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam | English |
The master’s thesis can be conducted as a long master’s thesis. If choosing to do a long master’s thesis, it has to include experimental work and has to be approved by the study board. The amount of experimental work must reflect the allotted ECTS-credits.
NOTE: Elective courses might not be offered if less than 10 students register for the course during the registration period. Students will be offered other options if a chosen course is not offered.
All students who have not participated in Aalborg University’s PBL introductory course during their Bachelor’s degree must attend the introductory course “Problem-based Learning and Project Management”. The introductory course must be approved before the student can participate in the project exam. For further information, please see Department of Electronics Systems's webiste.
The curriculum is approved by the dean and enters into force as of 01.09.2020.
On 26th April 2021 the Vice-Dean of Education has approved, that the competence learning objectives of the Master's Thesis (30, 45 and 50 ECTS respecticely) are revised. The amendment is valid from Spring 2021.
On 7th September 2021 the Vice-Dean of Education has approved, that the assessment in the course module "Fundamentals of Security and Cryptography" on the 1st Semester is changed from 7-point grading scale to "Passed/Not Passed". The amendment is valid from Autumn 2021.