Bachelor of Science in Data and Cyber Security (B.Sc. DCS)

2022-2023 Study Plan

COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE TITLE requisite HOURS/WEEK
PRE-req CO-req CR LEC LAB
SEMESTER 1
COMM1010

English Communication I

- - 3 3

0

INFS1101

Intro to Computing & Problem Solving - - 3 2 3
MATH1030 Calculus l MATH1020 OR Minimum Score on UDST Math Placement Test  - 3 3 0
Effective & Experiential Learning Elective: Select 1 of 2

EFFL1001

Effective Learning

- - 3 3 0
EFFL1002 Applied & Experiential Learning - - 3 3 0
Semester 1 Total: 12 11 3
SEMESTER 2
COMM1020 English Communication II COMM1010 - 3 3 0

INFS1201

Computer Programming

INFS1101 - 4 3 3

INFT1201

Computer Hardware

-

- 4 3 3

MATH1040

Statistics 

-

- 3 3 1
Semester 2 Total: 14 12 7
SEMESTER 3
INFS1301 Computing Ethics & Society - - 3 3 0
Elective: Select 1 of 2
SCIE1001 Science & Its Applications - - 3 3 0
SCIE1002 Science & the Environment  - - 3 3 0
Semester 3 Total: 6 6 0
Year 1 Total: 32 29 10

 

COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE TITLE requisite HOURS/WEEK
PRE-req CO-req CR LEC LAB
SEMESTER 4
DACS2101 Discrete Structures INFS1101 - 3 2

3

INFS2101

Web Technologies I

INFS1201 - 3 2 3
INFT2101 Networking I INFS1201 - 4 3 3
MATH1050 Linear Algebra - - 3 3 1
Semester 4 Total: 13 10 10
SEMESTER 5
DACS2201 Introduction to Data & Cyber Security

INFT2101

- 3 2 3
DSAI2201 Introduction to Data Science & AI INFS1201 - 3 2 3
INFS2201 Database Management Systems INFS1101 - 3 2 3
INFT2201

Introduction to Operating Systems

INFT1201
INFS1201

- 3 2 3
Semester 5 Total: 12 8 12
SEMESTER 6
BUSG2002 Project Management - - 3 3 0
Social Sciences, Humanities, & the Arts Elective: Select 1 of 6      
SSHA1001 Islamic & Arab Civilization - - 3 3 0
SSHA1002 Introduction to Sociology - - 3 3 0
SSHA1003 Introductory Psychology - - 3 3 0
SSHA1004 Ethical Reasoning - - 3 3 0
SSHA1005 Law & Society - - 3 3 0
SSHA1006 Introduction to the Arts - - 3 3 0
Semester 6 Total: 6 6 0
Year 2 Total: 31 24 22

 

COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE TITLE requisite HOURS/WEEK
PRE-req co-req CR LEC LAB
SEMESTER 7
DACS3101 Applied Cryptography

DACS2101

- 3 2 3
INFT3101 Networking II INFT2101 - 3 2 3
INFS3102 Object Oriented Programming INFS1201 - 3 2 3
Global Awareness and Regional Challenges Elective: Select 1 of 4    
ECON1001 Global Economic Concepts - - 3 3 0
GARC1001 Qatar History & Society - - 3 3 0
GARC2001 Human Development in Qatar - - 3 3 0
GARC2002 Globalization & Environment - - 3 3 0
Semester 7 Total: 12 9 9
SEMESTER 8
DACS3201 Network Security INFT3201 - 3 2 3
DACS3202 Cyber Security Analytics & Visualization DSAI2201 - 3 2 3
DACS3203 Secure Software Development INFS3102 - 3 2 3
INFS3201 Web Technologies II INFS2101 - 3 2 3
Semester 8 Total: 12 8 12
SEMESTER 9
DACS3301 Privacy in the Digital Era DACS2201 - 3 3 0
Global Awareness and Regional Challenges Elective: Select 1 of 4      
ECON1001 Global Economic Concepts - - 3 3 0
GARC1001 Qatar History & Society - - 3 3 0
GARC2001 Human Development in Qatar - - 3 3 0
GARC2002 Globalization & Environment - - 3 3 0
Semester 9 Total: 6 6 0
Year 3 Total: 30 23 21

 

COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE TITLE requisite HOURS/WEEK
PRE-req CO-req CR LEC LAB
SEMESTER 10
COMP4101 Practicum Min 80 Credits - 3 1

6

DACS4101 Security Engineering Principles DACS3101 - 3 2 3
DACS4103 Scripting for Cyber Security INFS3102 - 3 2 3
Elective: Select 1 of 3          
DACS4102 Web Security

INFS3201

- 3 2 3
DACS4105 Cyber Physical Architectures & Protocols INFT3101 - 3 2 3
DACS4210 Cyber Security Policies, Strategies & Procedures DACS3301 - 3 3 0
Semester 10 Total: 12 8 12
SEMESTER 11
COMP4201 Capstone Project COMP4101 - 3 0 6
DACS4206 Security Monitoring & Incident Response DACS3202 - 3 2 3
Elective: Select 2 of 6          
DACS4202 Penetration Testing DACS3203 - 3 2 3
DACS4203 IoT & OT Hacking DACS2201 INFS3102 - 3 2 3
DACS4204 Cloud Security DACS3201 - 3 2 3
DACS4205 Digital Forensics DACS3203 - 3 2 3
DACS4208 Industrial Control Systems Security DACS4105 - 3 2 3
INFT4208 Governance & Management of IT INFT3101 - 3 3 0
Semester 11 Total: 12 7 12
SEMESTER 12
COMP4301 Work Placement COMP4201 - 9 0 40
Semester 12 Total: 9 0 40
Year 4 Total: 33 15 64
B.Sc. DC Program Total: 126 91 117