The Master of Science in Information Security Programme is designed for graduates who wish to acquire a postgraduate qualification in the area of Information Security. This Program offers mid-career opportunities for those working in the areas of information technology, information system audit and information security.

Duration:
Two year part time course of four semesters (15 weeks per semester): Maximum intake -20.

 

Course Fee : Rs. 475,000/=

 

Styles of Delivery:
Learning will primarily take place within workshops and short lectures conducted by foreign and local experts. Short lectures, tutorials and practical sessions will be organized on weekdays from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. A wide range of assessments will be used across the program to assess the knowledge and skills.

 

Entry Qualifications:

• A Degree from a recognized University or,
• Any other academic or professional qualification judged equivalent to a Degree by the Senate of the University of Colombo.

 

In the First Semester of the Programme of Study, the following 4 core courses shall be offered :

 

Course	Credits
MIS1010: Principles of Information Security	3
MIS1020: Cryptographic Systems	3
MIS1030: Information Security Management and Audit	3
MIS1040: Network Security	3

 In the Second Semester of the Programme of Study, the following 4 core courses shall be offered :

Course	Credits
MIS2010: Information and Coding Theory	3
MIS2020: Computer Forensic	3
MIS2030: Security in Mobile and Wireless Networks	3
MIS2040: Security for E-commerce	3

 

 In the Third Semester of the Programme of Study, the following 2 core courses shall be offered :

Course	Credits
MIS3010: Project Management	6
MIS3020: Individual Project	20

 

Course	Credits
MIS3010: Continuation of the Project Management of the Third Semester
MIS3020: Continuation of the Individual Project of the Third Semester

 

Additional credits obtainable via:

• Refereed publication in an International Conference – (2 credits per paper)
• Refereed publication in a National Conference – (1 credit per paper)

The award of MSc in Information Security Degree:

A student who has satisfied the following conditions shall be deemed to have qualified to obtain the Degree of Master of Science in Information Security.

 

i.    Has obtained a minimum of 50 credits
ii.   Has obtained a minimum of 2.0 of GPA.
iii.  Has obtained a pass for the individual project.

A student who has obtained minimum of 3.25 GPA shall be awarded a Distinction Pass.

The first attempt marks are considered for the computation of GPA for distinction pass.

The best minimum set of courses that exceeds or add up to 50 credits are considered for the calculation GPA.

Application Procedure:

Admission to the above course will be made on the basis of a selection test followed by an interview. The medium of instruction will be in English and as such a good working knowledge of English is expected from the candidates. Those awaiting results may also apply, but they would be eligible to be admitted to the programme only if their results are officially available prior to the date of interview.

All information contained herein is subject to interpretation by relevant UCSC By-Laws and Regulations.

 

Highly Qualified Academic Staff

Competency of the academic staff is one of the crucial factors in determining the quality of the educational process. The UCSC presently has 16 Senior Lecturers with PhD qualifications, 12 with Masters Degrees and another 12 with Bachelors level honors Degrees. None of the other universities have such a human resource in IT/CS, one which has been built up over a long period of time with foresight and long term investment. As such, the UCSC can definitely claim a competitive advantage over its competing universities in this respect.

Computing Facilities

The UCSC is in possession of a laboratory which was setup especially for MCS/MIT/MSc in Information Security programmes. The lab is equipped with modern and up to date computers enabling to deliver successful computer science study programmes. Furthermore, a fully equipped digital studio at the Advanced Digital Multimedia Technology Centre, a state of the art Data Centre at the Network Operations Centre and a 14 node high performance computing cluster delivering over 15Gflops are a few specialized resources available.