Cyber Security program
Intermediate Diploma
Levels
5
Courses
22
Credits
78
Number of students
671
Overview
The Cybersecurity Diploma Program aims to provide students with high-quality education in cybersecurity and digital forensics, inspiring discovery, lifelong learning, and professional services with community engagement. The program emphasizes hands-on training through multiple partnerships in cybersecurity sectors, equipping graduates to learn and train on the latest scientific and technological innovations. It prepares students to pursue lifelong learning in all aspects of their profession through accredited certifications or advanced higher education levels. The program includes comprehensive curricula covering theoretical knowledge and practical application, with a focus on the legal, ethical, and social principles associated with cybersecurity.
Program content
Admission requirements
Program levels
Level One
AENG 1114 - English language Vocabulary - mandatory
Credits
2
Theoretical
2
Pratical
Training
Total Content
2
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course, uses the textbook "English Vocabulary in Use: Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate" by Stuart Redman (2017), is designed to enhance students' English vocabulary proficiency from a pre-intermediate to an intermediate level. Through comprehensive exercises and engaging activities, students will explore and internalize essential vocabulary across various topics, such as everyday activities, work, travel, and leisure. By the end of the course, students will have expanded their vocabulary repertoire, enabling them to express themselves more confidently and effectively in both spoken and written English.
AENG 1113 - Basic English Grammar - mandatory
Credits
2
Theoretical
2
Pratical
Training
Total Content
2
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course is aimed at developing the knowledge of basic English grammar. It introduces students to grammar topics such as tenses – present, past and future, regular and irregular verbs, active and passive voice, modals and imperative. The course offers students opportunities to work together in carrying out various grammar tasks and exercises so as to enable them to utilize the knowledge of grammar to enhance their spoken and written communication.
AENG 1112 - Reading & Writing Skills - mandatory
Credits
6
Theoretical
2
Pratical
4
Training
Total Content
8
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course is designed to enhance students' proficiency in reading and writing in English. It focuses on developing critical reading and analytical writing skills necessary for academic and professional success.
AENG 1111 - Listening & Speaking Skills - mandatory
Credits
6
Theoretical
2
Pratical
4
Training
Total Content
8
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This six-hour credit listening and speaking course trains level two students to develop their listening and speaking skills so that at the end of the course, they will be able to describe specific communicative tasks. The focus of the course is on practical language use. Every student will reproduce these tasks numerous times in the class and the laboratory. Extensive use will be made of audiovisual materials to train the students to listen to the English language used in different situations. To pass the course, students should demonstrate their ability, at low-intermediate level, to recognize and reproduce spoken English at a variety of communicative situations. especially lectures; to speak about different topics in different communicative situations.
Level Two
ACYB 1124 - Design principles in cybersecurity - mandatory
Credits
4
Theoretical
3
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
5
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course provides an overview of basic cybersecurity concepts and design principles and laying foundation for any Secure system. These principles are intended to help ensure that the networks and technologies which underpin modern life are designed and built securely. This course aims also to familiarize the students with the procedures and processes for Cybersecurity planning and management at the operational, tactical, and strategic levels.
ACYB 1123 - Operating systems concepts - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
2
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This is an introductory course in Operating Systems. As such, it is intended to cover many of the concepts related to most of the actual Operating Systems. We will cover computer system and operating system structures, processes and threads (concepts of, communication, synchronization and deadlocks), CPU scheduling, memory management, virtual memory, protection, and security. This course will give the students an overview of the Unix OS, basic concepts, usage of the help and man and info commands. Unix file system and basic commands.
ACYB 1122 - Programming basics - mandatory
Credits
4
Theoretical
3
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
5
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course is designed as an introduction to programming and programming language Python for the students who have no or very little programming knowledge and experience. It could be used as a preparation for more advanced programming courses as well as a self-contained course for those who want to use Python for their studies or professional work.
ACYB 1121 - Networking basics - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
3
Pratical
Training
Total Content
3
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course focuses on switching technologies and router operations that support small-to-medium business networks, including wireless local area networks (WLAN) and security concepts. In this course, the student will perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate LAN security threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN.
ACMI 1121 - Computer mathematics - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
2
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
The course deals with presenting a group of topics that represent a theoretical basis for computer science. It includes the topic of different counting systems and their importance for data representation, as well as the topic of logical operations that form the basis of the computer’s work in processing data. The course also includes the topic of logical expressions, which plays an important role in formulating many sentences within the program.
AITA 1121 - Introduction to information technology - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
2
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course is a test of practical skills and competencies of computer theory and practice. The course helps to establish a benchmark for basic computer skills giving the opportunity for the students to effectively join the new information age and consequently leading to fulfilling the ultimate objective of computer literacy. It also emphasizes the development of problem-solving skills by using a range of widely used office software applications.
Level Three
- -
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Level Four
- -
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Level Five
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