COMSATS University Islamabad
Registrar Office, Principal Seat, Islamabad
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NOTIFICATION

Scheme of Studies of Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security for Spring 2024

It is Hereby notified that the Academic Council in its 13th Meeting held on June 04, 2012 approved the following Scheme of studies of the Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security, . with effect from at CIIT system.

1. Minimum Duration: 4 Years
2. Minimum Semesters: 8
2. Maximum Duration: 0 Years
4. Maximum Semesters: 0 
Course WorkMin No. of CoursesMin No. of Credit Hrs
1  a. General Education Courses:
12
30
2  i. Computing Core (Mandatory courses)
12
40
3  ii. Domain Core (Mandatory courses)
06
18
4  iii. Domain Elective (any Seven courses from the following list)
07
21
5  c. Interdisciplinary/Allied Courses:
05
15
6  d. Field Experience/Internship:
01
03
7  e. Capstone Project
02
06

Note:

Common policies and procedures notified vide No. CUI-Reg/Notif-1794/23/1884,dated August 25, 2023 relating to Undergraduate Degree Programs approved by the Competent Authority and amended from time to time shall be applicable.
    Credit Hours : Please provide total credit hours for this scheme from manage course schemes




Application of Information and Communication Technologies (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
1 CSC101 Applications of Information and Communication Technologies 3(2, 1)
Arts and Humanities (any one Course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
2 ADA111 History and Theory of Art and Culture I 2(2, 0)
3 ARC108 Art Appreciation 2(2, 0)
4 ARC351 Calligraphic Arts 2(2, 0)
5 CSC210 Professional Practices 2(2, 0)
6 HUM310 Islamic History 2(2, 0)
B. List of Interdisciplinary Courses (Mandatory courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
7 *Supporting Elective Courses 3(3, 0)
8 HUM121 Technical and Business Writing 3(3, 0)
9 MTH105 Multivariable Calculus 3(3, 0) MTH104
10 MTH231 Linear Algebra 3(3, 0)
11 MTH262 Statistics and Probability Theory 3(3, 0)
C. Internship (Mandatory courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
12 CYC395 Field Experience/Internship 3(3, 0)
Civics and Community Engagement (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
13 HUM208 Civics and Community Engagement 2(2, 0)
Deficiency Courses (only for Pre-Medical Students)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
14 MTH091 Pre-Calculus I 3(3, 0)
15 MTH092 Pre-Calculus II 3(3, 0)
e. Capstone Project
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
16 CYC498 Final Year Project I 2(0, 2) CSC241 ,CSC270 ,CSC291
17 CYC499 Final Year Project II 4(0, 4) CYC498
Entrepreneurship (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
18 MGT250 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2(2, 0)
Expository Writing (Mandatory Course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
19 HUM120 Expository Writing 3(3, 0)
Functional English (Mandatory Course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
20 HUM104 Functional English 3(3, 0)
i. Computing Core (Mandatory courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
21 CSC103 Programming Fundamentals 4(3, 1)
22 CSC211 Data Structures 4(3, 1) CSC103
23 CSC232 Information Security 3(2, 1)
24 CSC241 Object Oriented Programming 4(3, 1) CSC103
25 CSC262 Artificial Intelligence 3(2, 1)
26 CSC270 Database Systems 4(3, 1)
27 CSC275 Computer Networks 3(2, 1)
28 CSC291 Software Engineering 3(3, 0)
29 CSC301 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3(3, 0) CSC211
30 CSC323 Operating Systems 3(2, 1)
31 CSC325 Computer Organization and Assembly Language 3(2, 1) EE240
32 EEE240 Fundamentals of Digital Logic Design 3(2, 1)
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
33 HUM113 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan 2(2, 0)
ii. Domain Core (Mandatory courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
34 CYC205 Introduction to Cyber Security 3(2, 1)
35 CYC303 Digital Forensics 3(2, 1)
36 CYC307 Information Assurance 3(3, 0)
37 CYC365 Network Security 3(2, 1) CSC275
38 CYC386 Secure Software Design and Development 3(2, 1)
39 CYC390 Vulnerability Assessment and Reverse Engineering 3(2, 1)
iii. Domain Elective (any Seven courses from the following list)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
40 CSC303 Mobile Application Development 3(2, 1) CSC241
41 CSC336 Web Technologies 3(2, 1) CSC241
42 CSC337 Advanced Web Technologies 3(2, 1) CSC336
43 CSC365 HCI and Computer Graphics 3(2, 1)
44 CSC381 Blockchain Technology 3(3, 0)
45 CSC412 Advanced Programming 3(2, 1) CSC241
46 CSC417 E-Commerce and Digital Marketing 3(2, 1)
47 CSC418 DevOps for Cloud Computing 3(2, 1)
48 CYC309 Ethical Hacking 3(2, 1) CSC275
49 CYC312 Cyber Threat Intelligence 3(3, 0)
50 CYC331 Cryptography 3(3, 0)
51 CYC332 Cryptanalysis 3(3, 0) CYC331
52 CYC342 Web Application Security 3(2, 1) CSC336
53 CYC350 *Topics in Cyber Security I 3(3, 0)
54 CYC367 Security Analytics and Machine Learning 3(2, 1)
55 CYC378 Penetration Testing 3(2, 1)
56 CYC466 Malware Analysis 3(2, 1)
57 CYC467 Wireless and Mobile Security 3(2, 1)
58 CYC468 Hardware Security 3(2, 1)
59 CYC469 Cyber Warfare 3(2, 1)
60 CYC470 Embedded Systems 3(2, 1)
61 CYC471 Control System Security 3(2, 1)
62 CYC473 Embedded Systems Security 3(2, 1)
63 CYC483 *Topics in Cyber Security II 3(3, 0)
64 EEE341 Introduction to Computer Architecture 3(2, 1) EEE240
Islamic Studies (Mandatory course. HUM116 Ethics is only for Non-Muslims Students) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
65 HUM112 Islamic Studies 2(2, 0)
66 HUM116 Ethics 2(2, 0)
List of Supporting Elective Courses (Any one course for Supporting Elective Courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
67 ECO484 Project Planning and Monitoring 3(3, 0)
68 HUM220 Introduction to Psychology 3(3, 0)
69 HUM221 International Relations 3(3, 0)
70 HUM430 French 3(3, 0)
71 HUM431 German 3(3, 0)
72 HUM432 Arabic 3(3, 0)
73 HUM434 Chinese 3(3, 0)
74 MGT131 Financial Accounting 3(3, 0)
75 MGT210 Fundamentals of Marketing 3(3, 0)
76 MGT350 Human Resource Management 3(3, 0)
77 MGT513 New Product Development 3(3, 0)
Natural Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
78 BIO100 Fundamentals of Biology 3(2, 1)
79 BIO321 Fundamentals of Genetics 3(2, 1)
80 CHM100 Introduction to Chemistry 3(2, 1)
81 PHY124 Applied Physics 3(2, 1)
Quantitative Reasoning (any two courses from the following list)) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
82 CSC102 Discrete Structures 3(3, 0)
83 MTH103 Exploring Quantitative Skills 3(3, 0)
84 MTH104 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 3(3, 0)
85 MTH114 Tools for Quantitative Reasoning 3(3, 0)
Social Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
86 HUM122 Fundamentals of Psychology 2(2, 0)
87 HUM130 Fundamentals of Sociology 2(2, 0)
88 HUM131 Anthropology 2(2, 0)
89 HUM209 Fundamentals of Political Science 2(2, 0)
90 HUM222 Fundamentals of International Relations 2(2, 0)


Note:

Note: 1. Non-Muslim students can opt for HUM114 Ethics 3(3, 0) course in lieu of Islamic Studies, if they intend to. 2. Final Year Project-I must be graded independently. 3. Deficiency Courses (Non-Credit). Students with Pre-Medical background at Intermediate level have to pass deficiency courses i.e., of MTH091 (Pre-Calculus I) and MTH092 (Pre-Calculus II)

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