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The University Of Georgia

Program name:	Cybersecurity (Geo)
Study Level:	Graduate
Program leader:	Sulkhan Sulkhanishvili kakha chkhartishvili Kim Tracy
Study language:	Georgian
Qualification:	Master of Cybersecurity
Program capacity:	120
Program permission:	Enrollment of students at the second level of academic higher education (master's programs) is carried out on the basis of the results of common master's exams or in accordance with the order No. 224/N (December 29, 2011) of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, successfully passing the English language (written), specialty oral and practical exams, on the basis of administrative registration and the order of the rector.
Program goals:	The program aims to prepare highly qualified cybersecurity specialists with in-depth knowledge in specific subdisciplines, including: cloud, network, application and physical security, penetration testing and risk management. The program combines theoretical training and practical skills so that graduates can analyze, prevent and manage real-world cyber threats in both local and global markets. Graduates will be able to find employment as cybersecurity specialists: auditor, analyst, cloud solutions platform security expert, cybersecurity operations specialist, software security specialist, penetration testing expert, and more.
Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:	Lecture-seminar Interactive lectures Explanatory method Demonstration method Practical work Critical analysis Teamwork / Group work Problem-oriented exercises Case study and analysis Literature review Working with textbooks Searching for relevant materials in electronic format or library Written work method Verbal (oral) method Discussions / Debates Simulation Role-playing Induction, deduction, analysis and synthesis Presentation
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge and understanding Describes software and cloud security requirements and related cyber threats; Discusses the role, functions, and risk assessment methods of auditing; Describes the basic principles of systems theory and the systems approach, as well as processes for assessing the performance and reliability of complex systems; Explains physical security principles, components, and security controls; Skills Develops security requirements for software; Ensures security/protection of cloud solutions networks, proper identity and access configuration, infrastructure and data; Plans and conducts information systems audits - presents results in report and presentation format; Uses various methods and technologies to identify cyber threats; Performs penetration testing in the full cycle - from reconnaissance, to privilege escalation or trace coverage - using appropriate methods and tools; Responsibility and autonomy Within the framework of professional activities, makes independent and substantiated decisions in accordance with ethical principles in the process of responding to cyber threats, data protection and determining security policies; Develops innovative cybersecurity solutions in a field context, based on modern research methods and technologies.
Date of approval:	02-28-2025
Approval protocol number:	13PCD6066-01
Date of program update:
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Program details:
Teaching Process Characteristics:	The program consists of 120 ECTS credits, with 102 ECTS allocated to core subjects and 18 ECTS to elective subjects. The total number of elective subjects amounts to 108 ECTS, from which the student must choose 18 ECTS. In the core part of the program, the student is required to complete a Master's thesis (30 ECTS).

Program Core


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
CYBR5005	Information Security Management - Governance, Risk and Compliance	6	1
CYBR5006	Cyber threat analysis, research and education	6	1
CYBR5016	Cybersecurity in Computing	6	1
CYBR5018	Physical Security	6	1
CYBR5001	Application security	6	2
CYBR5017	Network Security	6	2
INFO6340	Structural analysis of systems	6	2
MATH3345	Mathematical statistics	6	2
CYBR5002	Cloud security	6	3
CYBR5004	Offensive Cybersecurity	6	3
CYBR5014	Cyber Threat Intelligence	6	3
CYBR5019	Manual Testing and Automation of Software	6	3
CYBR0007	Master's project	30	4
	Credits sum:	102

Program Elective


Code	Subject	ECTS
CYBR5008	Cybersecurity Architecture and Management in the Microsoft Ecosystem	6
CYBR5009	AWS Cloud Infrastructure Security	6
CYBR5010	IAC (Infrastructure as Code) Terraform	6
CYBR5011	IAC (Infrastructure as Code) Bicep	6
CYBR5020	Operation System Linux	6
MATH4119	Cryptology	6
INFO5226	Flask	6
INFO5249	Agile-Software Development Project Management	6
INFO5254	IT Service Strategy and Design	6
INFO5256	Transition of IT Services	6
INFO6260	IT Project Management	6
BLCH5145	Security Methods in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Systems	6
CYBR5012	Incident response and forensics	6
CYBR5015	Logging and Monitoring	6
INFO6212	Personal data protection in the digital age	6
INFO6263	Big Data System	6
INFO6270	Artificial Intelligence Based Machine Learning Algorithms	6
KART5110	Academic Writing and Research	6
	Credits sum:	108

Matrix Of Privequisites

Point	GPA	The university assessment	The general assessment in Georgia
97-100	4,00	A+	A	Excellent
94-96	3,75	A
91-93	3,50	A-
87-90	3,25	B+		Very good
84-86	3,00	B	B
81-83	2,75	B-
77-80	2,50	C+	C	good
74-76	2,25	C
71-73	2,00	C-
67-70	1,75	D+	D	Satisfactory
64-66	1,50	D
61-63	1,25	D-
51-60	1,00	E	E	Sufficient
Not passed
41-50		FX	FX	Insufficient
<40		F	F	Failed