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The University Of Georgia
Program name: Cybersecurity Engineering (Geo) 2026
Study Level: Undergraduate
Program leader:
Study language: Georgian
Qualification: Bachelor of Cybersecurity
Program capacity: 240
Program permission: Students are enrolled in the first level of academic higher education (undergraduate programs) according to the results of the Unified National Examinations or by the order of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia №224 / n (December 29, 2011), on the basis of the administrative registration and the order of the presidents. At the unified national exams, it is mandatory for the student to pass Georgian and English, as well as mathematics and/or physics.
Program goals:

The Bachelor's Program in Cybersecurity Engineering aims to equip students with comprehensive theoretical knowledge and practical skills across the integrated domains of cybersecurity, software development, and IT systems administration, enabling graduates to independently design, implement, and manage secure information infrastructures.
The curriculum provides a solid foundation in information technologies, network architectures, programming, and cybersecurity principles, including data protection, cryptography, and risk management within legal and ethical frameworks.
Graduates of the program will be prepared for professional careers in the cybersecurity field as well as for pursuing advanced studies at the graduate level in cybersecurity, computer science, or related disciplines, both in Georgia and internationally.

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:
Date of approval: 03-14-2025
Approval protocol number: 13PCD6068-01 
Date of program update:
Update protocol number:
Program details:
Teaching Process Characteristics:

To obtain a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, a student must earn 240 credits, which include:

180 ECTS from the core subjects of the program;

42 ECTS from the elective subjects of the program;

6 ECTS from the university's elective STEM block;

12 ECTS from the university's elective humanitarian-social block.

Humanitarian-Social Block

Code Subject ECTS Semester
ANTH3130Basics of Cultural Anthropology6 1,2
BUSN4433Economy, business, management6 1,2
HIST1118Civilizations and Mankind Development6 1,2
HIST1222History of Russian occupation in Georgia6 1,2
LAWB1155Debates and Critical Thinking6 1,2
LAWB1177Thinking and Morality6 1,2
LAWB1195Citizenship in the modern world6 1,2
LITR1212The great Books6 1,2
POLI2260Basics of Political Ideologies6 1,2
COIN15156 1,2

Credits sum:

60

Program Core

Code Subject ECTS Semester
CYBR3001Introduction to Informatics and Computers6 1
CYBR3002Fundamentals of Programming (Python)6 1
ENGL3213English Language VI (B2/2)6 1
INFO2214Operating System Linux6 1
KART15156 1,2
CYBR3003Information Security6 2
CYBR3004Python in Cybersecurity6 2
INFO2410Computer Architecture6 2
INFO9997Introduction to Networks6 2
MATH3001Calculus6 2
CYBR3005Information Security implementation6 3
CYBR3007Secure Programming6 3
INFO4259Data Structures and Algorithms6 3
INFO9998Network Infrastructure Essentials: Switching, Routing, Wireless6 3
CYBR3006Windows Server Management and Administration6 4
CYBR3008Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing6 4
CYBR3009Incident Response and Forensics6 4
MATH3112Discrete Mathematics6 4
MATH4118Fundamentals of Cryptology6 4
CYBR3010Logging and Monitoring6 5
CYBR3011Offensive Security: Red Teaming6 5
CYBR3012API security6 5
CYBR3013Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)6 5
CYBR3014DevSecOps6 6
CYBR3016SIEM and advanced logging6 6
INFO0117Malware analysis6 6
MATH2004Probability and Statistics6 6
CYBR3015Cloud security6 7
CYBR3019Cybersecurity Operations Center6 7
CYBR3030Bachelor's project12 8

Credits sum:

186

Program Elective

Code Subject ECTS
CYBR3017Data Privacy and Cyber law6
CYBR3018Programming basics based on Java6
CYBR3020Information Security Management Systems and ISO/IEC 27001 Standard6
EENG1120Introduction to Electronics6
INFO0101Administering Microsoft’s cloud solution Azure6
INFO0102Amazon Cloud Solutions AWS Security Technologies6
INFO0103Administering Microsoft’s cloud solution Azure6
INFO0104Fundamentals of Programming (C ++)6
INFO0105Programming language Swift6
INFO0106Object-oriented programming (C++)6
INFO0107Visual programming (C#) I6
INFO0108Introduction to Container Security6
INFO0109Amazon Cloud Solutions AWS Architecture6
INFO0113Visual programming (C#) II6
INFO3011Introduction to Blockchain and BlockDAG technologies6
INFO3252Oracle Database Design and Programming6
INFO4444Internship6
INFO5555Arduino and Intro to Hardware Security6
INFO9999Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation6
KART1220Academic Writing6

Credits sum:

120









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



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