I. General Information
Major Code: 7480202 Training level: Undergraduate Graduation Degree:: Engineer Training duration: 4.5 years (9 semesters) Graduation conditions: Students are considered for graduation recognition when meeting all the following conditions:
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II. Admission Combinations
Combination based on High School Exam scores & High School Academic Results (Academic transcripts):
- A00: Mathematics - Physics - Chemistry
- A01: Mathematics - Physics - English
- D01: Mathematics - English - Literature
- D07: Mathematics - English - Chemistry
- X06: Mathematics - Physics - Informatics
- X26: Mathematics - English - Informatics
III. Program Objectives and Expected Learning Outcomes
1. Objectives
Training Information Security (IS) engineers with political quality, ethics, responsibility, and high vigilance when operating in cyberspace; possessing awareness of professional roles and responsibilities, and community service awareness; possessing professional practice knowledge, skills, and research capacity corresponding to the training level; having good health, well meeting labor demands in the period of international integration and the nation's digital transformation process, of provinces, cities, and sectors.
Vietnam - Korea University of Information and Communications Technology, The University of Danang trains Information Security engineers who:
- PO1. Have good professional ethics;
- PO2. Have the ability to read/write documents in English; have basic English communication skills; have the ability to present/report scientific problems in English; have teamwork skills;
- PO3. Have basic knowledge of natural sciences and social sciences;
- PO4. Have comprehensive, specialized, and advanced knowledge in the Information Security field;
- PO5. Have the ability to research, solve problems, and provide expert conclusions in the Information Security field.
2. Expected Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Information Security program have the capability to:
a. PLO1. Have professional ethics and responsibility towards the community;
- PI1.1 Comply with regulations, technical processes, and safety rules while performing work.
- PI1.2 Responsible towards work and the community.
b. PLO2. Have communication and teamwork skills;
- PI2.1 Have the ability to draft and present reports.
- PI2.2 Work in teams effectively.
c. PLO3: Have critical and entrepreneurial thinking;
- PI3.1 Comment on and evaluate scientific reports.
- PI3.2 Build entrepreneurship projects.
d. PLO4. Have the ability to use foreign languages in communication and in the IT field;
- PI4.1. Use Foreign Language to present issues in the IT field.
- PI4.2. Have the ability to use Foreign Language in communication (possess a certificate meeting the foreign language expected learning outcomes).
e. PLO5. Have the ability to apply knowledge of natural sciences, social sciences, and IT to solve basic problems;
- PI5.1 Apply knowledge of natural sciences and IT to solve basic problems.
- PI5.2 Apply knowledge of social sciences into practical work.
f. PLO6. Have the ability to design and develop basic IT products;
- PI6.1 Analyze, design, and build small and medium software applications.
- PI6.2 Develop IT solutions applied into reality.
g. PLO7. Have the ability to build, administer, and maintain network systems;
- PI7.1 Have the ability to design and build network systems.
- PI7.2 Have the ability to administer, maintain, and troubleshoot network systems.
h. PLO8. Have the ability to evaluate and secure information systems;
- PI8.1 Have the ability to perform penetration testing and assess information security.
- PI8.2 Have the ability to secure, develop policies, and solutions to ensure the security of information systems.
IV. Employment Opportunities and Postgraduate Study Capability
1. Employment Opportunities
Graduates of the Information Security major can take on the following positions:
- Network Design and Implementation Specialist: Design, build, and maintain safe, effective, and smart computer network systems for agencies and enterprises.
- Security Analyst: The job of a Security Analyst is to ensure the safety of organizational information and data by searching for, detecting, and resolving security vulnerabilities and cyber attacks. Specific duties of a Security Analyst may include: Building security solutions: Design and deploy security solutions to protect organizational information systems, including both network systems and applications. Evaluation and recommendation: Assess security risks and provide recommendations for improvements in system security. Updating and maintaining security: Monitor and update security policies, prepare incident response plans, and ensure system safety.
- Information Security Engineer: A Cyber Security Engineer is an expert in the field of cybersecurity, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining information system security solutions for an organization or enterprise. The work of a Cyber Security Engineer includes detecting and preventing cyber attacks, monitoring networks and systems to detect and handle security vulnerabilities, and ensuring safety for organizational data and information.
- Digital Forensic Expert: Collect, analyze, and evaluate signs of cyber attacks to find the causes and perpetrators of the incident. Activities include collecting digital evidence, inspecting and analyzing system logs, analyzing malware and attachments, and performing source code analysis.
- Malware Analyst: Analyze suspicious programs, discover what they do, and write reports on their findings. The ultimate goal is to understand all the activities performed by a malicious program, and to learn how to detect and report it.
- Information Security Monitoring Specialist: Operate and utilize various security monitoring defensive tools, such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools. Possess skills in monitoring situation analysis and handling, incident response, and security analysis.
- Penetration Tester: Test and evaluate security for systems, electronic portals, security architecture, and security infrastructure.
2. Postgraduate Study Capability
After graduating from the Information Security program, students have comprehensive and professional foundational knowledge to develop new knowledge and can continue specialized studying at the Master's and Doctoral levels in Information Security and other IT professions.
