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You will find below the first and second year courses (compulsory and elective) of the Master\u2019s Cybersecurity, Science of Software and Hardware Security<\/a> (Software & System Security<\/a> and Hardware Security<\/a> specialisations).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click on each course to read their description, teaching goal, teaching team and so on.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

YEAR 1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
SEMESTER 1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Basic Cryptography (BC) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Hack the BO\u00eete (HBO) – 3 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Low level programming (LLP) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Maths for security (MSEC) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Network security (NFS) -5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Software formal analysis and design (ACF) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
System security (ISS) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
SEMESTER 2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
English (ANG) – 3 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Operating system kernels (SEA) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Research project (PSEC) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Software security (ISOS) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Software & System Security specialisation<\/strong><\/td>Hardware Security<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Software exploitation (SE) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td>Embedded systems (EMS) – 4 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Apprentissage statistique – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td>Apprentissage statistique – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Embedded systems (EMS) – 4 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td>Privacy (PRI) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Privacy (PRI) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td>Rust programming (RUST) – 4 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Rust programming (RUST) – 4 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td>Software exploitation (SE) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Stage (STG) (SUR) – 5 ECTS<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
YEAR 2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
SEMESTER 3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Advanced cryptography (BCS) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Droit et cybers\u00e9curit\u00e9 – 3 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Secured implementations for cryptography (SIMP) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>S\u00e9curit\u00e9 des syst\u00e8mes d\u2019exploitation <\/mark><\/a>(SSE) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Software & System Security specialisation<\/strong><\/td>Hardware Security specialisation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Advanced network security (SRES) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td>Security of embedded systems and IoTs (ESEC) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Challenges de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 (CS) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td>Electromagnetic Cybersecurity (CYBEL) \u2013 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Security policies and Pentest (MOPS) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td>Interception of Non-Protocol Radio Signals (ISR) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
3 courses to be chosen<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Blockchain (BLK) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Cryptanalysis (CRYPTAN) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Dynamic Program Analysis (DPA) \u2013 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
G\u00e9nie Logiciel Appliqu\u00e9 (GLA) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Intrusion detection systems (DI) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Static Program Analysis (SPA) – 3 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
SEMESTER 4<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
English (PROF-ANG) – 3 ECTS<\/td><\/tr>
Research project (PROJ) – 6 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Stage (STAGE) – 21 ECTS<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Blue: compulsory \/ Purple: elective
Grey: Optional internship for additional credits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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<\/span><\/span>International Programme<\/h2>\n

As part of the Master\u2019s Cybersecurity, students have the opportunity to take introductory courses in innovation and entrepreneurship in the first year.<\/p>\n

The first year of the master’s degree takes place at the University of Rennes, where students follow the programme\u2019s courses, complemented by introductory modules in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In the second year, students continue their studies at a partner university abroad.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

YEAR 1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
SEMESTER 1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Innovation and Entrepreneurship specialisation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Basic Cryptography (BC) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Business Development Lab 1 (BDL1) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Low level programming (LLP) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Network security (NFS) -5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
System security (ISS) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
SEMESTER 2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Business Development Lab 2 (BDL2) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Knowledge and intangible assets management (KNI) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Privacy (PRI) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Research project (PSEC) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Software exploitation (SE) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Software security (ISOS) – 5 ECTS<\/mark><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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