Lisbon MSIT-IS
The challenge will be for our graduates to learn how to work across international boundaries to gather the best ideas and the best experiences from around the world and deploy them both in their country and, presumably, if they're working in multinational firms, also around the world. The fact that we have many international students in our programs and that they learn to work with people from different disciplines is, I think, a real plus in that regard.
Marvin Sirbu, professor and founder of the INI
The INI offers the Master of Science in Information Technology - Information Security program in Lisbon, Portugal (Lisbon MSIT-IS), in partnership with Faculdade de Ciências, University of Lisbon (FCUL).
The Lisbon MSIT-IS degree gives students advanced knowledge in security and dependability to prepare them to be leaders in industry and government.
The curriculum provides the background, insights and technical coverage of key elements of information security. Set in a lively research environment, the program offers core courses that address the field of information and infrastructure security and dependability and a range of electives that provide the opportunity to study some areas in greater depth. Students learn to succeed as managers and technologists in the growing and rapidly changing field of information security.
Coursework takes place at the University of Lisbon and uses a hybrid distributed education format that combines locally taught courses with courses taught from Carnegie Mellon via video-conferencing technologies.
Program Learning Objectives
Through this program, you will:
- Assess the information security risks faced by an organization
- Evaluate technological tools and protocols available to protect against these risks, mitigate system vulnerabilities, and restore services
- Manage the development, acquisition, and evolution of a secure information infrastructure
- Gain expertise in both theory and practice of information security
- Acquire a detailed understanding of information security challenges in distributed and embedded systems
- Acquire a detailed understanding of information security challenges in software engineering and how they impact distributed information systems
- Equip yourself with tools to be security leaders in industry and government
Degree Standards
The Lisbon MSIT-IS is assessed on an ongoing basis to ensure the integrity of the degree being conferred. The components of the assessment include: direct classroom observation, inter-rating grading analysis to ensure grading consistency, tracking of overall performance, online surveys and focus groups to measure student satisfaction, faculty course evaluations rating overall course quality and quality of the instructor, and continuous evaluation of distance learning technologies.
Upon completion, students receive degrees from both universities: the Master of Science in Information Technology - Information Security (MSIT-IS) from Carnegie Mellon, and the corresponding Master of Science from FCUL of Mestre em Segurança Informática (a Bologna second cycle officially accredited degree).
Lisbon MSIT-IS Program Contact Information
If you are interested in the Lisbon MSIT-IS degree and have questions, please get in touch with the Lisbon Carnegie Mellon - Portugal Secretariat at the contact information below, or visit http://cmuportugal.di.fc.ul.pt/.
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
Email: cmuportugal@di.fc.ul.pt
Call: +351-217-500-388
The Lisbon MSIT-IS is a program of Information and Communication Technologies Institute (ICTI) and the Carnegie Mellon-Portugal Program. Visit the ICTI Web site for details.
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Lisbon Faculty Advisor
Systems Scientist, INI and ECE
Office: B210 Hamerschlag Hall
Telephone: (412) 268-4922