Lisbon MSIT-IS
The INI conducts 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). Please note that admission is closed for this program for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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 and instructor quality, 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).
Programs in Portugal
The Lisbon MSIT-IS is a program of Carnegie Mellon Portugal. Visit the Carnegie Mellon Portugal website for details.Lisbon Faculty Advisor
Senior Systems Scientist, INI and ECE
Office: B210 Hamerschlag Hall
Telephone: (412) 268-4922