Master in Information and Computer Sciences

The first semester is an orientation semester with a set of common courses for all students that establish a firm foundation for more specialised courses.

In semesters 2 and 3 she/he chooses 4 courses from the selected track and two more courses from other tracks.

In the semester 4, the student writes a master thesis, usually in the context of a research project. A cooperation with industry is possible for the master thesis.

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Semester 1 (Winter 2019-2020)

		Lecture (hours)	Exercise (hours)	ECTS
TOTAL (mandatory / optional)		0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0
Basic Algebraic Structures [MICS2-5]	Module 1.1	30	15	3
Foundations of Computing [MICS2-6]	Module 1.1	30		3
Communication Theory [MICS2-7]	Module 1.2	30		3
Networking [MICS2-8]	Module 1.2	30		3
Distributed Systems [MICS2-2]	Module 1.3	30		3
Intelligent Systems - Agents and Reasoning [MICS2-36]	Module 1.4	30		3
Intelligent Systems - Information Retrieval and Learning [MICS2-37]	Module 1.4	30		3
Intelligent Systems - Problem Solving [MICS2-38]	Module 1.4	20	10	3
Information Security Basics [MICS2-3]	Module 1.5	30		3
Principles of Software Development [MICS2-4]	Module 1.6	30	15	3

Semester 2 (Summer 2019-2020)

		Lecture (hours)	Exercise (hours)	ECTS
TOTAL (mandatory / optional)		0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0
Algorithmic Decision Theory [MICS2-18] (optional)	Module 2.1	45		5
Algorithms for Numbers and Public-Key Cryptography [MICS2-14] (optional)	Module 2.2	45		5
Dependable Systems [MICS2-16] (optional)	Module 2.3	45		5
Formal Methods [MICS2-22] (optional)	Module 2.4	45		5
Big Data Analytics [MICS2-41] (optional)	Module 2.5	30	30	5
Information Theory and Coding [MICS2-20] (optional)	Module 2.6	45		5
Intelligent Agents I [MICS2-21] (optional)	Module 2.7	45	14	5
Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining [MICS2-13] (optional)	Module 2.8	30	15	5
Networked Feedback Systems [MICS2-15] (optional)	Module 2.10	30	15	5
Optimisation for Computer Science [MICS2-17] (optional)	Module 2.11	45		5
Principles of Security Engineering [MICS2-24] (optional)	Module 2.12	45		5
Quality of Service in Computer Networks [MICS2-23] (optional)	Module 2.13	45		5
Symmetric Key Cryptography and Security of Communications [MICS2-12] (optional)	Module 2.14	45		5
Introduction to Static Program Analysis [MICS2-40] (optional)	Module 2.15	45		5
Software Vulnerabilities: Exploitation and Mitigation [MICS2-44] (optional)	Module 2.16	45		5

Semester 3 (Winter 2019-2020)

		Lecture (hours)	Exercise (hours)	ECTS
TOTAL (mandatory / optional)		0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0
Intellectual Property [MICS-COMMSYST-022]	Module 3.1	30		3
Management of Information Security [MICS2-45] (optional)	Module 3.3	30		4
Advanced Project Management [MICS-COMMSYST-027]	Module 3.2	30		3
Computational Statistics [MICS2-26] (optional)	Module 3.4	30		4
Cryptocurrencies and the Cryptographic Blockchain [MICS2-42] (optional)	Module 3.5	30		4
Advanced Database Topics [MICS2-43] (optional)	Module 3.7	30		4
Autonomous Robot Software [MICS2-31] (optional)	Module 3.8	30		4
Intelligent Agents II [MICS-47] (optional)	Module 3.9	30		4
Machine Learning [MICS-39] (optional)	Module 3.10	30		4
Management of Information Security [MICS-S-1] (optional)	Module 3.11	30		4
Model-Driven Software Development [MICS-32] (optional)	Module 3.12	30		4
Selected Topics in Network and System Security [MICS-COMMSYST-025] (optional)	Module 3.13	30		4
Open Network Security [MICS-41] (optional)	Module 3.14	30		4
Parallel and Grid Computing [MICS-COMMSYST-024] (optional)	Module 3.15	16	30	4
Security Modelling [MICS2-29] (optional)	Module 3.16	30		4
Security Protocols [MICS-SECURTRUST-014] (optional)	Module 3.17	24	6	4
Selected topics in Artificial Intelligence [MICS-IAS-024] (optional)	Module 3.18	30		4
Software Engineering Environments [MICS2-33] (optional)	Module 3.19	10	20	4
Testing and Validation [MICS-43] (optional)	Module 3.21	26	4	4
Ubiquitous Computing [MICS-COMMSYST-021] (optional)	Module 3.22	30		4
Fault and Intrusion Tolerance [MICS2-35] (optional)	Module 3.23	30	22	4