Master in Information System Security Management

Place: Belval Campus, University of Luxembourg

Planning: Courses take place over two academic years, in 25 sessions of 2 consecutive days, Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The exact schedule is given at the beginning of each semester

Course start date: Each September of the new academic year

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Semester 1 (Winter 2023-2024)

		Lecture (hours)	Exercise (hours)	ECTS
TOTAL (mandatory / optional)		0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0
1.1 Organisational Theory and Change (Théorie des organisations et du changement) [MPMSSI-72]	Module 1 : Understanding Organisations & Management (Compréhension des organisations et du management)	16		2
2.1 Legal and Regulatory Aspects (Aspect légaux et réglementaires) [MPMSSI-46]	Module 2 : Regulatory Frameworks (Cadres réglementaires)	24		3
3.1 Information Security Management System - IMS (Systèmes de Management de la Sécurité de l'Information - SMSI) [MPMSSI-49]	Module 3 : Information Security Management (Gestion de la sécurité de l'information)	16		2
3.2 Risk Analysis and Management (Analyse et gestion de risques) [MPMSSI-50]	Module 3 : Information Security Management (Gestion de la sécurité de l'information)	16		2
3.3 Risk Analysis Practices (Pratiques d'analyse de risques) [MPMSSI-87]	Module 3 : Information Security Management (Gestion de la sécurité de l'information)	8		1
4.1 Information Security 1 (Technologies de la sécurité 1) [MPMSSI-51]	Module 4 : Technical Aspects (Aspects techniques)	16		2
6.1 Working in Information Security Management (Le métier de responsable de la sécurité de l'information) [MPMSSI-52]	Module 6 : Professional Part (Volet professionnel)	8		1

Semester 2 (Summer 2022-2023)

		Lecture (hours)	Exercise (hours)	ECTS
TOTAL (mandatory / optional)		0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0
1.2 Enterprise architecture - A digital transformation governance instrument [MPMSSI-95]	Module 1 : Understanding Organisations & Management (Compréhension des organisations et du management)	0		3
1.3 Financial Management (Gestion financière) [MPMSSI-74]	Module 1 : Understanding Organisations & Management (Compréhension des organisations et du management)	8		1
1.5 IT Service Management (Gestion des services IT) [MPMSSI-75]	Module 1 : Understanding Organisations & Management (Compréhension des organisations et du management)	8		1
2.2 Law Enforcement (Mise en application des dispositions légales) [MPMSSI-77]	Module 2 : Regulatory Frameworks (Cadres réglementaires)	16		2
2.3 Special Businesses and Impacts (Spécificités du secteur financier) [MPMSSI-91]	Module 2 : Regulatory Frameworks (Cadres réglementaires)	12		2
4.2 Information Security Technologies 2 (Technologies de la sécurité 2) [MPMSSI-79]	Module 4 : Technical Aspects (Aspects techniques)	20		2
4.3 Communication, Information Processing and Persistance 1 (Communication, traitement et persistances des informations 1) [MPMSSI-80]	Module 4 : Technical Aspects (Aspects techniques)	16		2

Semester 3 (Winter 2023-2024)

		Lecture (hours)	Exercise (hours)	ECTS
TOTAL (mandatory / optional)		0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0
1.4 Project Management (Gestion des projets) [MPMSSI-82]	Module 1 : Understanding Organisations & Management (Compréhension des organisations et du management)	16		2
3.4 Security Policy (Politique de sécurité) [MPMSSI-83]	Module 3 : Information Security Management (Gestion de la sécurité de l'information)	16		2
3.5 Compliance Assurance (Assurance de la conformité) [MPMSSI-84]	Module 3 : Information Security Management (Gestion de la sécurité de l'information)	16		2
4.4 Communication, Information Processing and Persistance 2 (Communication, traitement et persistance des informations 2) [MPMSSI-94] (optional)	Module 4 : Technical Aspects (Aspects techniques)	32		4
4.5 Threats, Attacks and Controls (Menaces, attaques et parades) [MPMSSI-86]	Module 4 : Technical Aspects (Aspects techniques)	16		2
5.1 Human Risk (Risque humain) [MPMSSI-68]	Module 5 : Human Aspects (Aspects humains)	16		2

Semester 4 (Summer 2022-2023)

		Lecture (hours)	Exercise (hours)	ECTS
TOTAL (mandatory / optional)		0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 0
3.6 Business Continuity Management (Gestion de la continuité) [MPMSSI-70]	Module 3 : Information Security Management (Gestion de la sécurité de l'information)	8		1
5.2 Human Communication (Communication humaine) [MPMSSI-71]	Module 5 : Human Aspects (Aspects humains)	16		2
6.3 Professional Project (Projet professionnel) [MPMSSI-81]	Module 6 : Professional Part (Volet professionnel)			14
6.2 Security Emerging Technologies [MPMSSI-93]	Module 6 : Professional Part (Volet professionnel)	24		3