MA-SECU | M-SECUM | 2024-2025
Master in cybersecurity
Focus Erasmus Mundus joint master in Cybersecurity (CYBERUS)
Programme mnemonic Teaching methods
MA-SECU Students attend interactive theoretical classes and take part in
Focus Erasmus Mundus joint master in Cybersecurity projects and challenges that further add to the expertise and
(CYBERUS) : M-SECUM practical know-how required in the IT industry.
Exists also in These projects will give students (alone or in groups) the
Focus Cryptalalysis and Forensics : M-SECUC opportunity to apply the concepts covered during the lectures, and
to learn new material by solving proposed challenges.
Studies level Along with the practical implementation of these learning
Master 120 credits activities, students develop their abilities (soft skills) to write
solid, scientific, and structured reports and documentation. In
Learning language
addition, they look into cybersecurity from the perspective of
english
management and ethics.
Schedule The programme is organised around five specific and
office hours complementary key disciplines: (1) Cryptography, (2) Systems
and Networks, (3) Legal, ethical, and human aspects, (3) Security
Studies category / subcategory management, and (5) Secure software engineering
Sciences and technics / Sciences and technics The first year of the Master is dedicated to a common set
Campus of courses. Several seminars and elective courses ensure the
Solbosch curriculum is dynamic and remains up to date. For instance, 10
credits can be chosen as elective courses, selected from courses
already taught in the participating academic institutions.
In the second year, half of the programme's credits are for
Programme objectives courses in one of two focuses: ‘system design and analysis’,
which is dedicated to the design and thorough analysis of
The Master in Cybersecurity trains students who will act as secure systems, and ‘corporate strategies’, which is dedicated
researchers and / or professionals in information security, to more concrete applications. Both focuses are built on the
security management, and security engineering in the many students’ personal involvement and self-learning, through
branches of the IT industry. several projects. A significant part of the skills involved is
We want our graduates to have a strong sense of ethics and to acquired during the mandatory long-term work placement in a
be fully autonomous, able to self-teach, dedicated to their role in professional environment (typically 12 weeks).
society, self-evolving throughout their careers, and to have a high Students take part in projects and challenges that further add to
level of qualification in IT security. the expertise and practical know-how required in the IT industry.
Courses in this Master are offered by four academic partners They apply the concepts covered in lectures, and learn new
(Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université Catholique de Louvain, material by solving proposed challenges.
Université de Namur, and the Royal Military School) and two At the end of the programme, students prepare a Master's
higher education institutions (Haute École Bruxelles-Brabant dissertation under the supervision of a professor who is an active
and Haute École Libre de Bruxelles), which jointly deliver a researcher in the field.
single diploma; classes are given in a rich and multidisciplinary
environment.
Succeed in your studies
Choose
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The information and guidance counsellors at the InfOR-études administrations, military, law enforcement, and banks, to national
[[Link] service will help and international institutions.
you choose your studies throughout the year. Typical positions for cybersecurity experts are:
Succeed
Take part in preparatory courses [[Link]
Chief Security Officer (CSO)
info-desk-1] or get help to succeed [[Link] Law enforcement officer
studies-info-desk-1] , before or during your studies.
Computer emergency response team member
Get help
Apply for financial aid, look for accommodation or a Security architect
student job, get support [[Link] Network architect
et-accompagnement/aid-services-and-support-1] for your
specific needs. Security analyst, consultant, and auditor
Forensics expert
Researcher
International/Openness
Many opportunities for a work placement or a study programme
abroad (Erasmus exchange programme).
Contacts
Courses in this Master are offered by four academic partners
(Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université Catholique de Louvain, [Link]
Université de Namur, and the Royal Military School) and two
higher education institutes (Haute École de Bruxelles and Haute
ÉcoleLibre de Bruxelles), which jointly deliver a single diploma;
classes are given in a rich, multidisciplinary and multicultural
environment. Jury President
Jean-Michel DRICOT
Collaborations with the industry and other European universities
is a strong point of this cursus. Jury Secretary
Olivier MARKOWITCH
Job opportunities
Our students are active in a wide variety of domains,
ranging from telecommunications, software industry, public
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Faculty of Sciences
MA-SECU | M-SECUM | 2024-2025
Master in cybersecurity
Focus Erasmus Mundus joint master in Cybersecurity (CYBERUS)
The programme is organised around five specific and complementary key disciplines: (1) Cryptography, (2) Systems and Networks, (3) Legal, ethical,
and human aspects, (3) Security management, and (5) Secure software engineering.
The first year of the Master is dedicated to a common set of courses. Several seminars and elective courses ensure the curriculum is dynamic and
remains up to date. For instance, 10 credits can be chosen as elective courses, selected from courses already taught in the participating academic
institutions.
In the second year, half of the programme's credits are for courses in one of two focuses: ‘system design and analysis’, which is dedicated to the
design and thorough analysis of secure systems, and ‘corporate strategies’, which is dedicated to more concrete applications. Both focuses are built
on the students’ personal involvement and self-learning, through several projects. A significant part of the skills involved is acquired during the
mandatory long-term work placement in a professional environment (typically 12 weeks).
Students take part in projects and challenges that further add to the expertise and practical know-how required in the IT industry. They apply the
concepts covered in lectures, and learn new material by solving proposed challenges.
At the end of the programme, students prepare a Master's dissertation under the supervision of a professor who is an active researcher in the field.
Bloc 1 | M-SECUM | MA-SECU
The first year is to be followed at Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS).
HULB-0000 Cours externe à l'Université
60 credits academic year
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Faculty of Sciences
MA-SECU | M-SECUM | 2024-2025
Master in cybersecurity
Focus Erasmus Mundus joint master in Cybersecurity (CYBERUS)
Bloc 2 | M-SECUM | MA-SECU
Cours obligatoires
ELEC-H423 Mobile and wireless networks | Jean-Michel DRICOT (Coordinator)
5 credits [lecture: 36h, practical work: 24h] first term English
ELEC-H550 Embedded System Security | Jan Tobias Mühlberg (Coordinator)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 36h] first term English
INFO-F537 Cryptanalysis | Gilles VAN ASSCHE (Coordinator)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, project: 48h] first term English
INFO-Y119 Forensics and reverse engineering | Thibault Debatty (Coordinator)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 24h] first term English
LANG-Y9021 Français langue étrangère - Niveau A2 (F9) | Sabina GOLA (Coordinator) and Eric Galiano
5 credits [lecture: 15h] first term French
MEMO-F543 Master thesis and internship in cybersecurity | Olivier MARKOWITCH (Coordinator) and Jean-Michel DRICOT
30 credits [work placement: 120h, mfe/tfe: 240h] second term English
Cours à options
Ou tout autre cours de MASTER avec l'accord du titulaire et du président de jury
One course chosen from the following
GEST-S482 The digital firm | Nicolas VAN ZEEBROECK (Coordinator) and Vincent LION
(optional)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, tutorial classes: 24h] first term English
GEST-S706 Entrepreneurship | Olivier WITMEUR (Coordinator)
(optional)
5 credits [lecture: 24h] second term English
INFO-F409 Learning dynamics | Tom LENAERTS (Coordinator)
(optional)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, practical work: 12h, project: 60h] first term English
INFO-H415 Advanced databases | Esteban ZIMANYI (Coordinator)
(optional)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, tutorial classes: 24h, practical work: 12h] first term English
INFO-H420 Management of Data Science and Business Workflows | Dimitrios SACHARIDIS (Coordinator)
(optional)
5 credits [lecture: 24h, tutorial classes: 36h] first term English
INFO-Y082 Programming Distributed and Replicated Systems
(optional)
6 credits [lecture: 26h, tutorial classes: 26h, project: 30h] first term English
INFO-Y115 Secure software design and web security | Romain Absil (Coordinator)
(optional)
5 credits [lecture: 30h, practical work: 20h] first term English
POLI-D323 Introduction to EU Politics | Camille Nessel (Coordinator) and Nathalie BRACK
(optional)
5 credits [lecture: 24h] first term English
One course chosen from the following
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Faculty of Sciences
TEMP-0000 Cours extérieurs au programme
(optional)
5 credits academic year French
TEMP-0000 Cours extérieurs au programme
(optional)
10 credits academic year French
TEMP-0000 Cours extérieurs au programme
(optional)
15 credits academic year French
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