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Information Security

Information Security

The BSc. Information Security programme is a four-year programme of 8 semesters with the objective to equip graduates with a strong theoretical foundation, technical knowledge and develop them to become ethical entrepreneurs with a touch of philanthropy.

The specific objectives of the program are;

  • To equip students with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to explain and apply appropriate information security practices and technologies as well as and employ appropriate methodologies to help achieve individual, organisational and societal goa
  • To train students to anticipate the changing direction of information security and evaluate and communicate the implications of these changes to an individual or organisation.
  • To enable students to understand and, in some cases, contribute to the scientific, mathematical and theoretical foundations on which information security is built.
  • To equip students with relevant skills and entrepreneurial support through the Centre for Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy and Ethics (CEPE) to leverage on IT to establish sustainable and ethical businesses.
  • To prepare students for advanced knowledge, skills and research at the MSc., MPhil and Ph.D. level


Expected Outcome

Students who successfully graduate from this programme are expected to;

  • Have obtained knowledge and skills that will enable them to explain and apply appropriate information security practices and technologies as well as and employ appropriate methodologies to help achieve individual, organisational and societal goa
  • Be capable of anticipating the changing direction of information security and evaluate and communicate the implications of these changes to individuals or organisations.
  • Understand and possibly contribute to the scientific, mathematical and theoretical foundations on which information security is built.
  • Have obtained relevant skills and values to establish sustainable and ethical businesses or apply these anywhere they find themselves.
  • Be prepared for advanced studies and research at the MSc., MPhil and Ph.D. levels of information security.

Year 1

SEMESTER 1

  • HCC Seminar
  • Introduction to the Old Testament
  • Intro to Exercise Science & Nutrition
  • Introduction to World History
  • Communication Skills
  • Introduction to Information Technology
  • French 1
  • Linear Algebra

SEMESTER 2

  • Introduction to New testament
  • Applied Exercise Science & Nutrition I
  • Community Development
  • Literature in English
  • French II
  • Introduction to Claculus
  • Fundamentals of Programming
  • Introduction to Information Security

Year 2

SEMESTER 1

  • Logic and Critical Thinking
  • Entrepreneurship I
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Introduction to Web Technology
  • IT Risk Management & Human Behavior
  • Database Systems

SEMESTER 2

  • Ghanaian Culture and The Family
  • Entrepreneurship II
  • Introduction to Probability & Statistics
  • Advanced Web Technology
  • Operating Systems Principles
  • Data Communication and Networking
  • Discrete Mathematics

Year 3

SEMESTER 1

  • Leadership Summit
  • System Administration & Security
  • Mobile Computing Security
  • Cryptography
  • Analysis & Design of Information Systems
  • Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
  • Network Security

SEMESTER 2

  • Research Methods
  • Digital Forensics
  • Business Intelligence & Data Science
  • Secure Software Engineering & Programming
  • Cybercrime

Year 4

SEMESTER 1

  • Ethics
  • Research Project 1
  • Emerging Secure Technologies
  • IT Internship*
  • Artificial Intelligence

SEMESTER 2

  • Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
  • Research Project II
  • E-Business
  • Emerging Info. Sec. Management Issues
  • Management Information Systems