Course Description
Our department aims to help students to be well-prepared for early success in the public/private sector, and in higher education. The department offers both a bachelor's degree in Cyber Security to prepare students for productive careers such as leadership roles in service and further study in postgraduate programs around the world. In this regard, our department provides education to students to meet the requirements to detect, identify, assess, mitigate, respond, and recover from cyber threats and improve their cyber security posture. Our graduates will have the related knowledge and demonstrate strong analytical, design, and implementation skills which are related to solving complex cyber security problems in a professional or research environment. Additionally, our department emphasizes effective communication, collaboration, and continuous learning as ethically and socially responsible cyber security professionals.
Course Structure
Learning takes place through a combination of face-to-face teaching and independent study, including lectures, practical tutorials, laboratory sessions, personal development sessions, real-life project briefs and case studies.
Students study 60 ECTS credits per year. The structure of the course is a subject to change by feedback received from a variety of sources.
| Year 1 | |
|---|---|
| Semester | Course |
| Semester 1 | Introduction to Programming |
| Academic & Communication Skills 1 | |
| Information Systems & Digital Technologies | |
| Precalculus | |
| First Principles of NewUU | |
| Semester 2 | Algorithm & Data Structure |
| Academic & Communication Skills 2 | |
| Creative Thinking & Design | |
| Calculus 1 | |
| Physics 2 | |
| History of Uzbekistan | |
| Year 2 | |
|---|---|
| Semester | Course |
| Semester 3 | Introduction to Computer Science |
| Linear Algebra | |
| Object Oriented Programming | |
| Calculus 2 | |
| Physics 2 | |
| Semester 4 | Computer Architecture |
| Web Programming | |
| Introduction to Data Science | |
| Information Theory | |
| Probability and Statistics | |
| Humanities & Social Science Elective | |
| Year 3 | |
|---|---|
| Semester | Course |
| Semester 5 | Computer Architecture |
| Data Analysis Practice | |
| Number Theory | |
| Cryptography | |
| Mobile Programming | |
| Semester 6 | Operating Systems |
| Big Data | |
| Virtual Reeality | |
| Internet Security | |
| Authentication and scurity controls | |
| Humanities & Social Science Elective | |
| Year 4 | |
|---|---|
| Semester | Course |
| Semester 7 | Digital Forensics |
| Security Management Service | |
| Free elective (sample course: Quantum Computing and Information) | |
| Cyber Literacy | |
| Graduation Project 1 / Internship 1 | |
| Semester 8 | System and Network Security |
| Computer Graphics | |
| Cyber Security | |
| Blockchain and Cryptocurrency | |
| Graduation Project 2 / Internship 2 | |
| Humanities & Social Science Elective | |
Entry requirements
1. High school/Lyceum/College diploma or higher
2. Proof of English Language Proficiency:
| 1. International Baccalaureate Diploma |
| Grade 4 in English A at Higher or Standard Level in the International Baccalaureate Diploma |
| Grade 4 in English B at Higher Level in the International Baccalaureate Diploma |
| Grade 5 in English B at Standard Level in the International Baccalaureate Diploma |
| 2. Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Language |
| Grade 4 in Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Language A (External assessment from 2018) |
| Grade 4 in Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Language B (External assessment from 2018) |
| Grade 4 in Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Literature (External assessment from 2019) |
| 3. GCSE English Language |
| Grade D in GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature |
| 4. GCE O-Level English Language |
| Grade D in GCE O-Level English Language |
| 5. GCE A-Level/AS-Level in English Language |
| Grade D in GCE A-Level/AS-Level in English Language or English Language & Literature |
| 6. IGCSE English as a First Language |
| Grade D in the IGCSE English as a First Language. Speaking must be separately endorsed on the certificate |
| 7. IGCSE English as a Second Language |
| Grade D in the IGCSE English as a Second Language. Speaking must be separately endorsed on the certificate |
| 8. Pearson test of English (PTE) - Academic |
| Grade 59 |
| 9. Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English: Advanced/CAE) |
| Grade 162 |
| 10. Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English: Proficiency/CPE) |
| Grade 162 |
| 11. Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English: First/FCE) |
| Grade 162 |
Note: If your certificate for the English proficiency test is not available yet, please upload it via your personal cabinet by August 26th.
Entrance Exam
- - Math & Logical Thinking
- - Exemptions from the Math & Logical Thinking given for students who have one of the following equivalents:
International certificate |
Insert/Select your Mark/Grade |
New Uzbekistan University Entrance Exam Score (in percentage) |
|---|---|---|
SAT (Math section) |
90
|
|
International Baccalaureate (IB) (Mathematics) |
70
|
|
International AS & A Levels (Mathematics) |
90
|
Please use the online equivalency calculator above to see the equivalency of your score to Math & Logical Thinking exam scores.
Graduation Requirements
Students will be allowed to graduate upon completion of all requirements listed below:
- - Students must have a minimum 2.00 GPA/CGPA at the end of their final semester;
- - Student must have a minimum of 240 ECTS or as designated in Handbook;
- - Students must successfully complete all University and Program requirements;
- - Students cannot have any outstanding Incompletes or IP grades on their transcripts;
- - Student must complete all degree requirements within 7 (seven) years including any leave periods, of the initial program registration date.
Fees and funding:
| Tuition Fee: | 38,000,000 UZS per year |
There are five types of funding:
1. Merit based scholarship - merit based scholarships are given on a competition basis for local students who get high scores in the entrance examination. This scholarship is given for owing to each academic program for 1 year ONLY (for 1st year) according to the following scheme.
| Merit Scholarship | Percentage |
| Top 10% of the announced quota | 100% scholarship |
| The following 10% of the announced quota | 70% scholarship |
| The following 15% of the announced quota | 50% scholarship |
2. Academic scholarship - every year (for 2nd, 3rd, 4th years), academic scholarships are given on a competition basis for local students who get high scores from all taught courses in ONE academic year in each program.
Based on the scores from all taught courses in ONE academic year, the percentage of scholarship for a student is a subject to change every year (for 2nd, 3rd, 4th years). It means that every year (for 2nd, 3rd, 4th years), the percentage of academic scholarship for a student may increase or decrease or cancelled based on student’s academic performance.If academic scholarship is cancelled due to student’s low academic performance, the student will automatically be placed in the list of students studying based on a tuition fee.
In addition, even contract basis students have an opportunity to get academic scholarship if they show high academic performance from all taught courses in ONE academic year
Students who are admitted on contract basis (in the 1st year) have a chance to be placed in the list of academic scholarship students if they show high academic performance during the following years.
Therefore, all scholarship and contract basis students must study hard and compete with each other to get academic scholarship. This scholarship is given according to the following scheme.
| Academic Scholarship | Percentage |
| Top 10% of academic performing students | 100% scholarship |
| The following 10% of academic performing students | 70% scholarship |
| The following 15% of academic performing students | 50% scholarship |
3. Need-based scholarship - The full tuition fee (100%) for all 4 academic years are covered for the applicants (if they successfully pass university entrance exam) who have been registered as low-income families in the information system of the Unified Register of Social Protection. (Ijtimoiy himoya yagona reestri)
4. Presidential schools’ graduates scholarship - The full tuition fee (100%) for all 4 academic years are covered for the applicants who are Presidential schools’ graduates.
5. Scholarship for Specialized and Art Schools under the Agency for Presidential educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan - The full tuition fee (100%) for all 4 academic years are covered for the applicants (if they successfully pass university entrance exam) who are students of Specialized and Art Schools under the Agency for Presidential educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan. This scholarship is given to ONLY 5% of total students based on each academic program quota who get the highest marks and ONLY to the graduates of Specialized and Art Schools under the Agency for Presidential educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
6. International Olympiad winners’ scholarship - The full tuition fee (100%) for all 4 academic years are covered for the applicants who are winners of one of the following international Olympiads. (if they successfully pass university entrance exam)
- International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
- International Physics Olympiad (IPhO)
- International Chemistry Olympiads (IChO)
- International Informatics Olympiad (IOI)
Career / Job opportunities
On this course you will gain subject-specific key transferable skills. You will develop problem solving, analytical and communication skills that are in high demand in a range of careers. You might start out as:
Security Architect - A Security Architect is responsible for designing robust security structures that are used to prevent malware attacks. They perform vulnerability tests and also provide technical assistance to the other security team members.
Cybersecurity Engineer - Cybersecurity engineers work on planning security measures to prevent the organization from a cyberattack. They are responsible for protecting the organization’s networks and data. They design cybersecurity platforms and also collaborate with the other teams to maintain overall security.
A malware analyst - A malware analyst identifies and examines cyber threats such as viruses, worms, bots, and trojans to understand their nature. They develop malware protection tools, and finally, they document the methods to avoid malware threats.
A penetration tester - A penetration tester also commonly known as an ethical hacker, is a network security consultant who exploits a system’s vulnerabilities just like a hacker would. They design new penetration tools, and they also document the test results.
Computer Forensics Analysts - Computer Forensics Analysts work on cyberattack cases to gather digital evidence and to retrieve data. They work on recovering deleted, manipulated, or stolen data.
