Emerging Topics in Cyber Security (M) COMPSCI5110

  • Academic Session: 2025-26
  • School: School of Computing Science
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

The course will enable students to immerse themselves in emerging and specialist topics in cyber security as well as offering the opportunity to develop critical thinking, reading and reviewing skills. The course will expect students to comprehend and lead discussion on specialist topics in cyber security as well as propose directions for future consideration.

Timetable

2-hour seminar, each week.

Requirements of Entry

Research and Professional Skills (M) COMPSCI5092 (or equivalent)

Principles of Cybersecurity (M) COMPSCI5120 (or equivalent)

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Proposal (40%), Presentation (30%) and Written Summaries (30%)

Course Aims

To encourage the encourage the acquisition of analytical, scientific and communication skills around emerging and specialist topics in cyber security as well as to afford students the opportunity to refine their critical and scientific writing and presentation skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. critically evaluate and summarise central insights in emerging and specialist topics in cyber security. 

2. effectively communicate critical analysis of relevant literature in cyber security and lead discussion with critical audience.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.