Program Overview
Dar Alhekmka University offers one of its kind program, which is double tracking as following:
-
Ethical Hacking & Computer Forensics
Program Mission
To graduate professionals, leaders, and entrepreneurs equipped with adequate knowledge and technical skills of international standards in the field of Cybersecurity.
Program Goals
- Qualify specialized and distinctive graduates in Cybersecurity to fulfill the requirements of the country
- Ensure that best teaching strategies, alternative methods, and program offerings are utilized to meet current and future market needs and to cater to students' learning differences.
- Encourage engagement with the community.
- Promote research in cybersecurity.
- Contribute to financial sustainability.
Program Educational Objectives
- Continue seeking proper professional development by pursuing a graduate study in the field of Cybersecurity
- Use the necessary computing knowledge to start and run a technical company as an entrepreneur.
- Manage responsibilities and progress to become a leader or manager in any public or private industry occupation.
Why Choose this Bachelor Program at Dar Al Hekma University?
- The curriculum of the program has been designed with input from cybersecurity experts to meet the recent ABET accreditation criteria and the ACM/IEEE guidelines for cybersecurity programs.
- The curriculum includes multiple industry-recognized certifications that are built into it to support the students' resumes.
- The program has virtual labs equipped with the latest and most powerful tools for ethical hacking and digital forensics.
- It obtained partnerships with high-standard international organizations in the field like Cisco, the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants, also known as the EC-Council, and the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB).
- Instructors in the program are certified in cybersecurity by international organizations such as the EC-council and PECB
- Students will be qualified to pass professional certification exams in cybersecurity from different vendors such as the EC-council, CompTia, Cisco, and the PECB.
Admission Requirements
Programs
| TOEFL Score
(University Level)
| Required Certificate Percentage
| Tahsili Test Score
| Othe Admission Requirement
|
|---|
Bachelor Of Cybersecurity
Ethical Hacking and Computer Forensics (Double Track)
| 400-500
OR 900 in SAT
(500 math, 400 English)
| 85%
| 70%
| Science Track in High School
|
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Academic Year
| Enrollment Year
| Total
| Awarded Degree
|
|---|
| 1st
| 2nd | 3rd | 4th
|
| Bachelors
|
AY 22-23
| 26
| 23
| 32
| 30
| 111
| |
AY 21-22 | 34
| 48
| 45
| 22
| 149
| 16
|
AY 20-21
| 50
| 42
| 26
| 9
| 127
| |
AY 19-20
| 45
| 26
| 8
| -
| 79
|
|
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
SO1. Analyze complex computing problems and apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to find solutions.
SO2. Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program's discipline.
SO3. Communicate effectively in a variety of professional context.
SO4. Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
SO5. Function effectively as members or leaders of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program's discipline
SO6. Apply security principles and practices to maintain operations in the presence of risks and threats.
Plan of Study
|
Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
|---|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
ICTC 1302
| Information & Computing
Technology Concepts
| 3
| COMM 1302
| Communication Skills II
| 3
|
LOGC 1202
| Digital Logic Concepts
| 2
| ISLS XXXX
| Islamic Studies
| 3 |
ARTS XXXX
| Arts & Design
| 2
| BSCS 1330
| Discrete Structures
| 3 |
COMM 1301
| Communication Skills I | 3 | BSCS 1350
| Introduction to Programming
| 3 |
ARAB XXXX
| Arabic Studies
| 3
| BSCS 1320
| Computer Architecture &
Organization
| 3 |
MATH 1304
| Calculus I
| 3
| BSCY 1310
| Fundamentals of
Cybersecurity
| 3 |
BSCS 1160
| Compuer Ethics & Society
| 1
|
|
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
Total Credit Hours |
18 |
|---|
|
Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
|---|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
ISLS XXXX
| Islamic Studies
| 3
| ARAB XXXX
| Arabic Studies
| 3
|
STAT 2301
| Statistics
| 3 | XXXX XXXX
| Required Gen. Ed Elective
| 3 |
BSCS 2355
| Object-Oriented
Programming
| 3
| BSCS 2375
| Networking & Data
Communication
| 3 |
BSCS 2351
| Fundamental Data
Structures
| 3
| BSCS 2310
| Analysis of Algorithms
| 3 |
BSCS 2370
| Operating Systems
| 3 | BSIS 2340
| IS Project Management
| 3
|
BSCY 2311
| Basic Cryptography
Concepts
| 3
| BSCY 2320
| Secure Software Development
| 3 |
|
Total Credit Hours |
18 |
Total Credit Hours |
18 |
|
Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
|---|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
EMOI 1201
| Emotional Intelligence
| 2
| ISLS XXXX
| Islamic Studies
| 2
|
XXXX XXXX
| Free Elective
| 3 | XXXX XXXX
| Free Elective
| 3
|
BSCS 3360
| Software Engineering
| 3
| BSCS 3345
| Human Computer Interaction
| 3
|
BSCY 3330
| System Components
Security
| 3
| BSIS 3320
| Database Management
Systems
| 3
|
BSCY 3340
| Networks & Connections
Security
| 3 | BSCY 3360
| Human Privacy & Security
| 3
|
BSCY 3350
| Managing Systems
Security
| 3 | BSCY XXXX
| Program Elective
| 3 |
|
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
Total Credit Hours |
17 |
|
Semester – Fall |
Semester – Spring |
|---|
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
ENTR 3301
| Entrepreneurship &
Design Thinking
| 3
| BBBF 1101
| Basic Brain &
Body Fitness
| 1
|
XXXX XXXX
| Required Gen. Ed Elective
| 3 | BSCY 4380
| Societal Security &
Cyber Law
| 3 |
BSCY 4312
| Information Storage
Security
| 3
| BSCY 4292
| Capstone Project II
| 3 |
BSCY 4370
| Organizational Risk
Management & Governance
| 3 | BSCY 4393
| Internship
| 3
|
BSCY 4291
| Capstone Project I
| 3 | BSCY XXXX
| Program Elective
| 3 |
BSCY XXXX
| Program Elective
| 3 | | |
|
Total Credit Hours |
18 |
Total Credit Hours |
13 |
For students who choose double tracking. The following POS will be followed in addition to the main POS:
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| BSCY 3304 | Ethical Hacking Concepts | 3 |
| BSCY 4305 | Web Applications Ethical Hacking | 3 |
| BSCY 4306 | Network Ethical Hacking | 3 |
| BSCY 3307 | Computer Forensics Investigations | 3 |
| BSCY 4308 | Network Forensics and Analysis | 3 |
| BSCY 4309 | Mobile Forensics and Analysis | 3
|
Career Prospects
The program equips students with the necessary skills that qualify them for a variety of career paths/jobs in the market including, but not limited to:
- Information security officers
- Cybersecurity specialists
- Cybersecurity analysts
- Ethical hacking specialists
- Computer forensics specialists
- Project managers
- Information technology specialists
