MSC Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (COMT141) FT

2023 - 2024

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (120 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
COM6014 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: COM6015 COM6015 (when the module is running)	Fundamental Security Properties and Mechanisms	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM6016	Cyber Threat Hunting and Digital Forensics	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM6115 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: COM6513 (when the module is running)	Text Processing	AUT SEM	15 credits
COM6509 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: COM6513 (when the module is running) + The maximum number of students allowed on the module is 170..	Machine Learning and Adaptive Intelligence	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
COM6012	Scalable Machine Learning	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM6015 ⇐PPre-requisites: COM6014 XCannot be taken with: COM6501 + Pre-Requisite: COM6014 Fundamental Security Properties and Mechanisms. Not permitted for students that already have taken COM6501..	Development of Secure Software	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM6017	Security of Control and Embedded Systems	SPR SEM	15 credits
COM6513 ⇐PPre-requisites: COM6115 COM6509	Natural Language Processing	SPR SEM	15 credits

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Semester 2
COM6013	Cybersecurity and AI Dissertation Project	SPR SEM	60 credits

A student who has been awarded 120 credits in respect of units listed at 1(a) shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (COMT142).

A student who has been awarded 60 credits in respect of units listed at 1(a), at least 15 of which are from the AI modules (COM6509, COM6012, COM6115, and COM6513) and at least 15 of which are from the Cybersecurity modules (COM6014, COM6015, COM6016, COM6017), shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence (COMT143).

A student may proceed to the dissertation only on the recommendation of the Examiners based on performance in the units listed at 1(a).

In the event of failure in COM6013 (Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Dissertation Project) at the first attempt, any resubmission is subject to the approval of the Board of Examiners.

For students commencing Year 1 of a programme of study in or after September 2022:

A student who failed to pass one or more of the modules from the list below may not be recommended for a degree award that is accredited under Engineering Council rules; COM6017.

Where a student has met the requirements for the award of a degree under the General Regulations for Higher Degrees, Postgraduate Diplomas and Postgraduate Certificates but not the requirements for the award of a degree accredited under Engineering Council rules, they may be recommended for the award of Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Studies.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2023/24 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.