Rationale of the Programme
Kenya has a long term strategic development plan under Vision 2030 which recognizes
the role of Science, Technology and Innovation in economic development. Knowledge in
Science, Technology and Innovation is a key enabler for implementation of the strategies
and flagship projects towards fulfilling vision 2030. The MSc. Cyber Security is key
enabler of the digital economy because it addresses the growing concern of secure cyber
space for digital transformation of businesses and Organizations.
Admission Requirements
Candidates wishing to study MSc. Cyber Security programme must be a holder of;
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Mathematical Sciences (or equivalent to level 7 of KNQA) (with adequate computing units) or a related discipline with at least;
- Upper second class honors degree or cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on a scale of 4.00 OR
- Lower Second Class Honors or cumulative GPA of 2.50 on a scale of 4.00 with additional relevant training, evidence of research capacity through research, presentations or peer reviewed publications and relevant working experience of two years OR
Post Graduate Diploma or qualification equivalent to level 8 of KNQA with adequate computing units
Table 2. 1 Units distribution
| S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | LECTUREHOURS | CREDIT HOURS |
| YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1 | ||||
| 1 | MSCS 1101 | MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CRYPTOGRAPHY | 42 | 3 |
| 2 | MSCS 1102 | CRYPTOGRAPHY I | 42 | 3 |
| 3. | MSCS 1103 | VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND MALWARE REVERSE ENGINEERING | 42 | 3 |
| 4. | MSCS 1104 | CYBERSECURITY POLICY AND GOVERNANCE | 42 | 3 |
| 5 | MSCS 1105 | RESEARCH METHODS FOR CYBERSECURITY | 42 | 3 |
| YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1I | ||||
| 8 | MSCS 1206 | NETWORK SECURITY | 42 | 3 |
| MSCS 1207 | DIGITAL FORENSICS | |||
| 10 | MSCS 1208 | INFORMATION STORAGE AND PRIVACY | 42 | 3 |
| 11 | MSCS 1209 | TRUSTED COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLOUD SECURITY | 42 | 3 |
| 12 | MSCS 1210 | CRYPTOGRAPHY II | ||
| YEAR 1I SEMESTER 1 | ||||
| 13 | MSCS 2211 | RESEARCH SEMINAR | 42 | 3 |
| 14 | MSCS 2212 | THESIS | 42 | 3 |
| YEAR 1I SEMESTER 1I | ||||
| 15 | MSCS 2211 | RESEARCH SEMINAR | 42 | 3 |
| 16 | MSCS 2212 | THESIS | 168 | 3 |