Programme structure
In this programme option you combine courses from the Department of Informatics (IFI) and the Department of Technology Systems (ITS) and write your master’s thesis at IFI.
You choose courses in your first semester in collaboration with your supervisor, based on your academic interests and the subject of your master’s thesis. Please note that some courses may have specific bachelor’s level courses as admission requirement.
You may choose between four different specializations.
- Every specialization includes recommended courses, but you may also choose other courses.
- There are no mandatory courses.
- You must choose half of the ECTS credits from the list of core courses. The core courses are the most central courses within the programme.
(Students who started before 2021 can choose freely from both core courses and other recommended courses.)
You can choose to write either a short or a long master’s thesis. If you choose a short thesis, you will write your thesis in the final semester.
Cryptography
Example of recommended courses with a long master's thesis:
| 4th semester | Master's thesis | Master's thesis | Master's thesis |
| 3rd semester | Master's thesis | Master's thesis | Master's course |
| 2nd semester | Master's thesis | Master's course | TEK5550 – Advanced Topics in Cryptology |
| 1st semester | TEK4500 – Introduction to Cryptography | IN4210 – Nettverks- og kommunikasjonssikkerhet | TEK5510 – Security in Operating Systems and Software |
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
Secure Systems Development
Example of recommended courses with a long master's thesis:
| 4th semester | Master's thesis | Master's thesis | Master's thesis |
| 3rd semester | Master's thesis | Master's thesis | IN5140 – Smart processes and agile methods in software engineering |
| 2nd semester | Master's thesis | Master's course | Master's course |
| 1st semester | IN5290 – Ethical Hacking | IN5540 – Privacy by Design | TEK5510 – Security in Operating Systems and Software |
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
Cyber and Network Security
Example of recommended courses with a long master's thesis:
| 4th semester | Master's thesis | Master's thesis | Master's thesis |
| 3rd semester | Master's thesis | Master's thesis | Master's course |
| 2nd semester | Master's thesis | Master's course | IN4180 – Cyber Operations |
| 1st semester | IN4210 – Nettverks- og kommunikasjonssikkerhet | TEK5510 – Security in Operating Systems and Software | IN5290 – Ethical Hacking |
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
10 ECTS credits |
Information Security Management
Example of recommended courses with a long master's thesis:
| 4th semester | Master's thesis | Master's thesis | Master's thesis |
| 3rd semester | Master's thesis | Master's thesis | Master's course |
| 2nd semester | Master's thesis | IN5080 – Security and Risk Management | IN5431 – IT and Management/IN5430 |
| 1st semester | Master's course | IN5130 – Unassailable IT-systems | IN5540 – Privacy by Design |
| 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits | 10 ECTS credits |
Core courses
Other recommended courses
Diploma and degree
This programme leads to the following degree: Master in Informatics: Information Security
The diploma is issued when you have completed the courses that meet the requirements for a degree. Read more about diplomas.