Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt
Professor of Informatics
School of Informatics
Principles for Privacy, Information Security and Cybersecurity A1N
Course, Master's (2nd cycle),
7.5 credits,
IT811A
Application
Choose a course instance to see course syllabus and admission requirements.
Autumn 2025, Location: Skövde, Pace of study: 50%
Application
Application is done after nomination.
Course syllabus, with reading list
When? Where? How?
Study period: 1 September 2025 - 2 November 2025
Location: Skövde, Campus, Daytime
Pace of study: 50%
Admission Requirements
A Bachelor's degree (equivalent to a Swedish kandidatexamen) within the fields of informatics or computer science or the equivalent.
A further requirement is proof of skills in English equivalent of studies at upper secondary level in Sweden, known as English course 6 / English course B. This is normally demonstrated by means of an internationally recognized test, e g IELTS, TOEFL or the equivalent.
Selection
Guaranteed admission.
Language
The courses are conducted in English.
Sustainable development in a digitised society requires good control over privacy, information security and cyber security. The course provides an introduction to the areas of privacy, information security and cyber security, by presenting essential theories and principles for each area and the way in which these areas are linked to each other. Furthermore, current findings from both practice and research are presented as well as legal and ethical aspects.
