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UNIVERSITÀ DI PISA Study Cybersecurity PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
at the departments
The University of Pisa (UNIPI) is a public institution of Information The Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity responds to the growing need for trained specialists
composed of twenty departments, with high level re- with high scientific and technological expertise in the field of cybersecurity. To this end, it pro-
Engineering and of vides its graduates with a deep knowledge of the scientific foundations, methodologies and
search centres in the fields of agriculture, astrophysics,
computer science, engineering, medicine and veteri- Computer Science technologies of the area, which allows them to contribute to the advancement of knowledge
and to be able to deal with cybersecurity in the most diverse application areas.
nary medicine. The Department of In- In particular, it addresses the security aspects at all levels, from the physical one to the more
formation Engineering abstract software levels.
Established in 1343, UNIPI is one of the most prestig- hosts around 100 pro- The M.Sc. degree also addresses the context of cybersecurity, consisting of organizations
ious Italian higher education institutions and a modern fessors and senior re- and companies that need to protect themselves from security risks, and the legal aspects of
centre for teaching and advanced research. One of the searchers, along with information security.
University’s main strategies is that of internationalisation 100 PhD students and The programme is structured has follows:
as it aims to engage with students and researchers and junior researchers, and FIRST YEAR ECTS
establish long-term partnerships with universities and the Department of Com- Organizational sciences 6
public and private institutions from all over the world. puter Science hosts
PROFESSIONAL
Data and system security 9
With a current student population surpassing 54,000, around 60 professors Applied cryptography 9
PROSPECTS
UNIPI offers a large number of degree programmes and senior research- Language-based technology for security 9
held in English and a variety of exchange programmes. ers, along with 70 PhD Information and technology law 6 Graduates are special-
students and junior re- Hardware and embedded security 9 ized professionals who
searchers. Both depart- At choice out of a given set 12 easily find employment
ments are engaged in TOTAL 60
in public or private or-
several scientific and ganizations that require
COME AND THRIVE SECOND YEAR ECTS specialized personnel
technological research
areas of information en- • Experience a rich scientific
Secure software engineering 9 to meet their cyber-
gineering and computer environment Network security 9 security needs, or in
science connected to cy- • Get involved with cutting edge Artificial intelligence for security 6 companies (even large
bersecurity. research ones) operating in the
Dependability 6
• Enjoy a productive workplace ICT sector that are en-
• Develop a solid interdiscipli- Elective course (at choice) 6 gaged in the develop-

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• Establish a network of profes- solutions.
sional contacts Final examination (Thesis) 18
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