Twin Track Master Programme – Double Master's degree in Computer Engineering & Cybersecurity Engineering

Students enrolled in the Master’s Degree Programme in Computer Engineering have the opportunity to obtain a second Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity Engineering in just one additional year, within the Twin Track programme.

Twin Track is a programme aimed at students enrolled in Master’s Degree Programmes, offering cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary educational opportunities.
The programme allows students to earn two Master’s Degrees in two different Degree Programmes over a total of three academic years (2 years for the first Degree Programme + 1 year for the second selected one).

For more information about the Twin Track programme, please refer to:
https://www.polito.it/didattica/didattica-attitudinale/twin-track-programmes


Within the Master’s Degree Programme in Computer Engineering, the Twin Track programme provides the opportunity to obtain a second Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity Engineering.

The study path is structured as follows:

  • 1st year: Computer Engineering
  • 2nd year: Computer Engineering + Thesis
  • 3rd year: Core courses of the Cybersecurity Engineering programme + Thesis

Below is the detailed list of courses:

First year (Computer Engineering)

SemesterCourseCFU
1

Architetture dei sistemi di elaborazione

or

Computer architectures

10
1

Data Science and Database Technology

or

Data Science e Tecnologie per le Basi di Dati

8
1

Information systems security

or

Sicurezza dei sistemi informativi

6
1Core course 16
2

Ingegneria del software

or

Software engineering

8
2Web Applications6
2Core course 26
2

Programmazione di sistema

or

System and device programming

10

Second year (Computer Engineering)

SemesterCourseCFU
1Cybersecurity laws and regulations6
1Free Choice Credit6
1Core course 36
1, 2Networks & Cloud Technologies and Security12
2Thesis30

Third year (Cybersecurity Engineering)

SemesterCourseCFU
1Course of choice among cybersecurity courses6
1 o 2

Technology and Innovation Management in Cybersecurity

or

Cybersecurity laws and regulations

6
2Cryptography6
2Hardware & Wireless Security12
1, 2Thesis22