Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Concentration in Security and Network Technologies
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: Zayed University’s College of Technological Innovation, with two modern campuses, offers a practical, competency-based Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a concentration in Security and Network Technologies. The programme prepares students to secure information systems and design secure networks and telecommunications. Graduates will demonstrate critical thinking and quantitative reasoning, apply cutting-edge IT tools, assess information resource requirements, lead with professional ethics, understand systems theory, and communicate technical content in both English and Arabic.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles such as: Security analyst, network engineer, systems administrator, cybersecurity consultant, network security specialist, information assurance officer, and telecommunications engineer.
Overview
The academic program of the College of Technological Innovation is practical, competency-based, and designed to prepare students for significant positions in the field of information technology.
Security & Network Technologies: This concentration prepares students to protect and secure information systems from threats and attacks. Students also learn to apply IT in the design and development of secure computer networks and telecommunications.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Critical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning in IT (ITCTQR): Program graduates will be able to use critical thinking and quantitative processes to identify, analyze and solve problems, and evaluate solutions in an IT context.
- Information Technology Application (ITA): Program graduates will be able to select existing and cutting-edge IT tools and procedures to develop modules and systems which fulfill organizational requirements for operation in a global environment.
- Information Technology Management (ITM): Program graduates will be able to assess and determine information resource requirements for current problems in order to develop solutions suitable for IT and business managers operating in a multinational and multicultural environment.
- Information Technology Professional Practice (ITPP): Program graduates understand how groups interact, be able to assume a leadership role when required, and understand the fundamentals of professional and ethical conduct.
- IT Systems Theory and Practice (ITSTP): Program graduates will be able to understand and communicate the fundamentals of systems theory in the development of appropriate systems that function in a global environment.
- Technical Communication (ITTC): Program graduates will be able to express themselves effectively and efficiently in both English and Arabic while using the correct IT terms for each language.
