Cybersecurity

A three-year Licence in cybersecurity, taught in French. Defending the networks, systems and data of a region going digital, for the people who will secure its banks, operators and institutions.

At a glance

Qualification

Licence Cybersécurité

Duration

3 years

Total credits

180 ECTS

Intake

September and January

Course overview

Course overview

The Cybersecurity Licence builds the practice of defending systems, networks and data on a common computer-science core within the LMD system. Over three years you move from algorithmics, programming and systems fundamentals to the specialised security work of the third year.

The Cybersecurity Licence builds the practice of defending systems, networks and data on a common computer-science core within the LMD system. Over three years you move from algorithmics, programming and systems fundamentals to the specialised security work of the third year.

Taught in French across six semesters, it leads to protecting information systems in banks and administrations, or to a Master in cybersecurity.

Taught in French across six semesters, it leads to protecting information systems in banks and administrations, or to a Master in cybersecurity.

Why study cybersecurity here

A region going digital

Banking, mobile money and public services now run online.

Hands-on and technical

Networks, cryptography and testing, not theory alone.

An LMD diploma

A three-year Licence that opens onto a Master.

Built for the region

Framed around West African banks, firms and institutions.

Course structure

Built on the LMD system, the Licence runs over six semesters and 180 ECTS credits. Year one is a common informatique foundation; you begin specialising in cybersecurity in the second year and fully through the third, which closes with an applied research project and an internship or professional project.

Year one

Shared foundation

Year one is the common informatique foundation shared across the field: algebra, discrete mathematics and analysis, algorithms and data structures, and a first course in programming and web development.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Algèbre & Géométrie

ALG 100

6

Logique Mathématique & Mathématiques Discrètes

LMD 100

6

Fonctions d’une Variable Réelle

FVR 100

4

Introduction à l’Informatique

INI 100

6

Méthodologie du Travail Universitaire

MET 100

2

Bureautique

BUR 100

3

Techniques d’Expression

TEE 100

3

Semester 2

Algèbre Linéaire

ALL 200

3

Probabilités & Statistiques

PRS 200

5

Calcul Différentiel & Intégral

CDI 200

4

Algorithmes & Structures de Données

ASD 200

6

Introduction à la Programmation Web

IPW 200

6

Gestion des Organisations - Entreprises

GEO 200

2

Leadership

LEA 200

2

Langue Vivante

LAV 200

2

Year two

Deepening

Year two builds the systems base and turns to security: operating systems, networks, databases and object-oriented programming, alongside network security and applied cryptography.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Concepts des Systèmes Informatiques

CSI 300

6

Systèmes d’Exploitation

SYE 300

6

Introduction à la Cybersécurité

CYB 300

6

Réseaux Informatiques I

RES 300

6

Algèbre Linéaire Appliquée

ALL 300

4

Langue Vivante

LAV 300

2

Semester 2

Bases de Données

BAD 400

6

Programmation Orientée Objet

POO 400

6

Sécurité des Réseaux

SCR 400

6

Cryptographie Appliquée

CRY 400

4

Calcul Différentiel & Intégral

CDI 400

6

Langue Vivante

LAV 400

2

Year three

Cybersecurity specialisation

Year three covers security operations, security audits and intrusion testing, digital forensics and incident response, with cyber law and data protection, and closes with an applied research project and an internship or professional project.

Module

Code

Credits

Semester 1

Culture Informatique & Sécurité Numérique

CUI 500

6

Programmation Avancée

PRA 500

5

Sécurité Opérationnelle

SOC 500

5

Audit & Tests d’Intrusion

PEN 500

5

Optimisation

OPT 500

2

Calcul Formel & Outils Numériques

CAF 500

2

Langue Vivante

LAV 500

2

Éthique & Déontologie

ETD 500

1

Entrepreneuriat

ENT 500

2

Semester 2

Réseaux Informatiques Avancés

REI 600

6

Automatisation & Sécurité

IAT 600

5

Investigation Numérique & Réponse aux Incidents

FOR 600

4

Projet de Fin de Cycle

PFC 600

4

Analyse & Gestion de Projet

AGP 600

4

Recherche Documentaire & Insertion

RRD 600

2

Droit

DRO 600

3

Langue Vivante

LAV 600

2

Grading

A

16–20

80–100%

B

14–15.99

70–79.99%

C

12–13.99

60–69.99%

D

10–11.99

50–59.99%

F

Below 10

0–49%

Grade point average

Your cumulative GPA across the degree determines the class you graduate with.

First Class

3.50 – 4.00

Second Class Upper

2.50 – 3.49

Second Class Lower

1.50 – 2.49

Third Class

1.00 – 1.49

Fail

Below 1.00

Entry requirements

Entry requires the Baccalauréat or a recognised equivalent. Places are offered on your school-leaving results, and all teaching and assessment is in French.

What you’ll bring

Baccalauréat

Legalised copies

Birth certificate

Identity document

Passport photos

A personal laptop is required of every admitted student. Full details are on the how to apply page.

Fees

Assigned by the State (Affectés)

345,000 FCFA

345,000 FCFA

Per year

For students oriented to UNIABIDJAN through the national assignment process. Paid across the year in four instalments.

Private students (Non-affectés)

1,160,000 FCFA

1,160,000 FCFA

Per year

For students enrolling directly, without a State assignment. Paid across the year in four instalments.

Additional fees

Admission test

20,000 FCFA

Admission test

20,000 FCFA

University uniform

80,000 FCFA

University uniform

80,000 FCFA

Application form

20,000 FCFA

Application form

20,000 FCFA

Where it leads

Graduates start in junior security roles across a regional digital economy actively building its security capacity: SOC analysis, security-minded systems and network administration, governance and compliance support. The Licence is also a foundation for a Master in cybersecurity or information-systems security.

Security operations

Security operations

Junior SOC analyst and assistant security-administrator roles in banks, operators and service providers.

Junior SOC analyst and assistant security-administrator roles in banks, operators and service providers.

Systems and networks

Systems and networks

Security-oriented systems and network administration, from configuration to hardening.

Security-oriented systems and network administration, from configuration to hardening.

Governance and compliance

Governance and compliance

Assistant roles in security governance, compliance and risk within firms and institutions.

Assistant roles in security governance, compliance and risk within firms and institutions.

Further study

Further study

A foundation for a Master in cybersecurity or information-systems security.

A foundation for a Master in cybersecurity or information-systems security.

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