Academic Catalog

GRADUATE PROGRAM(S) OF CRYPTOGRAPHY

M.S. with thesis in Cryptography

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
IAM500 M.S. THESIS 0 0 0 50.0
IAM503 APPLICATION OF FINITE FIELDS 3 3 0 8.0
IAM504 PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY 3 3 0 8.0
IAM512 BLOCK CIPHERS 3 3 0 8.0
IAM590 GRADUATE SEMINAR 0 0 2 10.0
IAM698 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS 0 0 0 10.0
4 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Cryptography.
Total minimum credit: 21

M.S. without thesis in Cryptography

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
IAM501 INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY 3 3 0 8.0
IAM503 APPLICATION OF FINITE FIELDS 3 3 0 8.0
IAM504 PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY 3 3 0 8.0
IAM511 ALGORITHMS AND COMPLEXITY 3 0 0 8.0
IAM512 BLOCK CIPHERS 3 3 0 8.0
IAM589 TERM PROJECT 0 0 2 20.0
IAM590 GRADUATE SEMINAR 0 0 2 10.0
IAM698 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS 0 0 0 10.0
5 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Cryptography.
Total minimum credit: 33

Ph.D. in Cryptography

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
IAM600 PH.D. THESIS 0 0 0 130.0
IAM690 GRADUATE SEMINAR FOR PH.D. STUDENTS 0 0 2 10.0
7 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Cryptography.
Total minimum credit: 21

Integrated Ph.D. in Cryptography

Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
IAM503 APPLICATION OF FINITE FIELDS 3 3 0 8.0
IAM504 PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY 3 3 0 8.0
IAM512 BLOCK CIPHERS 3 3 0 8.0
IAM600 PH.D. THESIS 0 0 0 130.0
IAM690 GRADUATE SEMINAR FOR PH.D. STUDENTS 0 0 2 10.0
IAM698 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS 0 0 0 10.0
11 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Cryptography.
Total minimum credit: 42