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
IAM805	SPECIAL STUDIES	0	0	0	10.0
IAM807	SPECIAL STUDIES	0	4	2	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

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
IAM698	RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS	0	0	0	10.0
IAM904	ADVANCED STUDIES	0	4	0	70.0
IAM905	ADVANCED STUDIES	0	4	0	70.0
IAM907	ADVANCED STUDIES	0	4	0	70.0
IAM911	ADVANCED STUDIES	0	4	2	70.0

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
IAM501	INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY	3	3	0	8.0
IAM502	STREAM CIPHERS	3	3	0	8.0
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
IAM600	PH.D. THESIS	0	0	0	130.0
IAM690	GRADUATE SEMINAR FOR PH.D. STUDENTS	0	0	2	10.0

9 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Cryptography.
Total minimum credit: 42