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Additional qualification Certificate of IT Security

Requirements

You started your studies at TU Darmstadt between summer term 2003 and winter term 2009/2010.

For the Certificate of IT Security only events can be considered which you attended at a time you were matriculated at TU Darmstadt.

The Certificate of IT Security may be awarded in connection with a university degree, like Diplom, Erstes Staatsexamen, Master, Bachelor at TU Darmstadt.

Activities

Please find a list of activities which count towards the Certificate of IT Security here.

The following activities are offered:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Internships

Lectures are divided into compulsory and compulsory electives. In compulsory lectures basic knowledge is taught whereas compulsory electives go further, covering advanced topics. Compulsory lectures are:

• „Einführung in die Kryptographie“ (Introduction to Crypthography) and
• „Trusted Systems” or “IT Security” (from summer term 2006) or “IT Security 1” (to and with winter term 2005/2006). Important: Because of the similar content, only one of the lectures - either Trusted Systems or one of the IT-Security lectures (IT-Sicherheit/IT-Sicherheit 1) - will be accredited for the certificate.

“Trusted Systems“ and “IT Security“ may count towards the Certificate of IT security from summer term 2006 (for a Master) or previous IT security activities. All other lectures are compulsory electives.

The Certificate of IT Security may be awarded to candidates who:

• Pass exams in connection with lectures counting 24 credit points (16 german "Semesterwochenstunden" or "SWS"), with at least two are compulsory lectures. Only credit points from lectures count (exercises do not count).
• Successful attendance of 1 Seminar of core study (at least 3 credit points; 2 SWS) including a written essay and a presentation about the topic concerned
• One successfully completed and relevant internship (at least 4,5 credit points; 3 SWS).

Successful attendance and the achieved mark will either be certified by signature of the appropriate lecturer and an official stamp or by the registrar’s office at the Computer Science Department (only applicable for student of IT and for the work done within the Computer Science Department which is reported to its registrar´s office. (Please see below).

Compulsory electives counting 3 credit points (2 SWS) may be replaced by successful attendance of 3 CAST-workshops with various topics. Successful attendance is proved by examination which is held by the Managing Director of CAST. For students the fee for a CAST-workshop is € 35,00. In the registration form the field „Firma“(company) has to be filled in with „Student - TU Darmstadt“. The number of students allowed to participate in CAST-workshops may be limited at the discretion of CAST.

In individual cases external internships and relevant practically-oriented degree dissertation (diploma) may count towards the internship required. Also a seminar may be replaced by a relevant diploma thesis if that work has been accepted as substitution for internship. The acceptance is at the discretion of the Managing Director of CASED.

Since summer term 2003 (SS 2003 ) for each term all activities relevant for the Certificate of IT Security are listed in an event calendar which is decided upon by CASED. Events which took place before summer term 2003 may be accepted individually.

Important

Exercises are highly recommended but additional. Attendance will not be accreditet.