Guides to the university

2025-2026 A.Y.

Master of Science Programs in joint with Politecnico di Milano



2.1.4.1. Program structure for students initially enrolled starting from the 2024-2025 academic year

The program structure of the Master of Science in Cyber Risk Strategy and Governance comprises educational activities for a total of 120 credit points.

The program structure is valid for the students initially enrolled in the academic years of reference for this section.

 
First year of studies

 

First semester Politecnico

 

Code
 

Educational activity

CP

20651

Artificial intelligence for security

6

20650

Cyber security technologies, procedures and policies

6

20646

Introduction to cyber risk (Bocconi) *

2

20648

Software methodologies and architectures for security -

Module 1: ENTERPRISE ICT ARCHITECTURES (See note below)

6

20649

Software methodologies and architectures for security -

Module 2: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING METHODOLOGIES FOR SECURITY (See note below)

6

20652

Technology risk governance

5

 

Second semester Bocconi

 

Code
 

Educational activity

CP

20655

Cyber risk and data protection law

6

20657

Institutional scenarios of cyber risk

8

20656

Methods and data analytics for risk assessment

7

20960

Emerging topics in cybersecurity (Politecnico)*

2

20654

Strategy and governance for cyber risk

8

 

Total CP of the first year of studies

62

(*Attendance is compulsory)

NOTE:

  • code 20648 ‘Software methodologies and architectures for security - Module 1: Enterprise ICT architectures’ and code 20649 ‘Software methodologies and architectures for security - Module 2: Software engineering methodologies for security’ are respectively the first and second module of the course code 20647 ‘Software methodologies and architectures for security’.


Second year of studies

Educational activities

CP

4 elective courses (either at Bocconi or PoliMi)

24

20941 Behavioural skills seminar (2nd sem Bocconi)

 2

20658 Ethics seminar (1st sem Politecnico)

 2

Language (lessons + exam 1st sem 2nd year)

 4

Internship or similar activities

 8

thesis

18

Total CP of the second year of studies

58


The courses subdivided in modules are considered passed, and may be recorded in the student academic career and certified, only after passing both exams of which it is made up. The final grade is obtained by the grade point average of the two marks compared to the credits and rounded up if decimals are equal or higher than 5, rounded down if they are lower than 5.

It is furthermore specified that the credit points and the grades earned for the individual modules passed will be taken into account for Bocconi rankings (e.g. scholarships, etc.) and they can be viewed by printing the unofficial academic transcript at Punto Blu.

In compliance with the educational objectives of the program and the ministerial tables, "Tecniche e metodi per la società dell’informazione", field of study LM-91 of the Ministerial Decree March 2007 and Ministerial Decree 1649/2023, the program structure may be subject to slight variations decided by the Academic Bodies.

For detailed information on languages see "Languages".


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