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Security and Safety Engineering - Period 6
STEM in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: late Jan 2026 - late Jun 2026
Security and Safety Engineering - Period 6
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: XB_0088
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the conceptual elements of security and safety engineering in terms of assets, threats, vulnerabilities, security mitigations, and risks. [Knowledge and understanding, Communication]
- Explain the role of security and safety analysis techniques in addressing security and safety problems in IT systems. [Making judgements, Communication]
- Apply qualitative security and safety engineering techniques on a concrete problem instance and explain the rationale of the proposed solution. [Applying knowledge and understanding, Making judgements, Communication]
- Identify and review pros and cons of qualitative techniques for solving a concrete problem instance. [Knowledge and understanding, Lifelong learning skills]
- Apply industrial assessment techniques for a concrete problem instance in the case of software vulnerabilities and systems. [Applying knowledge and understanding, Lifelong learning skills]
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
- Describe the conceptual elements of security and safety engineering in terms of assets, threats, vulnerabilities, security mitigations, and risks. [Knowledge and understanding, Communication]
- Explain the role of security and safety analysis techniques in addressing security and safety problems in IT systems. [Making judgements, Communication]
- Apply qualitative security and safety engineering techniques on a concrete problem instance and explain the rationale of the proposed solution. [Applying knowledge and understanding, Making judgements, Communication]
- Identify and review pros and cons of qualitative techniques for solving a concrete problem instance. [Knowledge and understanding, Lifelong learning skills]
- Apply industrial assessment techniques for a concrete problem instance in the case of software vulnerabilities and systems. [Applying knowledge and understanding, Lifelong learning skills]
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.