M.Sc. in Computer Engineering — Networks & Cybersecurity
A two-year, four-semester evening program (4:15 PM in winter / 5:15 PM in summer) under the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, IOE Pulchowk Campus, affiliated with Tribhuvan University. The program runs sixteen-credit core/elective coursework across three semesters; the fourth is either a thesis (research track) or a bundled set of capstone subjects with an industry case study (course-based track).
Note. The taxonomy below mirrors the official syllabus on the DoECE course-outline page. Treat your institute's hand-out as authoritative if a later revision disagrees.
Semester structure
Semester I — Year I · Part I (16 credits)
IPv6, SDN/NFV, 5G, IoT, NDN, IBN, quantum networking, AI/ML in networks.
Symmetric/asymmetric ciphers, hash functions, PKI, data security, privacy, post-quantum.
Supervised/unsupervised learning, evaluation, neural networks, applied analytics.
Research design, literature review, quantitative & qualitative methods, scholarly writing.
Semester II — Year I · Part II (16 credits)
Forensic process, evidence handling, disk/memory/network forensics, IR playbooks.
COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST, risk assessment, IT general controls, audit reporting.
Routing & Switching · Managing Secure Network Systems · Cyber-Physical Systems · Data-Centric Networking · Intelligent Networking.
Cloud Security · Wireless Security · Software Security · Cyber Warfare · Quantum Cryptography.
Semester III — Year II · Part I (12 credits)
Major individual project — feeds into Y2P2 industrial project for course-based students.
Firewall & IDS · Network Hardening · Web App Security · IoT Security · GenAI & Security.
Cyber Law · IAM · VAPT · ISS Professionalism · Security & Audit Practitioner.
Semester IV — Year II · Part II (16 credits) — pick a track
Track choice is locked at the start of Semester III. Both tracks are 16 credits.
Departmental seminar on a chosen research area.
CTI lifecycle, MITRE ATT&CK / Diamond Model, STIX/TAXII.
VAPT methodology, tooling, scoping, reporting.
Industry-anchored case study or applied project.
Standalone research thesis with a faculty supervisor — research-only track.
Program-level progress
Track which subjects you've finished across the whole degree.