TAU offers new cyber study tracks
Students from fields as diverse as Law, Engineering and Humanities will be able to integrate course clusters on cyber security and other issues into their study programs
Tel Aviv University has introduced, for the first time in Israel, interdisciplinary study tracks focused on a variety of aspects of the cyber world. The first track is focused on science and technology and will include internships in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology in Industrial Engineering. The second track will be more general and will be offered as part of the curriculum for undergraduates in Humanities, Social Sciences and Law.
The new study offerings were announced by TAU President Prof. Joseph Klafter at the International Cyber Security Conference of the Yuval Ne'eman Workshop for Science, Technology and Security. The event took place at Tel Aviv University and was attended by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres.
According to Prof. Yaron Oz, Dean of the Raymond and Beverly SacklerFaculty of Exact Sciences at TAU, the cyber studies will leverage the university's existing interdisciplinary approach and comprehensive academic infrastructure.
Starting with the coming school year, students from the Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Exact Sciences and Engineering faculties will be able to take classes together and discuss issues of the cyber world and cyber warfare. For example, one class might examine the legal aspects of regulating cyber space while another would expose students to the technical aspects of the field, including network protocols and encryption.
Alongside legal and technical topics, courses will cover the history and culture of cyberspace, managerial and economic facets, and issues of privacy in the digital world. Students will also participate in a unique, year-long cyber workshop, where aspects of various disciplines will be discussed.
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