Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2027
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COMP 541 001 (CRN: 20617)
INTRO TO COMPUTER SECURITY
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SECURITY
Department: Computer Science
Instructor: Abukmail, Ahmed
Meeting: 2:30PM - 3:45PM TR (11-JAN-2027 - 23-APR-2027)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisites: COMP 310
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 0
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 50
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 2-NOV-2026 12:59PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This elective course covers a wide variety of topics in computer security, including hands-on experience w/breaking software & engineering software to be harder to break. For example, students will perform buffer overflow attacks & exploit web application vulnerabilities, while also learning how to defend against them. Cross-list: COMP 427. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for COMP 541 if student has credit for COMP 327/COMP 427.