Data Privacy 7.5 credits

About the course

In the information age, information is continuously stored and transmitted. Most of this information is sensitive, and needs to be properly processed and stored to avoid undesirable disclosure. Data-driven models and data aggregates are not free from privacy risks.

Data privacy is the field that provides tools to avoid or control information leakage. This course aims to present privacy models (computational definitions of privacy), techniques, and performance measures for privacy-preserving tools. During the course, the students will acquire knowledge about alternative perspectives of privacy as well as their implementation.

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Autumn 2025
- Data Privacy
  
  Second admissions round for EU/EEA citizens
  
  HT25 / Umeå / English / On site
  
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  Starts
  1 September 2025
  
  Ends
  2 November 2025
  
  Number of credits
  7.5 credits
  
  Type of studies
  On site
  
  Study pace
  50%
  
  Teaching hours
  Daytime
  
  Study location
  Umeå
  
  Language
  English
  
  Application code
  UMU-57201
  
  Eligibility
  At least 90 ECTS. At least 30 ECTS Computing Science, including 7.5 ECTS programming and 7.5 ECTS datastructures and algorithms; at least 22.5 ECTS mathematics, including 7.5 ECTS statistics and 7.5 ECTS calculus. The course assumes the students have been introduced to machine learning, for example by a course on artificial intelligence. Proficiency in English equivalent to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.
  
  Selection
  
  Academic credits
  
  Application
  Application deadline was 15 April 2025. The application period is closed. Please note: This second application round is intended only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens.
  
  Application and tuition fees
  As a citizen of a country outside the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees for studies at Umeå University.
  
  Application fee: SEK 900
  
  Tuition fee, first instalment: SEK 19,038
  
  Total fee: SEK 19,038
  
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