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POSTGRADUATE · SECURITY AND DEFENSE

Maestría en gestión estratégica de respuesta a emergencias y desastres

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DURATION

2 academic periods

MODALITY

Hybrid

CAMPUS

Main Campus

CES Resolution

RPC-SO-39-NO.607-2025

DEGREE

Magíster en gestión estratégica de respuesta a emergencias y desastres

Description Teachers

Learn about the focus and scope of the program

The Master’s Degree in Defense and Security with a major in Cyber Defense trains high-level professionals capable of analyzing, preventing, and responding to threats in cyberspace. The program integrates strategic national defense knowledge with advanced technical competencies in digital security, cryptography, forensics, and cyber incident management. Graduates will be prepared to lead cyber defense operations in military, government, and private sector environments, contributing to the country’s digital sovereignty.

Mission and Vision

  • Mission

To train leaders in cyber defence with solid strategic and technological knowledge, capable of protecting critical infrastructures and guaranteeing the digital security of the State, through an education of excellence based on applied research and institutional values.

  • Vision

To be the leading postgraduate program in Latin America in the training of cyber defense specialists, recognized for its academic rigor, technological innovation and contribution to national and international security.

Objectives of the Program

What we seek to achieve

To train highly competent professionals in the Strategic Management of Emergency and Disaster Response, with a solid scientific, humanistic, and ethical foundation, capable of analyzing risk scenarios as well as planning, coordinating, and executing strategic preparation, response, and recovery actions through the application of specialized methodologies, models, and protocols; thereby strengthening resilience, inter-institutional governance, and operational continuity for the benefit of society and the environment.

Results Learning

Skills you will develop

  • Employ strategic governance models and command and control systems. Design and apply emergency response protocols.Implement inter-institutional and international coordination processes. Execute humanitarian aid and operational continuity procedures.
  • Apply simulation methodologies, drills, and early warning systems. Integrate procedures for the design of family, community, and organizational emergency plans.

Curriculum Structure

Academic structure by period

Current Curriculum

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Curriculum Structure

Academic structure by period

  • CDE-101

Cyber Defense and National Security Fundamentals

4 credits

  • CDE-102

Applied Cryptography and Security Protocols

4 credits

  • CDE-103

Threat and Vulnerability Analysis

3 credits

  • CDE-104

Legal and Regulatory Framework in Cybersecurity

3 credits

  • CDE-105

Secure Network Architecture

3 credits

  • CDE-106

Research Methodology

3 credits

  • CDE-201

Advanced Cyber Defense Operations

4 credits

  • CDE-202

Digital Forensics

4 credits

  • CDE-203

Threat Intelligence

3 credits

  • CDE-204

Incident Management and Operational Continuity

3 credits

  • CDE-205

Degree Work Seminar

3 credits

  • CDE-206

Degree Work

6 credits

Profile Professional

The professional we train

  • Apply technical, regulatory, and strategic knowledge in risk, emergency, and disaster management. Integrate leadership tools and resilience in crises.
  • Analyze risk scenarios using quantitative, qualitative, and geographic methods. Manage humanitarian logistics and operational continuity.
  • Lead multilevel and international coordination processes. Implement preparedness, response, and recovery plans for emergencies and disasters.

Profile of Graduation

What you can do when you graduate

Graduates of the Master’s Program in Strategic Management of Emergency and Disaster Response will be professionals with a comprehensive, scientific, and humanistic background, capable of analyzing, planning, coordinating, and executing risk, emergency, and disaster management actions with a strategic, resilient, ethical, and interdisciplinary approach. They will be prepared to lead decision-making processes in crisis scenarios, strengthen inter-institutional governance, and contribute to operational continuity and recovery for the benefit of society and the environment.

Teacher Teachers

Meet who will guide you

Coordinator: Mgtr. Gladys Moreno

gymoreno@espe.edu.ec

Be part of the new generation of

Master’s degree in strategic management of emergency and disaster response

Get ready to lead the country’s digital protection with a training in

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