RIT Department of Computer Science
| Week | Topics | Homework | Special Events and Due Dates |
| 1 | Basic cryptography review | Homework 1 | |
| 2 | Algebra and number theory review | Homework 1 due | |
| 3 | Galois fields | Homework 2 | |
| 4 | Discrete logarithm algorithms | Homework 2 due | |
| 5 | Discrete logarithm-based cryptography | Homework 3 | |
| 6 | Elliptic curve cryptography | Homework 3 due | |
| 7 | Review | Midterm exam | |
| 8 | Elliptic curve cryptography | Homework 4 | |
| 9 | DSS and other digital signature schemes | Homework 4 due | |
| 10 | Digital signature schemes | Homework 5 | |
| 11 | SHA-3 | Homework 5 due | |
| 12 | Selected topics in cryptography | Homework 6 | |
| 13 | Selected topics in cryptography | Homework 6 due | |
| 14 | Review | Presentations | |
| 15 | Review | Presentations | |
| 16 | Final exam | ||