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Masters

CyberSecurity

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Innovation that excites

The online or on-campus study programme in Cyber Security will turn you into a professional threat hunter. Detect attacks on IT systems and successfully ward them off.

A cyber security expert masters the basics of modern operating systems, and is also familiar with distributed applications in the cloud, as well as methods of software forensics and data analysis. In our practice-oriented online study programme for cyber security, you will be trained to detect cyber threats and successfully defend against them.

The order of courses presented below is for the online studies model of this programme.

 

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Semester 1
  • ModuleECTS

    Corporate Governance of IT, Compliance, and Law

    5

    Advanced Mathematics

    5

    Cyber Security and Data Protection

    5

    Advanced Research Methods

    5

    Seminar: Advanced Cyber Security

    5

    Cryptology

    5

Semester 2
  • ModuleECTS

    Cyber Risk Assessment and Management

    5

    IT Systems: Software

    5

    IT Systems: Hardware

    5

    Cyber Systems and Network Forensics

    5

    Secure Networking

    5

    Theoretical Computer Science for IT Security

    5

Semester 3
  • ModuleECTS

    Seminar: Standards and Frameworks 

    5

    Project: Current Challenges of Cyber Security

    5

    Electives A

    10

    Electives B

    10

Semester 4
  • ModuleECTS

    Master Thesis & Colloquium

    30

Elective Overview
  • Elective A

    In your 3rd semester, you’ll need to choose an elective module, which you can choose from one of the following modules:

    ModuleECTS

    Cyber Criminality

    10

    Blockchain and Quantum Computing

    10

    Secure Software Development

    10

     

    Elective B

    In your 3rd semester, you’ll need to choose an elective module, which you can choose from one of the following modules:

    ModuleECTS

    Organizational Transformation

    10

    IT Law for IT Security

    10

    Audit- and Security Testing

    10

    Business Analyst

    10

    Continuous and Lifecycle Security

    10

    Data Science and Big Data Technologies

    10

    Industrial Automation and Internet of Things

    10

    Artificial Intelligence

    10

Entry Requirements

You can start your desired study programme at Smart College UK if you meet the requirements.

The admissions documents must be provided in English or German, if they were not issued in one of these two languages, a translation is required. If you need to translate your documents, we can help refer you to our trusted translation partners. You can find more details here.

You’ll acquire fundamental knowledge in the management and finance-oriented business administration courses. Afterwards, you can pick the electives of your choice that suit your interests. Your comprehensive knowledge will open up new job opportunities in many industries and companies around the world – so there’s nothing standing in the way of your international career.

Admission Requirements

Academic criteria for 120-ECTS programmes:

  • Completed, undergraduate degree with 180 ECTS with a focus on economics or related subjects
  • Your degree must be from a state or state-recognised higher education institution/university
  • You must have achieved a final grade of at least “satisfactory” or Grade C equivalent in your previous undergraduate degree

Academic criteria for 60-ECTS programmes:

  • Completed, undergraduate degree with 240 ECTS
  • Your degree must be from a state or state-recognised higher education institution/university
  • You must have achieved a final grade of at least “satisfactory” or Grade C equivalent in your previous undergraduate degree
  • Proof of at least one year’s professional work experience completed prior to the start of study programme. Work experience must have been gained after completion of your undergraduate studies
Work Experience

For the 60 ECTS programme:

  • Proof of at least one year’s qualified work experience completed prior to the start of the study programme (the work experience must be gained after the completion of your undergraduate studies).
  • Don’t have a year’s worth of qualified work experience? Don’t worry! With the Scholarship Programme, you can start your studies right away, and gain your professional experience alongside your studies. You’ll need to achieve the one year’s worth of experience before you complete your Scholarship Programme.
  • You can provide us a translation of your employment contract and your pay slip or you can ask your company to fill out this form in English, sign it, apply the company stamp and send it to us:
    Proof of work experience (EN)
    Proof of work experience (NL)
    Proof of work experience (ES)
    Proof of work experience (IT)
    Proof of work experience (FR)
Scholarship Programme

Start your online degree with our Scholarship Programme and receive a scholarship up to 75%! 

Start in our Scholarship Programme as a participant with immediate access to 50% of your courses. You can do this by taking our Entrance Examination which will be included in your course as part of the Scholarship Programme. Once you have handed in all admission documents and the courses are completed, you can go on to finish your degree. 

Questions? Speak to your study advisor, they will guide you through every step of the process. 

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