Overview

Graduates at the The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg will acquire basic knowledge of the most important principles and methods of cyber security and practical knowledge of their application. They will be capable to design, implement, and manage cyber security concepts. This qualifies them to develop new approaches and methods to protect IT systems and critical infrastructures which correspond to the current state of the art, while respecting the organizational and legal conditions.

Professional Fields of Activity

Graduates will be qualified to take on challenging tasks in industry, administration, and science to implement cyber security strategies or to contribute to the further development of the subject area in research.

They expect a favorable labor market situation. There is a significant shortage of IT specialists in industry. The situation for cyber security experts will be particularly critical in view of the disproportionate market growth.

Since the need for building secure IT infrastructures is a societal problem, the need for cyber security experts will arise in many areas.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cyber Security

Cryptography

IT Security Law

Pervasive System Security

Hands on Knowledge for Side Channel Attacks

Software Security

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cottbus, Germany

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Basic prerequisite for admission to the Master's programme is a first qualifying degree (at least Bachelor's degree) or a qualification equivalent degree in a programme closely related to computer sciences.

In particular, a Bachelor's degree in computer science, cyber security, or mathematics with subsidiary computer science qualifies. Adequate content of the degree is available if the theoretical, practical, applied, and technical computer science and mathematics education is comparable to the Bachelor's degree course in computer science at BTU.

Applicants need a certificate of proficiency in English as described in the language requirements.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

746 EUR / year

≈ 746 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

746 EUR / year

≈ 746 EUR / year

Additional Details

Semester fee is 373,80 Euros

Living costs

Cottbus

Germany

630 - 1000 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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English requirements

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