Cyber Security Management, Part-time (B.Sc.)

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Short description

The degree programme concludes with a Bachelor of Science (B. Sc) and as an expert in cyber security and information security you will then have excellent career prospects.

As a graduate of the degree programme, you will be able to

  • Create risk analyses and develop strategies based on them to prevent security incidents. Develop or optimise concepts, structures and architectures in the field of IT security under supervision.
  • Align the digital transformation in companies and administration with current security-specific standards and regulations. They assess the impact of corporate and administrative processes on IT security. You will be able to play an operational role in certification processes and risk management as part of an ISMS based on national and international standards.
  • accompany IT measures in companies and administrations during the introduction to and operation of application systems with regard to information security.
  • recognise specific cyber attacks, analyse them and develop suitable countermeasures.
  • take over the administration of security-relevant components in the IT infrastructure (firewall, database, cloud systems, ...).
  • provide employees in companies and administrations with professional and targeted training, education and awareness measures in the area of information security.
  • to operate in interdisciplinary areas such as administrative and IT law, project management and to use relevant key qualifications such as teamwork, presentation techniques or rhetoric appropriately and purposefully.

With the skills you have acquired, graduates of the Cyber Security Management degree programme are able to take on important key tasks for companies in procedural and organisational information security, IT operations and information technology.

They deal with the design, development, selection and utilisation of IT security architectures, IT security procedures and technologies in companies and in administration. The studies will enable you to take on qualified and competent tasks at the interface between the specialist department and IT security in a company.

Information on the study programme

Facts about the study programme

Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Type of study
Part-time, during the day and during the week

Standard period of study
8 Semester

With orientation semester?
No

Scope of study
180 ECTS

Study location
Campus Mönchengladbach/Monforts Quartier

Costs per semester
350,80 € incl. semester ticket

Language of instruction
Deutsch

International

Applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification require German language skills at level C1 CEF.

Recognised certificates and further information!

Special features

- Problem-based learning on real cyber scenarios

- Exciting competitions with hackathons and penetration tests

- Cooperation and exchange with other universities and organisations

Access requirements

University entrance qualification

- Entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (school and practical part)

- general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur)

- higher education entrance qualification obtained abroad

- Other previous education recognised as equivalent

International

Applicants with a foreign higher education entrance qualification require German language skills at level C1 CEF.

Recognised certificates and further information!

Facts about the application

Admission to studies
nur Wintersemester

Beginning of lectures
Mitte September

Information on the start of studies

Info here

Application period

01. Mai bis 15. September

uni-assist: 15. April bis 15. Juni

Award procedure

How do I apply?

Application studies

Applicants

  • with a higher education entrance qualification from Germany or an EU country
  • for a higher specialisation semester
  • with a professional qualification

apply online and submit the required documents if necessary.

Information on application and registration

Online application

Applicants for full-time studies who have acquired their higher education entrance qualification in a non-EU country should send their application directly to uni-assist. Applicants for Part-time or Dual/Trial studies who have acquired their higher education entrance qualification in a non-EU country should apply online at the Hochschule Niederrhein.

International Office

Application via uni-assist

Application Support Center Contact:

  • E-mail: studierendenbuero@hs-niederrhein.de
  • Tel: 02151-822-2288
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