Master's specialisationCyber Security
As our society's reliance on IT increases, cyber security grows in importance. In this specialisation, you learn how to assess the security of existing ICT systems, and how to develop more secure future solutions.
Something for you?
- Be taught by many of the best cyber security experts in the world.
- Our curriculum is unique its broad scope, ranging from hardware security to security of AI.
- Internationally, we’re leading the cryptographic algorithm design, with our designs being selected as NIST standards or competing as finalists in ongoing NIST competitions.
- Education is closely connected to research at the Privacy & Identity Lab, where privacy and identity are researched from legal, technical, and social perspectives.
Admission requirements
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- Main language
- English (100%)
- Study duration
- 2 years (120 EC)
- Start
- September
- Contact hours
- 15-20
- Programme format
- Full time
- Degree
- Master of Science, specialisation of Computing Science
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- CROHO code
- 60364
- Accreditation
- NVAO
What will you learn
The Master’s specialisation in Cyber Security will teach you how to contribute in the design of new security systems. You’ll be able to draw up the security requirements of an application and discover where possible weaknesses lie. Main focus lies on topics as cryptographic codes, operating systems and protocol verification. But you will also get a broad scope of cyber security to include mathematical, organisational, legal and ethical aspects, with particular attention for privacy issues.
Study programmeFuture career opportunities
After completing the Master’s, you will have an in-depth knowledge of cyber security and be familiar with its theoretical, technical, managerial, legal and ethical aspects. Cyber security experts are in high demand, so you should have no problems finding a job as consultant, manager or researcher after graduating.
Career prospectsResearch
The Master’s specialisation in Cyber Security is offered in close collaboration with the Institute for Computing and Information Sciences (iCIS), a forerunner in terms of research and contributions to society, especially in the field of cyber security. ICIS looks beyond its own field as it integrates the know-how with other disciplines such as law, medicine, and neuroscience. Through this approach, ICIS is relevant not only in research, but also tackles the challenges of IT in modern-day society.
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If you are going to follow this Master's programme, you will pay an annual tuition fee. There are different tuition rates. The amount depends on your personal situation.
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