Cyber Security Management

part time degree programmes for professionals, distance studies, part time

Degree
Master of Science
Master
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Essen

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

  • Computer Science
  • Data Science

Focus

IT Security Measures, IT Security, Risk Management, Data Protection, IT Security Audits

Annotation

This degree course takes place exclusively as a digital live degree course at FOM.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Certificate of academic degree¹ (Diploma degree, Magister, Bachelor’s course degree, State Examinations) worth 210 ECTS² in the fields of Computer Science, Business Information Systems, Industrial Engineering or related disciplines. Prospective students with a certificate of academic degree worth 180 ECTS² can gain admission to the degree course after establishing that they have qualifying additional professional experience or other academic credits worth 30 ECTS². These must be earned by the time of registration for the Master's thesis at the latest.

and

At least one year of qualified professional experience after the first degree.

and

current professional activity³
¹Magister or Bachelor’s degree and/or with Diploma degree or State Examinations. Degrees from accredited bachelor's training courses at universities of cooperative education are equivalent to bachelor's degrees from universities of applied sciences.

²The FOM University of Applied Sciences allocates credit points according to the standard of the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). These measure the amount of work required for the degree course.

Lecture period

  • 01.03.2026 - 31.08.2026
  • 01.09.2026 - 28.02.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

Not applicable

Tuition fees

Tuition fees

500.00 EUR / Month

More information regarding tuition fees

Enrolment fee: EUR 1,580.00, one-time enrolment fee.

Tuition fees: EUR 15,000.00 due in 30 monthly instalments of EUR 500

Examination fee: EUR 500.00 one-off payment (on registration for final thesis; if the final thesis is repeated, the examination fee will be re-calculated)

Total costs: EUR 17,080.00, include enrolment fee, tuition fees and examination fee

Languages of instruction

Main language

German