Cybersecurity
Master of Science
Solving the challenges of today
and providing security for tomorrow.
Cybersecurity
Master of Science
Solving the challenges of today and providing security for tomorrow.
Cybersecurity (M.Sc.) at Saarland University
Please check our FAQCybersecurity Master of Science
The Master’s Course Cybersecurity will prepare students for a career in research and industry alike. Students have the opportunity to choose their specialization in the areas of Cryptography, Privacy, Software Security, Systems and Networks, Formal Methods or legal aspects of Cybersecurity directly fueled by state-of-the-art research at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, while continuing related topics in Computer Science. This program is equally suited for students who completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a similar area, a Bachelor in Cybersecurity is not mandatory. The program is designed for 4 semesters and you can equally start your studies in winter or summer semester.
Application Deadlines
Semester
Semester
Students are admitted to our program twice per year. For any winter semester starting in October, please apply via the Online Application Portal of Saarland University until May 15. For any summer semester starting in April, please apply until November 15.
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Program Details and Example Schedules
What's a typical day as a Cybersecurity student like?
During your studies, you will not only attend lectures, but solve exercises and follow tutorials and
other projects with fellow students, which are highly relevant when finding your specialization or research
direction later on.
Make sure you consider this when estimating your workload and planning your schedule. This is what
an example day could look like:
- a lecture in the morning (8:30 AM - 10 AM)
- work on projects/assignments with fellow students (10 AM - 1 PM)
- lunch break (1 PM - 2 PM)
- attend tutorials (2 PM - 4 PM)
- follow up morning lectures, reading list (4 PM - 5 PM)
- work on projects and exercise sheets (5 PM - 6 PM)
Saarland University
Cutting-Edge Research
Saarland University enjoys close cooperation with other research institutes on campus, giving it a strong competitive edge in the fields of Computer Science and Nanoscience and in European Studies.
Academic excellence of our
degree courses and our teaching
Top CHE university rankings, high-quality supervision and a modern infrastructure on a well-connected campus.
International city
University life here is international, not just because we are very close to the borders with France and Luxembourg but also because of our degree courses taught in English and collaboration with international institutions.
Campus Life
With good public transport connections to the city center, the University is also close to the forest and offers a variety of sports and leisure activitites on campus.
Cutting-Edge Research
Strong key profiles in Computer Science, Nano Science, and Europe create a competitive profile of Saarland University in collaboration with adjacent Research Centers on Campus.
Quality
of Study Programs and Teaching
One of the leading locations for Computer Science, excellent supervision modern infrastructure on a well-connected Campus.
Internationality
Your studies are international, not just because we are very close to the border with France and Luxemburg, but also because of our English Study Programs and our international Collaborations.
Campus Life
Well-connected to the city center by public transport, the University is situated close to the forest offering various options for sports and leisure activitites on campus.
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Why Saarbruecken?
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Situated in the region where the borders of France, Luxembourg, and Germany meet, everyday life in Saarland has traditionally been international in character. Investigate our Center for International Students.
Five more reasons to live and study in Saarbruecken or its surroundings:
- The open and down-to-earth nature of the people from Saarland (the Saarländers) has always made it easy for newcomers to settle in quickly. Whether you come from Germany, an EU country or other regions of the world - you are always welcome in Saarland!
- Saarland is located in the heart of Europe. In only 1h and 50 minutes, you can reach Paris by train and we have 4 international airports within easy reach. (Saarbrücken, Luxembourg, Frankfurt-Main, and Frankfurt-Hahn)
- Saarland is green! It has the highest proportion of public forest with over 70% and the most natural forest in Germany. It can come up with no less than 3,545 kilometres of rivers and creeks. So: go out into nature, recharge your batteries, and simply leave the stress of everyday life behind you. With its varied landscapes and extensive forests, Saarland is the number one address for health-conscious people from everywhere.
- We love festivals and one event follows another, no matter if you are looking for street food, French-German theater, rock music or classical music: everyone finds an event matching his or her own taste. The festival year begins in Saarbrücken with the Max Ophüls festival for talented German-language filmmakers, which marks the discovery of young talents from Austria, Germany and Switzerland for 36 years. It is followed in early summer by the PERSPECTIVES festival with theatre, acrobatics, dance and performance and in summer, there are several open-air events.
- We are enthusiastic about sports! No surprise, because there could not be a better framework. More than 390,000 people take part in sports in app. 2,200 Saarland clubs. With 40 percent of the population, the state is the absolute leader in a nationwide comparison. Popular sports include hiking, cycling, running, tennis, horseback riding, etc.
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Have a look at Saarland Unversity's Welcome Center. helping your with planning your arrival and initial formalities. They will be happy to assist you. Just send them an e-mail at welcome@uni-saarland.de.
Upon your arrival in Saarbruecken, you can look forward to your Welcome Week.
About CISPA
The CISPA − Helmholtz Center for Information Security is a German national Big Science Institution within
the Helmholtz Association. Its research agenda comprises all aspects of Information Security.
With its ongoing growth, CISPA will have the critical mass of researchers (500+) to provide a
comprehensive, holistic treatment of the pressing grand cybersecurity and privacy research challenges
that our society faces in the age of digitalization. CISPA seeks to play a prominent international role
on research, transfer, and innovation by combining cutting-edge, often disruptive foundational research
with innovative application-oriented research, corresponding technology transfer, and societal outreach.
Thematically, it strives to cover the full spectrum from theory to empirical research. It is deeply
grounded in computer science and works interdisciplinarily with researchers in adjacent
fields such as medicine, law, and the social sciences.
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