Cybersecurity
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career – with huge growth potential? With cybercrime causing trillions of US dollars in damages each year, cybersecurity experts are in high demand. Help protect the critical assets of an organisation. This one-year, English-taught programme has a broad scope and is aligned with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework. It covers advanced topics related to cybersecurity standards and regulations, Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs) security, risk assessment and management, cyber forensics, network and cloud security and penetration testing. You’ll gain hands-on skills, with many chances to connect with the cybersecurity industry.
Your programme offers a range of benefits not available in comparable programmes:
- Broadest available training in full range of cybersecurity areas such as cyber physical systems security, cyber risk assessment, penetration testing, digital forensics and cloud security
- Multidisciplinary collaboration with Robotics and Automation and the Division of Law, Economics, Statistics and Politics at University West
- Balance of theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience in industry
- Programme content aligned with key international standards, such as the NIST and NICE cybersecurity frameworks and top cybersecurity skills
- Optional participation in courses offering complementary training for additional certifications, such as CCNA cybersecurity “CyberOps” certification
Subjects
In your programme, you will develop the most in-demand cybersecurity skills as outlined by the ISC:
- Penetration testing
- Digital forensics
- Governance, risk management and compliance
- Security analysis
- Risk assessment, analysis and management
- Cloud and network security
- ECTS transcript – If you are still completing your Bachelor’s degree, upload an ECTS transcript showing the subjects you have studied, your grades, and the number of credits awarded. Your Bachelor’s diploma must be uploaded later, as soon as you receive it.
- Bachelor’s diploma – If you have already graduated, upload your Bachelor’s diploma. A separate ECTS transcript is not required.
Note: Your Bachelor’s degree must be in the same or a related field as the Master’s programme you are applying for. The university will check whether you have completed enough relevant subjects and ECTS credits.
Important! View the full requirements on the university’s official website. Requirements may vary depending where you completed your bachelor education.
Note:
- Motivation Letter – A motivation letter is a recommended document when applying to the programmes at this university. The letter must be no longer than 1,000 words.
Applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or upon previous studies. Usually English language skills can be proved by the following documents:
- TOEFL iBT*
- IELTS Academic
- A Cambridge English qualification
- Higher education degree completed in English
- Secondary education completed in English in a country or school qualification accepted by the university
- An English subject and grade on your secondary school leaving certificate that meet the university’s requirements
- Other
Important: Accepted methods and minimum results depend on study programme and the country where you completed your education. Check the official requirements for your chosen study programme.
*Use the Kastu promo code LTU1000102 when registering for TOEFL iBT and receive a 5% discount.
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Informatics, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent.
This degree qualifies you to hold positions such as:
- Cybersecurity engineer
- Cybersecurity architect
- Cybersecurity consultant/analyst
- Cybersecurity specialist
- Penetration tester
- Forensic investigator
- Incident responder
- Audit/compliance consultant
