Department of Computer Science
Cyber Security & Privacy (BSc)
That's why we need solutions and experts for cyber security & privacy for successful and responsible digitalisation. You want to take responsibility? You want to help shape the future? You want to develop secure, privacy-enhancing and participation-oriented solutions for digital infrastructures, services and applications? Then the Cyber Security & Privacy degree programme at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences is the right choice for you!
Course contents
The Bachelor's programme Cyber Security & Privacy at the Department of Computer Science imparts a solid knowledge of the fundamentals of computer science and offers a wide range of specialist topics in cyber security & privacy. Practical content is taught by professors from H-BRS, experts from the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) and the Fraunhofer Institute FKIE. In the modules Introduction to Information Security, Data Protection, IT Law and Privacy, students learn the basics of IT security.
In the advanced modules, students expand their specialist knowledge:
- Applied Cryptography
- Network security Security of web applications
- Management of information security
- Digital Forensics
- Identity Management and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
The Cyber Security & Privacy degree programme also offers elective courses from the Department of Computer Science - and, as part of Cyber Campus NRW, also from the Cyber Security Management degree programme at Hochschule Niederrhein (University of Applied Sciences). Thus, students can also set a regulatory focus in IT security management in their studies.
Interdisciplinary qualifications in ethics and scientific work as well as a three-month practical project and the final thesis round off the programme of the degree programme. We support the possibility of a stay abroad during the degree programme.

Requirements
Analytical thinking, responsible handling of sensitive data and curiosity are important for this degree programme. One of the key learning objectives of this degree programme is to further develop these skills and deepen them using specialist expertise and examples from theory and practice.
Career prospects
There is currently strong demand from companies and authorities - both regionally and nationally - for academically trained experts in Cyber Security & Privacy. Our graduates have a solid academic education in computer science and are therefore also qualified for the usual professional fields of activity of computer scientists. The path to academic research is also open to our graduates.
Those who wish to deepen their knowledge even further can then enrol on the research-oriented consecutive Master's degree programme in Cyber Security & Privacy, which has been offered since the winter semester 2023/2024.
The newly founded Institute for Cyber Security & Privacy (ICSP) at the Department of Computer Science enables current topics to be exchanged with international experts. Research projects are working on the further development of proposed solutions to improve security, which is why qualified employees are in demand in these areas.
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24.
July
2025
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August
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01.
September
2025
Info-Veranstaltung zum Bachelorstudiengang „Cyber Security & Privacy“
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October
2025
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October
2025
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Study Facts
Degree
Bachelor's degree
Standard period of study
6 semesters
Language skills
German
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Start of course
winter semester
Semester contribution
Enrolment
Language skills
Accreditation
Contact points
Departmental Office Computer Science
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Room
C 101
Opening hours
Monday to Wednesday: 09:00 - 12:00 Uhr
Thursday: 09:00 - 16:30 Uhr
during the lecture-free period: Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 12:00 Uhr
Course guidance service Bachelor Cyber Security & Privacy
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Room
C 174
Opening hours
We look forward to hearing from you.
Contact to the Student Services
Opening hours
Telephone consultation hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 12:00
Personal consultation hours by appointment only
Dekanat des Fachbereichs Informatik
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Room
C 101
Examination boards in the Department of Computer Science
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Room
The mailboxes of the examination boards are located opposite the departmental secretariat (C 101).
Service Point Department of Computer Science
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Room
A 102.1
Opening hours
vorübergehend Montag bis Freitag per E-Mail & Telefon von 08:00 -18:00 Uhr: vor Ort nur nach vorheriger Absprache
Team International
Campus
Sankt Augustin
Room
C158