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Department of Computer Science

Cyber Security & Privacy (BSc)

Digitalisation is one of the megatrends of our time. It is currently transforming more and more areas of social, economic and private life. This opens up great opportunities in many fields, such as the design and development of digital applications and technical assistance systems, automation or digitised administrative processes. At the same time, digitalisation brings new risks such as cyberattacks, fake news, leaks of large quantities of personal data and the digital division of society.

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.

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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.

Poster Video Cyber Security
H-BRS
H-BRS

Degree

Bachelor's degree

Standard period of study

6 semesters

Language skills

German

Campus

Sankt Augustin

Start of course

winter semester

Semester contribution

Application period

Your application for the winter semester may be submitted between 15 May and 15 July.

Language skills

Courses are taught in German; English language skills necessary

Accreditation

01.10.2021 - 30.09.2029 (Reviewed by: ASIIN, Accredited by: Accreditation Council)

Plans around studying

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Modules Cyber Security & Privacy (BSc)

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Curriculum

Zeitplan

Study programmes

Useful things during your studies

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Contact persons Bachelor Cyber Security & Privacy (BCSP)

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Practical project Bachelor Cyber Security & Privacy

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Registration for courses

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Abschlussarbeiten/Praktika/Jobs [Thesis, Internships, Jobs]

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Everything about the thesis

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Prospects after graduation

The responsible contact persons for questions

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Questions about application and enrolment can be answered by the Registrar's Office

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Information on course content and progression and (career) prospects can be obtained from the student advisory centres

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The General Student Advisory Service provides advice on choosing, starting and completing a degree programme

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Counselling for international students

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 in the Department of Computer Science

Campus

Sankt Augustin

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757, Sankt Augustin

Opening hours

Werktags: nach Vereinbarung

Contact to the Registrar's Office

Address

Campus Sankt Augustin: Grantham Allee 20, 53757 Sankt Augustin // Rooms E039 - E040 & E044 - E048

Campus Rheinbach: Egermanstr. 1, 53359 Rheinbach // Rooms 1.304 - 1.305

Opening hours

Telephone consultation hours: Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 12:00, Monday - Thursday: 14:00 - 15:00

Personal consultation hours by appointment only

Dekanat des Fachbereichs Informatik

Campus

Sankt Augustin

Room

C 101

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757, Sankt Augustin

Telephone

+49 2241 865 201

Opening hours

Werktags: nach Vereinbarung

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).

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757, Sankt Augustin

Service Point Department of Computer Science

Campus

Sankt Augustin

Room

A 102.1

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757, Sankt Augustin

Telephone

+49 2241 865 452

Opening hours

vorübergehend Montag bis Freitag per E-Mail & Telefon von 08:00 -18:00 Uhr: vor Ort nur nach vorheriger Absprache

Team International

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757, Sankt Augustin