Cyber Security, B.Sc.
IT security is one of the central themes of a digital society. Over the past few decades, the state of IT security has not kept up with dramatically increased demands
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.09, summer semester until 31.03 |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €412.30 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
Faulty computer systems are exploited in a variety of ways to spy on and sabotage even highly critical infrastructures:
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- Consumers are now dumping a ton of personal information into social networks without realizing the grave privacy issues a long-term digital outage can bring.
- The Internet has evolved into a virtual bazaar where people can exchange information and goods freely and in relative anonymity across geographic distances and national borders, without being held responsible for unlawful behavior.
The demand for highly qualified junior staff in the field of IT security is accordingly very high and has led to the conception of the bachelor's degree in cybersecurity at the University of the Saarland. It covers all aspects of cybersecurity and lays the foundations for a comprehensive understanding of the highly complex topic from the very first semester (for example, in lectures such as "Cyber Security Basics", "Secure Software Engineering", "Cryptography", ...). The knowledge transferred in the areas of IT security is complemented by content from classical computer science studies.
The program is research-oriented: all contents of the study reflect the current state of cybersecurity research. Contributing factors include several internationally renowned research institutes, which are located on the university campus and are in direct contact with the students. Above all, the CISPA (Center for IT Security, Privacy and Accountability), the DFKI (German Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence), the two Max Planck Institutes for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) and Computer Science (MPI-INF), and the Cluster of Excellence " Multimodal Computing and Interaction "(MMCI).
What you study
The six-semester bachelor program (Bachelor of Science, B.Sc.) Cybersecurity teaches in-depth knowledge of cybersecurity in addition to basic content in the areas of computer science and mathematics (such as programming, system architecture, information systems, algorithms and data structures, mathematics for computer scientists).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Saarland), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €412.30 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.09, summer semester until 31.03 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 31.03Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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The deadline is 31.03.2027 (168 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.