Cybersecurity Engineering

About the programme

This programme is open for applicants from EU/EEA only. 

The modern society is living the new age of digitalisation, we are using digital tools for organising our day, managing our finances, education and almost every activity a human conduct in their daily routine life. Such deep integration of digital tools bearings many concerns related to safety, security, and information privacy.

Today, there is a significant need for expertise in information and systems security; integration of cybersecurity principles in the design and development of software and hardware; developing efficient monitoring and detection technologies; cyber incident management and more.

What will you learn?

A master's degree in cybersecurity Engineering is an education that qualifies for professional positions in both the public and private sectors. If you choose the master’s programme in Cybersecurity Engineering, you will gain broad and deep knowledge in crucial areas of cybersecurity, covering technological, organisational, and societal aspects.

The cybersecurity engineering study programme has a clear technological profile and is intended for those who will work on the preparation, integration, and development of technologically oriented security solutions. The study plan of the programme covers topics in various areas such as security for the Internet of Things, security for cyber-physical systems and critical infrastructure, security in cloud solutions, ethical hacking, and more.

• Knowledge and understanding of cybersecurity methods and principles for monitoring and protecting cyber physical systems, critical infrastructure, and cloud infrastructure.
• Extensive theoretical insight into the operation of basic security services, cryptographic primitives and cryptographic protocols
• Competence in using and applying machine learning, artificial intelligence, decision support systems methods to improve cybersecurity technologies for system monitoring and protection.

Teaching methods

Language of instruction: English

Study full time or part time

The master's programme is offered as a full-time study programme over two years or a part-time study programme over four years. As a general rule, lectures, labs and workshops take place on campus, and the university expects both full-time and part-time students to attend and actively participate in the classes and the learning process.

As a part-time student, you must allocate two days per week for on-campus learning activities. Students admitted to the programme choose whether to follow a full-time or part-time schedule during the semester registration at the beginning of the programme.

Internships and opportunities

Workshops and competitions

UiA CTF is another advantage of joining our programme, where students from our programme and other study programs at UiA formed their own CTF (Capture the flag) team. UiA CTF members actively involved with the cybersecurity community in Agder and beyond through the organisation of CTF competitions/workshops at UiA and participating in competitions organised by others like EPT and Telenor competitions.As a student in the Master's in Cybersecurity Engineering programme, you will have an exciting and industry-relevant master's programme.

Internships and collaborations

We have guest lecturers visiting, and we collaborate with several relevant companies in the field of cybersecurity. Our partners include Telenor, NSM, Nkom CERT, Netsecurity, Utel, Skatteetaten and Sykehuspartner. Most students write their master's thesis in collaboration with external companies and organisations. Here you can find previous thesis projects. As a student, you can also choose to undertake an internship as part of your master's degree.

Learning environment

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