| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-10-01 | - |
| 2025-01-01 | - |
Program Overview
Lancaster University Leipzig's MSc in Cyber Security is a 12-month program designed to equip students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills for careers in cyber security. The program encompasses eight taught modules and a research project, providing a strong foundation in core areas like cybercrime, forensics, and information system security. Graduates are prepared for careers as cyber security analysts, consultants, and experts in various industries. The program is offered in Leipzig, Germany, a cyber security hub with numerous career opportunities.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The MSc in Cyber Security at Lancaster University Leipzig is a 12-month program designed to equip students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills for successful careers in the field. The program aims to shape the future of cyber security by enabling graduates to analyze and solve problems, and make strategic decisions within organizational contexts. It provides a strong foundation in core areas like Cyber Security, Network and System Security, Cybercrime and Forensics, and legal aspects. The program is intended for graduates seeking careers in cybersecurity, cybercrime, or IT security, preparing them for consultant or employee roles across various industries. The program involves eight taught modules and a substantial research project, drawing on expertise from Computing, Law, Sociology, and Politics. The modules are: It examines topics like cyber-stalking, online offenses against children, and cyberterrorism, using case studies and relevant literature. The module also addresses how ICT users, the IT industry, criminal justice professionals, and policymakers interact in defining and regulating networked ICT use. Students develop skills to apply this knowledge in various situations and on different devices. It covers risk assessment, business impact analysis, asset identification, and risk management frameworks and international standards. It emphasizes the impact of security in corporate environments and applying security in networked environments.
- Introduction to Law: This module provides a basic understanding of relevant legal systems, sources, institutions, and personnel. Topics include demystifying legal culture, legal research methods, the German legal system, European Law, Human Rights Law, and International Law, with a focus on Cyber Law.
- Penetration Testing: This module equips students with skills to test IT infrastructures for vulnerabilities. Students gain practical experience using tools and techniques to carry out attacks to better understand them and improve infrastructure resilience.
- MSc Dissertation: This module involves a significant research project (20-30,000 words, approximately 600 hours of work), supervised by two academics. Students select a project by December of the first term. The dissertation allows students to apply their skills and knowledge to real-world problems and develop expertise in a specific area. The aim is to produce publishable-quality work. The program structure may be subject to change due to factors like student feedback, timetabling, staff changes, and new research. Not all optional modules are available every year.
Assessment:
Assessment methods include individual or group coursework, research projects, and examinations. Independent study is expected to supplement taught material.
Teaching:
Teaching is delivered through a combination of small group lectures and group-based tutorials. All teaching is conducted in English.
Careers:
The program prepares students for careers in cyber security, application and software security, and cyber law enforcement. Potential roles include:
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Cyber Security Consultant
- Manager IT Security
- Cyber Security Expert
- Cyber Security Architect Graduates will be equipped to work in various industries, addressing the growing need for cyber security experts in companies facing cyber-attacks. Leipzig's location as a cyber security hub, with companies like Northwave, Rohde & Schwarz, and Rhebo, further enhances career prospects.
Other:
The program awards a degree certificate from Lancaster University UK. The program is offered in Leipzig, Germany, with intakes in October and January (January intake via Pre-Master’s entry only). The language of instruction is English.
International: €24,500 EU/UK: €16,250 Location: Leipzig, Germany
Lancaster University Leipzig is a branch campus of Lancaster University in the UK, and the courses it provides are the same as those in the UK.
The campus is located in the city centre of Leipzig and welcomes German, EU and international students. The university offers Bachelor’s, Master’s, Foundation or Pre-Master’s entry.
Upon successful completion of one of the programmes, students who study in Leipzig receive their degrees from Lancaster University. It does not matter where a student studied – either at the Leipzig campus or at the main Bailrigg campus in the UK – students are awarded the same degree certificate issued by Lancaster University in the UK, which will enable students to apply to any postgraduate programme either in Germany, the UK or in any other country in the world.
A Lancaster University degree is internationally recognised and highly valued by institutions and employers. Lancaster University’s operation in Leipzig has been approved by the Saxon State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts. The campus is located in the heart of the city of Leipzig and welcomes both German, EU and international students.
