Cyber Security, Bachelor of Science

These are the requirements for the Bachelor Cyber Security

With your bachelor's in cyber security, you'll work as an IT security consultant, a pentester or a system/network/firewall administrator, for example.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning Cyber Security programme at IU International University if you have either a Abitur (the general university entrance qualification), a Fachabitur or the Fachgebundene Hochschulreife.

In addition, you can also study cyber security without an Abitur. In order to be admitted to the IU distance learning programme without an Abitur, you must present a completed advanced training course, for example as a state-certified business economist, or a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed vocational training and worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

This is what you will study in the Cyber Security online degree programme

This Bachelor's degree at IU comprises about 30 modules, which you take and complete in the course of 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module has a scope of 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical study plan for full-time study in Cyber Security looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Operating Systems, Computer Networks and Distributed Systems, Introduction to Data Protection and IT Security, Mathematics: Analysis, Introduction to Scientific Work, Introduction to Programming with Python, Statistics - Probability and Descriptive Statistics
• Semester 2: Basics of object-oriented programming with Java, mathematics: linear algebra, collaborative working, introduction to network forensics, requirements engineering, basics of system pentesting
• Semester 3: Intercultural and ethical action skills, introduction to the Internet of Things, algorithms, data structures and programming languages, theoretical computer science and mathematical logic, IT project management, DevSecOps and common software vulnerabilities
• Semester 4: IT Service Management, Cryptographic Techniques, IT Law, Host and Software Forensics, Artificial Intelligence, Information Security Standards
• Semester 5: Seminar: Current Topics in Computer Science, Advanced Data Analysis, Project: Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Compulsory elective module B, Compulsory elective module C, Bachelor's thesis

The special feature of the Bachelor's programme Cyber Security at IU is the many opportunities to delve into topics according to one's own interests and professional fields in the compulsory elective area.

As the first specialisation, you can choose from these exciting modules: DevSecOps, Host Forensics, IT Security Consulting, Network Forensics, Security in Complex Networks, Social Engineering.

As a second specialisation, choose one of these study modules: Business Intelligence, Cloud Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Future Threats, Industrial Systems Technology, Mobile Threats, Pentesting.

As a third specialisation you take one of these modules: Business Intelligence, Cloud Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence, DevSecOps, Future Threats, Host Forensics, IT Security Consulting, Industrial Systems Technology, Mobile Software Engineering, Mobile Threats, Network Forensics, Pentesting, Production Engineering, Automation and Robotics, Security in Complex Networks, Smart Factory, Social Engineering, Studium Generale, Supply Chain Management.

This is how flexible the standard period of study is in the Cyber Security distance learning programme

At IU International University you can choose one of 3 study models for your part-time distance learning programme:

• In the full-time study, the standard period of study is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time study programme in Cyber Security is particularly suitable for those who do not work or only work a few hours a week.
• In the Part-time study I, the standard period of study is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time while studying.
• In Part-time study II the standard period of study is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard period of study by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time study II is particularly suitable if you are heavily involved in your career in addition to your distance learning.

By the way, you can also take a vacation semester during the course of your studies, at no additional cost.

How does online study at IU work?

Study that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally when you want to learn and where you want to learn.

In the Cyber Security distance learning programme at IU International University, there is no compulsory attendance - you learn throughout from home, in the library of your choice or wherever you can learn best.

You take your modules and courses when you want. This means that you can generally arrange your study plan and semester schedule flexibly yourself.

Central to the IU distance learning programme are your interactive learning scripts. You receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally as a PDF and for your tablet. The smart app IU Learn gives you access to the scripts for your studies in Cyber Security as well as scripts from all other distance learning programmes at IU.

You can also access additional materials, such as videos, via myCampus, IU's online campus. You can exchange information with your lecturers and fellow students in virtual live formats, for example, about the interactive courses.

And exams? If you wish, you can write them as online exams. You can take an online exam around the clock as soon as you feel sufficiently prepared for the course material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the IU's numerous exam centres throughout Germany.