Cybersecurity
Bachelor’sDegree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Length of Study: 7 semesters
Course content: German
Enrolment: each winter term (admission restrictions)
Application deadlines for first semester of study: May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)
Application deadlines for higher semesters of study: November until 15.01. of each year (summer term), May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)
Your future with a degree in Cybersecurity
A degree in cybersecurity provides the foundation for a future-proof career in a digitally connected world. It combines technical expertise with business knowledge and develops interdisciplinary skills. Graduates are able to analyze complex threat landscapes and develop tailored security strategies. The program places special emphasis on linking theory and practice and fosters the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams. With a broad knowledge of computer science, business administration, and cybersecurity, graduates become indispensable professionals who strengthen the digital resilience of organizations. Their adaptable expertise and sense of ethical responsibility are in demand worldwide. This combination of skills enables them to excel in the dynamic cybersecurity industry as innovative integrators at the intersection of technology, management, and people.
Good reasons to study Cybersecurity at Kiel UAS
- Interdisciplinary degree program focusing on computer science, business administration, and cybersecurity
- Training of professionals who bridge the gap between technology, organization, and people
- Practice-oriented projects and professional internships to apply theory in real-world situations
- Personal development with an emphasis on ethical conduct and responsibility
- Development of an individual competency profile through targeted elective modules
- Intensive preparation for current challenges such as threat analyses and security strategies
- Promotion of lifelong learning in a constantly evolving professional field
- general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) or
- subject-related higher education entrance qualification or
- general or subject-specific technical college entrance qualification (consisting of a school- and a practical-based part) or
- successfully passed master craftsman’s examination or equivalent previous education (e.g. apprenticeship)
- more information on the university entrance qualification
For information and deadlines regarding foreign high school diplomas, please visit www.haw-kiel.de/studium/studieninteressierte/internationale-bewerbungen/ .
Applications for the first semester of study:
- May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)
Applications for higher semester of study:
Admission is based on the capacities that become available. The admissions office can provide more information.
- November until 15.01. of each year (summer term)
- May until 15.07. of each year (winter term)
Information on application deadlines and procedures for applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification can be found at https://www.haw-kiel.de/en/degree-courses/information-for-prospective-students/international-applications
This is a statutory deadline. This means that applications for admission and application documents that are submitted to the Kiel University of Applied Sciences -Admissions Office (via Uni-Assist for applicants with a foreign university entrance qualification) after the above-mentioned deadlines will no longer be considered. If the end of an exclusion period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, the period nevertheless ends at the end of the corresponding day and is not extended to the end of the next working day. (Article 43, Section 7 of the University Admission Ordinance –(HZVO). The date of receipt at the Kiel University of Applied Sciences is valid! Subsequent submissions beyond this deadline are also not possible. Incomplete documents or documents received late are excluded from the selection process. Applications received by fax or e-mail are invalid and also do not take part in the award procedure.
Documents to be submitted (as upload):
- certificate of university entrance qualification
- certificate in the event of a name change (e.g. marriage certificate)
- certificate of exmatriculation (de-registration) if you are studying/have studied the same course of study for which you are requesting admission to a first semester of study
- if applicable, certification of civic/social service (armed forces, year of social and ecological work, EU voluntary work, charity work, development agencies, etc)
- evidence of completed professional training (exam certificate)
- evidence of previously study periods by means of study certificates
- evidence of previously completed courses (when applying for a higher semester)
- if applicable, proof of sufficient German language skills for applicants without a German university entrance qualification and without a German university degree (enrolment requirement in the case of admission!!!)
- additional degree: certificate of the first professional degree, study certificates, certificate of exmatriculation (de-registration) and a detailed written justification. Applicants are only allowed to name one degree programme. You can find more information here.
After deducting the so-called advance quotas (foreigner quota, hardship quota), 20% of the study places are allocated after a waiting period. The other 80% are distributed according to a university selection quota. This provides for an allocation based on the average grade of the university entrance qualification, which is an admission requirement in accordance with the examination regulations.
The waiting period counts from the time the university entrance qualification is attained.
Notification of admission for the main procedure is sent approx. 2-3 weeks after the application deadline. Then, rejections are handled. After a rejection you have the opportunity to participate in a possible lottery procedure. A lottery procedure takes place if there are still some remaining places for the course after the main selection procedure, the replacement procedure and enrolment.
You are informed of the enrolment deadline with the notification of admission. If enrolment is not made on time, the right to the study place expires irrevocably. You can find more information on enrolment here.
There is a compulsory fee charged each semester for the Student Services Authority, the student body, the Administration fee and the semester travel ticket.
Also, there is an administration charge for enrolment. This charge is non-refundable.
Additional information on the above-mentioned fees and charges
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Degree Course Management Prof. Dr. Klaas Ole Kürtz
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