Rules
The following specific rules apply, in addition to, or as a refinement of, the standard rules that apply to every computer science master student.
In their starting quarter, the student agrees on a study plan with the program mentor: Kaitai Liang in Delft, Florian Hahn in Twente; if you are an EIT student please check here.
If necessary, the study plan can be revised later, in consultation with the local program mentor.
Rules for Twente students who started their studies in 2023-2024
For students who start their Cyber Security master specialization in 2023 at the University of Twente, the rules changed compared to previous years.
Students must select:
- CoE, CRM-Twente, InS-Twente, Crp-Twente, and SoS;
- at least four out of BCT-Twente, Bio, CDA-Twente, eLaw, ESA, PET-Twente, SDM, SCC, SSI, SeV, SyS, SyV;
- other courses as agreed with the program mentor
The study plan form for Twente students who started in 2023/2024 can be found here:
Rules for students who started their studies before 2023-2024
Delft
Students must select:
- CDA, CRM, NeS-Delft, Crp, MCS, and SyS;
- at least five out of ASA, BCE-Delft, Bio, DiA, FDA, PET, Q101, Q201, SDM, STR, SeV, and LBS.
- at least three out of CoE, CCS, CSM, eLaw, EoS and UCS.
- other courses as agreed with the program mentor.
Twente
Students must select:
- CoE, CRM, InS-Twente, Crp, and SoS;
- at least three out of CDA, ESA, PET, SDM, SCC, BCT, Bio, SSI, SeV, SyS, SyV;
- at least three out of CCS, CSM, eLaw, EoS and UCS;
- other courses as agreed with the program mentor.
Choosing technical courses
It may be helpful to consider the following classifications of the technical courses:
Level
Please choose introductory as well as advanced courses, and make sure that you include the prerequisites for all courses that you select.
- Introductory: Crp, InS-Twente, Nes-Delft, LBS, and SoS;
- Advanced: BCE-Delft, BCT-Twente, CDA, ESA, PET, SeV, SCC, SDM, SyS, and SSI.
Focus
Please choose at least an introductory course from each of the four technical focus areas so that you have solid basis, and feel free to deepen your knowledge in a specific focus area.
- Network security focus: ESA, InS-Twente/NeS-Delft, and SSI;
- Software security focus: SoS/LBS, SeV, and STR;
- Data security focus: CDA-Delft/CDA-Twente, PET-Delft/PET-Twente, and SDM;
- System security focus: BCE-Delft/BCT-Twente, SCC, and SyS.
Overlap
Please be aware that some courses overlap.
- BCE-Delft and BCT-Twente overlap and cannot be taken both.
- InS-Twente, and NeS-Delft overlap and cannot be taken both.
- SoS and LBS overlap and cannot be taken both.
With the transition year towards the end of the 4TU.CybSec collaboration, additonal courses have an overlap.
- Crp-Delft and Crp-Twente overlap and cannot be taken both.
- CRM-Delft and CRM-Twente overlap and cannot be taken both.
- CDA-Delft and CDA-Twente overlap and cannot be taken both.
- PET-Delft and PET-Twente overlap and cannot be taken both.
4TU.CybSec Certificate
Computer science master students who take at least 80 EC cyber security related credits for courses and the final year project will be considered as cyber security professionals and they will receive an appropriate certificate to testify to this accomplishment.
Study plan forms
CybSec master students can download and complete an individual study plan form Twente: started before 2023 or started from 2023 onwards; or from Delft. EIT-Digital students in Twente can download their individual studyplan form for the Entry year or the Exit year.
Once completed please discuss your study plan with the program mentor.