Master's degree in Cybersecurity
Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB)
Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB)
The aim of the master’s degree in Cybersecurity (master's degree website) is to offer students a solid scientific grounding in the field of information technology security so as to provide society with professionals who are highly specialised in data protection, infrastructure protection and application protection.
- Duration and start date
- 1 academic year, 60 ECTS credits. Starting September
- Timetable and delivery
- Face-to-face
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs, €1,660 (€2,490 for non-EU residents).
More information about fees and payment options
More information about grants and loans - Language of instruction
- English
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Location
- Official degree
- Official degree
- General requirements
- Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
- Specific requirements
- English Level B2 is required for admission to the master’s degree and must be demonstrated when you enrol.
Direct admission
The following are recommended entrance qualifications for the master’s degree:- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Science and Technology.
- A bachelor’s degree that qualifies the holder for professional practice as a technical telecommunications engineer.
- Bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Systems Engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications.
- Bachelor’s degree in Informatics Engineering.
- Pre-EHEA degree in Telecommunications Engineering.
- Pre-EHEA degree in Informatics Engineering.
Exceptionally, applicants with other degrees may be admitted.
The academic committee of the master’s degree reviews these cases and may admit these applicants on the condition that they take bridging courses in addition to the 60 credits for the master’s degree.
These bridging courses will be subjects on the bachelor’s degrees at the schools that teach the master’s degree, up to a maximum of 10 ECTS credits.
The number of credits and bridging courses to be taken will depend on the entrance qualification, whether a bachelor’s degree or a pre-EHEA degree, and the academic competencies of the applicants, as reflected in their academic records. - Admission criteria
- The Academic Committee is in charge of the admission decisions of the candidates.
The criteria are: Academic Information (50%), Background and professional experience (40%) and Motivation (10%).
The criteria details follow:
Academic Information:- Final average grade for the undergraduate degree that provides access to the master's degree
- Ranking of the university issuing the previous degree, using the most common rankings (e.g. ARWU, QS World University, etc.)
- Academic performance on the previous degree
- Suitability of the candidate's previous degree. Holders of bachelor's degrees in disciplines in the field of Computer Science or Telecommunications Science and Technology will be given preference
- Experience in innovation and research projects
- Candidate's resume and motivation letter
- Places
- 40
- Pre-enrolment
- Pre-enrolment closed (consult the new pre-enrolment periods in the academic calendar).
How to pre-enrol - Enrolment
- How to enrol
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.