IT Cyber security

IT Cyber Security is a program for those who wish to combine knowledge of computer science with knowledge of political science and administration.

The knowledge related to political science and administration includes:

1. the place of cybersecurity in the contemporary understanding of security;
2. the complexity of security threats in cyberspace;
3. diversity of areas of activities to ensure security in cyberspace, taking into account political science, but also legal, economic and sociological approaches.

Knowledge related to computer science includes:

1. The principles of operation of the operating system, its tasks and weaknesses;
2. basic programming structures and rules of designing programming scripts;
3. functioning of web applications and knowledge about the basic weaknesses of web applications;
4. principles of operation of computer networks and, weaknesses of protocols and mechanisms operating in all layers of the OSI model;
5. principles and best practices for safe web application programming;
6. principles of operation of cryptographic modules and the manner of their application in IT Systems;
7. the process of performing penetration tests and ability to describe each stage;
8. standards for information security management.

Computer science skills include:

1. efficient performance of tasks in the Linux operating system; 2) designing a simple algorithm and creating its implementation using Python;
2. conducting security tests for Web applications based on the OWASP standard;
3. analyzing the weaknesses of the computer network and applying a security mechanism to protect against potential attacks;
4. finding security bugs in web applications and applying corrections to eliminate them;
5. performance of the required analysis regarding the application of cryptographic methods and the use of appropriate cryptographic modules;
6. performing all stages of penetration testing;
7. creating process documentation of the IT system and conducting a risk analysis of such a system.

https://itcybersecurity.umcs.pl/

Qualification rules

1. Admission is open to both Polish citizens and international candidates.
2. The programme is offered on a tuition-fee paying basis to candidates holding a bachelor's degree or any other equivalent degree, which entitles them to undertake the Master’s degree programme in the country where the documents were issued. Documents must be appended with a legalisation or an apostille.
3. A candidate must submit a complete set of application documents, including the NAWA individual recognition statement and English certificate (more information).
4. Registration is open within the admission period (April - September) and until all the available vacancies are filled.
5. The required registration fee payment is PLN 85. Please check the instructions on how to make a payment in the system.

Tuition fee:
1st year € 3520
2nd year € 3300

An Early Bird Discount of 150 euros is offered for the one-time payment for the first year of studies made by 30.06.2026!
Admission enquiries: studyinenglish@umcs.pl