Do you enjoy computer science and IT systems? Do you like solving tricky problems with your analytical and logical thinking? Then Digital Forensics is the right place for you!
Thriller live: Digital forensics methods are used to solve crimes involving computers, electronic devices, personal data or the Internet. But IT security experts are also in demand when it comes to recovering data, examining network traffic or analysing communication connections of criminals.
A bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics is the foundation for a successful professional career in the cutting-edge field of cybersecurity. The breadth and practical orientation of the studies provide our graduates with numerous career opportunities:
The Hochschule Niederrhein offers extensive and effective support for the initial phase of a business start-up
Afterwards, you can choose a Master's degree programme in Cyber Security Management (M.Sc.).
The Degree programme aims to enable its graduates to,
Graduates have also developed an individual subject-specific competence profile within the framework of selectable modules.
Bachelor's degree programme
This new, innovative degree programme, was developed together with cybercrime professionals. You can expect an application-oriented learning spectrum from the foundation courses of computer science, network and computer technology, cybersecurity and criminalistics to specific methods and procedures for obtaining and presenting forensic evidence.
The studies are divided into a subject-specific basic study (semesters one and two), the application-oriented expert study of digital forensics (semesters three and four), an individual in-depth semester (semester five) and a practical phase including the bachelor's thesis (semester six). Graduates can develop an individual subject-specific competence profile within the framework of selectable modules and topics in the projects offered in each semester or through the practical phase and their theses.
If you are interested, our study plan also enables you to gain experience abroad through the mobility window in the 5th specialisation semester. More details can be found in our study plans and module handbooks.
Not every life is the same. That's why your studies should fit your current life situation. We offer our degree programmes in different formats that allow for flexible scheduling.
Full-time (6 semesters)
Full-time studies are the classic format. You concentrate fully on your studies and complete your bachelor's degree in a standard time to degree of six semesters.
Part-time (8 semesters)
Part-time studies give you the opportunity to take up studies despite already having a job or due to a high family load. The standard time to degree (in semesters) is extended to 8 semesters, with a maximum of three attendance days per week at the university.
Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Type of degree programme
Full-time / Part-time
Standard time to degree (in semesters)
6 semesters / 8 semesters
With orientation semester?
No
Scope of studies
180 ECTS
Place of study
Mönchengladbach
Costs per semester
Information on semester fee (incl. NRW Ticket)
Language of instruction
German
Accreditation agency
System accreditation
Higher education entrance qualification
Admission
winter semester only
Start of lectures
middle of September
Information about the start of studies
Application period
Winter semester 01 May - 15 September
Applicants who have acquired their higher education entrance qualification in a non-EU country 01 May - 15 August
Allocation procedure
free admission / without nc
Of course, this website does not answer all questions. Please contact us for more information about our degree programmes. Or you can drop by our open lectures and get an immediate impression of us and our degree programmes.
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In order to minimize risks, increase IT security and prevent attacks as much as possible, more and more professionals who have studied cyber security are needed. Cyber security experts are in high demand in companies and institutions, and IT security is a career field of the future. If you are passionate about computers and technology, enjoy logic and think ahead, then IT security studies in the field of bachelor's and master's degree program Cyber Security Management is just right for you.
To fully understand digitization, you need the combined know-how of electrical engineering and computer science in equal measure. That's why we've aligned two of our faculty's bachelor's degree programs to allow our talented students to earn a dual bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science in both disciplines – with just one additional year.
Data is the raw material of our time, and computer science is the key to exploiting this raw material: Intelligent assistance systems, multimedia databases, artificial intelligence or complex simulations require thoughtful and efficient processing of data. The well-founded studies in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Computer Science are complemented by practical relevance so that you can face the challenges of digitalization.
Electronic devices are the basis for many of today's innovations: The Internet of Things, Industry 4.0 or Augmented Reality would be mere visions without the electrical engineering that turns these ideas into reality. The well-founded studies in the Bachelor's and Master' s programmes in Electrical Engineering are complemented by content from computer science in such a way that you can meet the challenges of digitalization.
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