- Degree
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Course location
- Augsburg
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- For the "International" specialisation, the language of instruction is English only, with compulsory German language courses each semester (comprising of 5 ECTS). At the end of their studies, graduates will be able to demonstrate German language skills at the C1 level.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 3 semesters
- Beginning
- Summer semester
- Application deadline
- 15 December for the following summer semester
Important notice: Applicants with a foreign degree certificate must provide a uni-assist (https://www.uni-assist.de/)evaluation. To meet the application deadline, please allow for the uni-assist evaluation to take four to six weeks.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- The basics of industrial security from a technical, organisational, and legal point of view are covered in the first semester of this Master's programme. This allows students to understand important interdisciplinary aspects of security in Industry 4.0. In the second semester, students acquire a more in-depth knowledge and strengthen this knowledge by carrying out a large-scale interdisciplinary project. In the third semester, the students write the Master's thesis based on a topic from the field of security, often in close cooperation with a company. They also have the option to specialise even further by taking electives.
The extraordinary thing about this degree programme is that students are given practical training in using a networked automated and control system in the “Industrial Security” lab. Security problems that may arise in companies, such as a large hacker attack on sensitive IT data, are simulated directly in this lab. The students also work in close cooperation with scientists from the THA_innos research group for IT security and digital forensics as well as the THA_ops optimisation and operations management research group. Scientists from the technology transfer centre in Nördlingen, who carry out research on various aspects of the production industry, also participate in this new degree programme.
Please note that, since summer semester 2025, the specialisation "International" is offered for international students, within the degree programme in Industrial Safety and Security (MSc). The lectures are held in English only. Specific information can be found in the study plan document.
An annual information event about the Master's programme in Industrial Security and Safety takes place in November – details will be published on our website: https://www.tha.de/en/Electrical-Engineering/Industrial-Safety-and-Security-MSc.html (https://www.tha.de/en/Electrical-Engineering/Industrial-Safety-and-Security-MSc.html).