Master in Cyber Security
Zagreb, Croatia
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Jul 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
21 Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 5,490 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, Blended
* only students who do not require a visa may be considered after the official deadline
Key Summary
About: The Master in Cyber Security at Algebra Bernays University combines technology, creativity, entrepreneurship to train systems engineers who plan, implement, maintain, and optimize secure IT infrastructures. You’ll study network and server security, application and endpoint protection, cloud computing, automation, threat management, and system availability through hands-on projects and industry collaboration. Programmes are taught in English and include international exchange opportunities.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter roles such as Cybersecurity Engineer, Network Security Engineer, Penetration Tester, Ethical Hacker, Security Architect, Threat Intelligence Analyst, Incident Responder, and IT Security Consultant / Manager, and related positions like SOC analyst or digital forensics specialist.
Cybersecurity plays a key role in planning, implementing, maintaining and optimizing IT infrastructures. Their job is to ensure the stability, security and reliability of systems that are the foundation of business processes and the daily work of organizations. The main task of systems engineers is to ensure the harmonious functioning of all parts of the IT system - from networks and servers to applications and user devices. Their responsibilities include managing security threats, ensuring high system availability, and selecting and adapting available technologies to the specific needs of the organization. Systems engineers also monitor technological changes, introduce new solutions and implement advanced technologies such as cloud computing and automation, thereby contributing to the optimization of business processes. Their work is crucial for the successful operation of modern companies, making them an indispensable part of every organization.
Online studies at Algebra Bernays University are designed to provide students with quality, structured and flexible distance education, while maintaining a high level of interaction with teachers and colleagues. Our online master study programmes are thought in English language and students can choose between one of the two offered models:
Full online model: 100% online, study from anywhere
Hybrid online model: combination of online and occasional classroom teaching
Why study at Algebra Bernays University?
We prepare you for digital professions on the global labour market
The highest-quality professional study programmes in Croatia
According to the results of the overall institution quality system evaluation conducted by the Agency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE), through the re-accreditation process we have been declared the highest-quality professional study programme in Croatia.
Numerous benefits
During your studies, you will have the opportunity to learn and obtain internationally recognised certificates, along with receiving a Dreamspark Premium subscription to over 160 Microsoft products.
96% employment success rate
96% of our graduates get employed in their respective professions 3 months after completing their studies.
International exchange with more than 140 universities
We organise international activities for our students, lecturers and employees, as well as for foreign students and experts who share our values and beliefs. We support the exchange of students and lecturers and encourage the implementation of practical coursework abroad.
In-demand professions
Data engineers, digital marketing and strategy specialists, artificial intelligence and machine learning specialists, programmers are just some of the professions of the future for which Algebra University offers educational opportunities at both bachelor and master level.
Your career
Our partner employers are constantly looking for talented students. We are here to connect you and help jumpstart your career while you’re still studying. Our Career Centre has answers to all your questions.
Croatia, as well as other European countries, has the highest demand for digital talents in STEM and STEAM. This includes engineers, mathematicians, physicists, data analysts, cybersecurity experts, but also all those who are skilled in applying creative knowledge in the digital sphere of multimedia production or game development, for which Algebra has recently launched new study programmes.
Algebra University values diversity and actively seeks students from different backgrounds and nationalities to enrich the campus culture and broaden their horizons. Applicants from all around the world would be expected to meet the standards of academic excellence that include skills such as critical thinking, creativity, adaptability, teamwork, leadership and others relevant in today’s world. Study in Croatia, excel at Algebra.
First year
Semester 1
- Administering cloud solutions
- Innovative project 1 - Product or services ideation and planning
- Creativity and critical thinking
- Quantitative methods and modeling
- Programming in Python
Electives
- Operating systems implementation
- Embedded platforms and OS
- Threat management and incident response
- Cyber security defenses
Semester 2
- Implementing high availability in ICT system
- Innovative project 2 - Product or services development
- Advanced automatization and orchestration
- Intro to DevOps
Electives
- Wireless computer networks 1
- Ethical hacking
- Operating systems integration with complex infrastructures
- Applied cryptography
- Applied network security
- Computer networks supporting business
- Sensors and actuators
- Security of operating systems
Second year
Semester 3
- Innovative Project 3 – Go to market strategies
- Advanced DevOps
- Troubleshooting in ICT systems
- Cyber security management
Electives
- Wireless computer networks 2
- Digital forensics
- Business continuity and disaster recovery
- Penetration testing
- Computer networks - Project practicum
- Cloud security
- Virtualization and cloud
- Web technologies for IoT
Semester 4
- Final thesis
General learning outcomes:
Evaluate and analyse complex and insufficiently defined problems in the field of occupation using concepts of information theory, applied mathematical theory and best engineering practices
- Introduce innovative solutions in the field of applied computing by critical analysis and evaluation of current knowledge, models and solutions in the field of expertise, using “best practice solutions” and familiar and modified problem scenarios
- Apply complex research and analysis methods to determine detailed user or organizational requirements for information solutions or systems
- Identify, analyse and explain the problems of applying, polishing and implementing existing information systems in a wider business context and propose adequate solutions
- Manage relationship with users and / or members of a team, recognizing possible sources of misunderstanding and conflict and proactively and effectively influence their inhibition
- Design, prepare and manage the implementation of development projects in the field of applied computing using recognized methodologies and taking into account available resources, budgets and risks
- Be aware of business, organizational and sociological aspects of application and impact on the environment (user, organization, society) when planning, designing and applying information systems
- Evaluate the entrepreneurial idea and propose adequate business and organizational conditions for its realization
- Proactively manage your own professional and personal development and collect new knowledge and skills in different contexts and environment (e.g. through successful and unsuccessful projects, through continuous self-learning and monitoring of scientific and technological achievements, additional education …)
- Independently design and manage IT project with available resources, taking responsibility for personal and team tasks in unpredictable business conditions and environment
- Perform an independently significant final project by following set of requirements and standards and by applying modern technologies, tools and methodology
Professional learning outcomes
- Analyse business requirements by identifying the essence of key issues and solve them by building IT systems based on knowledge of software and hardware systems, modern operating systems, and computer networks
- Evaluate modern operating systems and virtual environment by analyzing architecture, concepts and characteristics of operating systems and business needs
- Organize and establish an internal organizational unit for the analysis of security threats and elimination of security threats within the IT perspectives and e-business systems
- Understand and apply computer forensics methods to establish a high level of computer security in a business environment
- Plan, build and maintain complex computer networks, including those for providing network services based on optical, wired or wireless communication media
- Evaluate available communication protocols and convergent architectures and plan and implement advanced solutions based on those protocols
- Plan and establish complex system solutions based on redundant services, including cluster infrastructure (Cloud computing), solutions and storage systems
- Plan and establish IT solutions and systems that ensure business continuity
- Use scripting when solving system problems and automating system tasks
- Establish protection systems by accessing key resources and infrastructure through identity management systems and checking the effectiveness of set security measures
Examples of jobs we are preparing you for:
- Cybersecurity Engineer
- Network Security Engineer
- Penetration Tester
- Ethical Hacker
- Security Architect
- Threat Intelligence Analyst
- Incident Responder
- IT Security Consultant / Manager
Algebra University is ranked 1st in Croatia with respect to the overall quality of the programmes and HEI according to the National Agency for Science and Higher Education and is the best education organization in the world among 3200 organizations as evaluated by Microsoft in 2014. Algebra is a co-founder of the Leading Learning Partners Association (LLPA) recognized as the winner of 2020 Microsoft Learning Partner of the Year.
The only institution in Croatia that has met the quality requirements of the NVAO.
Tuition fees are affordable when comparing to other European study destinations. At this time, we do not offer scholarships to new students, however, all students have access to scholarships for senior years of study depending on their academic merit and achievements.