This degree program is the only one of its kind in Bavaria, and is offered as an interdisciplinary program at the Faculties of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Business. It is aimed at graduates of Bachelor programs in the fields of technology and computer science, as well as graduates of business-related degree programs with a focus on technology. Over the course of three semesters, students acquire the skills necessary to come up with interdisciplinary solutions to safety and security problems in the areas of industrial automation, control systems and critical infrastructure. This practical degree program focuses on a range of subjects including IT security, data protection, functional security, IT law and employee management.
Study Plan
The basics of industrial safety and security from a technical, organizational and legal point of view are covered in the first semester of this Master program. This allows students to understand important interdisciplinary aspects of safety and 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 then write their Master thesis based on a complex topic from the field of safety and security, often in close cooperation with a company. They also have the option to specialize even further by taking an elective.
The extraordinary thing about this degree program is that students are given practical training in using a networked automated and control system in the “Industrial Security” lab. Safety and 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 HSA_innos research group for IT security and digital forensics, and the HSA_ops optimization and operations management research group. Scientists from the technology transfer center in Noerdlingen, who carry out research on various aspects of the production industry, are also participating in this new degree program, which has been offered at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences since the summer semester of 2017.
