Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT or ICT (degree in other field is accepted only if the candidate has at least 1 year work experience in IT).

In order to qualify for the studies in Tallinn University of Technology an applicant has to have at least 60% of the highest possible CGPA. If the average grade for your Bachelor's degree is below 60%, the requirement can be considered fulfilled upon the programme manager’s proposal if the applicant’s average grade from the applicant’s previous master’s studies is at least 60% of the maximum possible grade. Note that this principle can be implemented only if the CGPA of your Bachelor's degree does not fall under 50%.

In order to apply, a candidate is required to upload a Test-taker Score Report of the GRE General Test to the DreamApply application system with the necessary threshold scores:

• Verbal Reasoning at least 145
• Quantitative Reasoning at least 150
• Analytical Writing score at least 3.0

This is a prerequisite for qualifying and has to be fulfilled latest by the application deadline.

Candidates who have obtained a full Bachelor's degree (or subsequent higher education degree) in EU, EFTA or OECD member state are waived from the GRE requirement.

Please see more information about our GRE General Test requirement here, including the exact eligibility criteria for being exempted from this prerequisite and how to order the test result electronically to TalTech.

Please include the following:

• Describe your professional goals. How does the degree programme you are applying for will support your professional profile?
• Why do you apply for the chosen programme? Which of the courses offered in this programme are particularly beneficial in pursuing your professional goals?
• Describe your previous experience and competencies related to IT — e.g. your works and projects, skills you have mastered at training courses or by yourself, online IT courses you have passed, free and open-source software projects you have participated in, list of Github, Bitbucket and other social coding repositories, etc.
• If you do not have previous IT experience, please explain your motivation why you decided to study cybersecurity.
• List achievements that you are very proud of. For example, this might include the development of open-source tools; published academic papers; etc.
• Please point out 1-2 potential research questions of your interest, about which you might consider writing your final MSc thesis.

NB! It is important to properly cite and reference any sources used in your motivation letter (quotations, publications, ideas etc. that are not your own). Additionally, AI-generated text is not acceptable as the purpose of the motivation letter is to show the applicant’s genuine motivation. Neglecting the aforementioned principles will result in the disqualification of your application. 

Motivation Letter, CV (=DreamApply application form) and Online Lab grading scale: 1–10 points. Candidate must collect at least 5 points to qualify for the online interview.

A good Internet connection is recommended in order to access the virtual lab. The virtual lab is cloud-based so no special hardware or software is required. More detailed information will be sent to your email after the preliminary evaluation. 

Motivation Letter, CV (=DreamApply application form) and Online Lab grading scale: 1–10 points. Candidate must collect at least 5 points to qualify for the online interview.

The aim of the interview is to understand your academic potential, motivation and suitability for your chosen course. For this reason, the interview will include some technical questions.

Questions are composed to assess your:

• problem-solving abilities;
• intellectual flexibility and analytical skills;
• assimilation of new ideas and information.

Topics that are covered during interview

Interviews are discussion-based, mainly academic and program-related:

• personal motivation and information provided in the written application;
• engagement with the cyber security area;
• algorithms and scripting/programming;
• cryptography;
• network security;
• digital forensics;
• security management & strategies;
• legal and ethical aspects of cyber security;
• potential project idea for thesis topic.

The length of an interview is 20-30 minutes and will be conducted by the specialists in the programme you have applied for.

Grading scale: 1–10 points. Candidate must collect at least 5 points to be admitted to the study programme.