Admission Requirements

Applicants to the Master of Science in Cyber Defence must meet the following requirements:

1. The applicant must be a member of the Qatar Armed Forces with the rank of Major or higher, or hold an equivalent civilian grade.
2. The applicant must hold a Bachelor's degree from a recognized university.
3. The applicant must have a distinguished academic record with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.8  or equivalent in one of the following areas:
   • Computer Science
   • Information Systems
   • Another relevant discipline
4. Applicants are expected to possess basic knowledge in cyber security.
5. Applicants must successfully pass any examination or personal interview required by the program
6. Applicants must have sufficient English reading proficiency to use English-language academic literature and research papers