As a graduate of the Master’s in Business Information Technology (BIT), specialised in Enterprise Security Management, you are in exceptionally high demand on the job market. Businesses these days are in great need of professionals skilled in designing and leading IT security initiatives. You could launch a career as security analyst, information security consultant, IT project manager or security researcher to name just a few options. You can also start up your own business, like some of our former students did. Or you can opt to further develop yourself by continuing with a EngD- or PhD-programme.
Type of degree
When you have finished this Master's with the specialisation in Data Science & Business, you will receive a Master’s degree in Business Information Technology. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc). Your specialisation will be mentioned specifically on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in Enterprise Security Management.
Job opportunities
Professionals with a Master’s degree in Business Information Technology are in exceptionally high demand on the job market worldwide. Whichever specialisation you choose, exciting career opportunities will be awaiting you. As this Master’s offers you a broad foundation, you will be equipped to enter any area of business information technology.
Completing this Master’s with the specialisation in Enterprise Security Management, you will become an expert who will strategise organisational security measures and effectively lead multidisciplinary security teams. With your expertise, you perfectly understand the way businesses run, their strategies and their needs in terms of IT security, but you also have the engineering skills needed to design, develop, implement, and manage security interventions.
This expertise gives you an excellent position in the job market in virtually any sector. You will most likely launch a career at a large organisation with complex business processes and thus complex IT structures. Graduates of this specialisation find themselves in interesting positions within multinationals, high tech businesses, software suppliers, insurance companies, public authorities and the list continues. The list of jobs you could pursue include IT security manager, enterprise security consultant, security architect, IT project manager, IT strategy consultant, researcher or analyst, to name just a few of the numerous options. You might even end up as a future CISO!
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, with over 1,000 start-ups to its name, UT is recognised as one of the most entrepreneurial universities in the Netherlands. Did you know that big international companies like Booking.com and Just Eat Takeaway were once founded by students of UT? We are keen to put your scientific knowledge to practical use in solutions that people and society need. Your innovative ideas, creativity and the courage to put in the extra mile will be rewarded. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and their start-up hub Incubase on campus.
Former students have gone before you. For example, leading IT implementation company Ciphix was started up by a graduate of the Master’s in Business Information Technology, just as IT consultancy agency Bullit Digital. Will you be next?
Continue as a researcher: obtain a PhD
Instead of pursuing a professional career right away after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can opt to follow a PhD programme in one of our research groups. This involves spending four years studying a particular research area in-depth at one of our research institutes. Obtaining your PhD will earn you the title of Doctor (Dr).
Follow an EngD programme
For excellent professionals and graduates with a Master’s degree from a university, Twente Graduate School (TGS) offers five different Engineering Doctorate (EngD) programmes. These two-year, tailored programmes are aimed at you becoming a high-level technological designer. As a graduate in BIT, our EngD programme in Business & IT might be of interest to you! On successfully completing the programme, you will receive a certified diploma and the academic degree title, Engineering Doctorate (EngD).
Interested in doing an EngD or PhD? You can check below if there are any vacancies. If not, you can also send in an open application.