Cybersecurity Engineer
A standard high level to meet the challenges of digital security in an ever-changing world.
Proposed on the Rennes campus, the Cybersecurity engineering training at CentraleSupélec aims to respond to the skills shortage in a context of growing IT threats.
It is based on a solid base in IT general (software, hardware, networks) and in cybersecurity (cryptography, audit, reverse engineering, supervision, secure development).
The courses are structured around a progressive specialization over three years, with a strong anchoring in the professional world and opportunities for projects, internships and professionalization contracts.
Become a Cybersecurity Engineer
The CentraleSupélec Cybersecurity engineering program trains experts capable of combining in-depth scientific and technical expertise with a comprehensive understanding of the issues related to their field.
Students learn to analyze security problems, design robust and innovative solutions, and apply them in complex and multidisciplinary environments.
They also develop skills in communication, teamwork and independent learning, enabling them to adapt to the rapid evolution of the field and make decisions in the face of increasingly complex systems.
Course Objectives:
- Training engineers experts in design and security of information systems.
- Learn to analyze, audit and optimize the security of digital infrastructures.
- Acquire a thorough understanding of ethical issues, legal et societal related to cybersecurity.
- Developing skills for respond to attacks, analyze malicious code and manage security incidents.
Program
A 3-year course
The training is spread over six semesters, with academic semesters combined with professional internships. Those in spring (S6, S8, S10) include a period of in-company training (internship). In the third year, students can choose to complete the alternating training, which allows them to work in a company while continuing their studies.
The lessons are divided into 3 areas:
Engineering Sciences
You will develop a rigorous mastery of the scientific tools essential to any engineer, regardless of their specialty. Mathematics, physics, optimization, statistics, and machine learning provide a solid foundation for approaching complex systems.
Humanities, Business and Professionalization
You'll explore the human dimensions of the engineering profession: career path, ethics, transitions, and the work environment. These courses prepare you to evolve with discernment in a multicultural and constantly changing world.
Specialization in IT and Cybersecurity
Over the semesters, you'll specialize in cybersecurity through a foundation in computer science, courses on low-level systems, formal methods, and targeted security courses. Electives complement this gradual increase in expertise.
weeks of internship
minimum weeks of international experience
present in 80 countries
compulsory modern languages
Admissions
CentraleSupélec offers numerous opportunities to join its general engineering program. Find below the access routes to the CentraleSupélec general engineering program as well as the number of places offered in 2025.
Career
The training covers technical expertise professions identified by higher education, industry and ANSSI, in response to the growing demand for data and systems protection.
Upon completion of the training, graduates can perform the following functions:
- Information Systems Security Engineer: IT Infrastructure Management and Data Protection
- Threat and risk analyst: detecting flaws and anticipating attacks.
- Cybersecurity consultant: advising companies on securing their infrastructures and systems.
- Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM): design and implementation of security policies within an organization.
- Expert in penetration testing and security auditing: proactive assessment of system security.
Registration fees - Financing
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Students in the engineering cycle pay a different rate depending on the conditions defined by the decree of January 2, 2015 setting the tuition fees of CentraleSupélec.
The concept of EU includes the Member States of the European Union, the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Swiss Confederation.Price Amount Full EU price* 3 660,00 € Half-price EU* 1 830,00 € Full price outside the EU 6 180,00 € Half-price outside the EU 3 090,00 € Foreign students can obtain a reduction of their registration fees at the EU rate if they meet one of the following conditions:
- have started their studies at CentraleSupélec before September 1, 2018;
- be a national of one of the Member States of the European Union, of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or of the Swiss Confederation
- be a child, spouse or partner of a national of one of the Member States of the European Union
- be a beneficiary of long-term resident status in a State of the European Union or be a person whose father, mother or legal guardian benefits from such status
- be the beneficiary of a temporary residence permit and dependent on a tax household located in France for at least two years
- have joined the accelerated CentraleSupélec engineering program
- having joined CentraleSupélec as part of a partnership.
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The "Crous" higher education grant based on social criteria
Crous social criteria grants are awarded based on means-tested funding. Students receiving this grant are exempt from registration fees and receive a grant from the Crous (amount based on the level).
Application procedures for this grant are generally carried out from March to May for the following academic year on the website messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
Visit the website: messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
Specific annual allowance for students in difficulty
Are you a student experiencing ongoing financial difficulties? You may, under certain conditions, be eligible for the annual special allowance. This financial aid is available to you if you do not receive the social criteria education grant.
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To enable all engineering students attending CentraleSupélec to pursue their studies under the best possible conditions, the CentraleSupélec Foundation offers a scholarship program. This scholarship program complements the scholarships and aid offered by the government.
Each year, more than 300 students benefit from support from the CentraleSupélec Foundation.
Qualification
The diploma awarded is a national engineering diploma, controlled by the State and accredited by the Engineering Qualifications Commission.
