Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education as Cybersecurity — Master’s.
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Every organisation that moved its operations online inherited a perimeter it never had to think about before, and most did it faster than they built the team to protect it. Security is one of the few disciplines where the shortage is structural rather than cyclical: the surface to defend grows with every system added, while the expertise to cover it takes years to build.
Security is unusually gated: organisations hand people the keys to everything they own, so they check paperwork before they check anything else. A graduate credential is often what moves an application from the pile to the interview, not because of what it taught, but because of what it certifies.
Security is one of the few disciplines where working across borders is entirely normal: the systems being defended are not in a building either. A credential that is read the same way in every market matters more here than in almost any other field.
AGTU (American Global Tech University) is licensed by the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education, and accredited by ASIC in the United Kingdom. Your completion documents read the same whether you studied from Lima or from Lagos.
A through F, not pass/fail. It matters if you plan to continue to a doctorate, or to claim tuition reimbursement from an employer, several online universities issue pass/fail only, and both of those doors close quietly.
A full competency, two subjects, with a tutor assigned to you and a certificate of hours at the end. The $48 enrolment fee is waived. And if you continue, those hours are recognised as up to six credits toward your programme, so the work carries forward instead of starting over.
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| Tuition priced for the country you live in | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
| Accelerated programme at no extra cost | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
| Payment in 1 + 18 monthly instalments | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
| A complete competency free, before any payment | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
| Start any day, with no intake dates | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
| edX coursework and certificate included in the price | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
| Licensed in the United States and accredited in the United Kingdom | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
| Present in more than 20 countries | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
| Programme available in three languages | AGTUyes | Traditional online universityno |
Most free trials give you a sample video and a countdown timer. AGTU (American Global Tech University) gives you an entire competency, two full subjects, delivered exactly the way our degree students receive it. You enroll as a continuing-education student at AGTU (American Global Tech University).
The free competency costs nothing, in every sense. And when you decide to continue, the whole programme is published up front: the full figure and yours, with your country’s scholarship already applied.
The same nine teach every country, whatever you pay.
No hidden fees, no add-ons, and no card requested at any point. AGTU’s $48 enrolment fee is waived when you begin through the free competency, and the certificate you download at the end costs nothing either.
No hidden fees, no add-ons. Every course carries its own edX certificate at no extra cost, and starting through the free competency waives the $48 enrolment fee for good.
Each term runs six weeks and closes with an assessment. You continue from where the free competency program stopped.
These are the two subjects you study for free: full content, a dedicated tutor, the student forum and AGTU (American Global Tech University) international events. Finish them and you download your certificate of hours, and if you continue into the degree, they are recognized as up to six credits.
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In the years since, edX has become the platform where more than 250 institutions publish their courses, for over 100 million learners in more than 190 countries.
Through that partnership, the Master in Cybersecurity includes courses from the institutions below. Each one issues its own certificate, in your name, at no additional cost.
Issued in your name, by the institution that produced the course. Included in the price you already saw.
Start nowCreate your account and choose your area. No payment, no documents, and no card is requested at any point.
Immediate access to two full subjects, the forum, the AGTU (American Global Tech University) international events and your tutor.
A printable PDF with your documented hours, yours to keep permanently, and your hours count as up to six credits if you continue.
You can also skip ahead and apply directly to the degree at any time.
Start today, study this week.
Your country sets the scholarship applied later, if you continue.
Every admitted student receives an automatic scholarship based on where they live, up to 80% off, set by the economic group your country falls into. No essay, no committee, no waiting list.
to start · nothing to pay, now or later
in 1 + 18 instalments, your scholarship already applied
Every admitted student receives a scholarship. Yours is set by the country you live in.
Your six free credits carry into the degree. Figures follow AGTU’s published pricing rule; country of residence is confirmed at registration.
See my scholarshipStart at no cost, let your country set your tuition, or move at your own speed. They combine, most students use all three.
Begin a full competency at no cost and keep the certificate, whatever you decide next.
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Your country sets your tuition, up to 80% off, applied automatically on admission.
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No semesters and no speed limits, finish in as few as six months, paying term by term.
ExploreStudents from more than 20 countries, studying the same programme as you. Every AGTU (American Global Tech University) student joins a network that is already working, people in your field, in your time zone, and often in your country. You can see who they are before you enrol, connect with them on LinkedIn, and ask them anything you would rather not ask an advisor.
Students from more than 20 countries, studying the same programme as you.
Every AGTU (American Global Tech University) student joins a network that is already working, people in your field, in your time zone, and often in your country. You can see who they are before you register, connect with them on LinkedIn, and ask them anything you would rather not ask an advisor.
Many of them started exactly where you are now: on this page, wondering whether a free master’s competency could possibly be real.
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It’s really free. The free competency program costs nothing: no card required, no automatic billing, no cancellation deadline, no hidden fees, and all materials included. What we’re asking for is your time and attention, in the hope that the experience convinces you to enroll in the full degree. If it doesn’t, you owe us nothing and you keep your certificate.
Yes, a short admission test that confirms basic knowledge of the language you choose to study in: English, Portuguese, or Spanish. It is straightforward, it is taken online, and it is the only test required to begin the free competency program.
Not for the free competency program. Formal admission requirements, including academic documentation, apply when you enroll in a degree program.
Not in the free competency program. It’s fully asynchronous by design, so students in any time zone can participate equally. You’re still supported throughout by your tutor and the forum. Some degree programs include live components; those are described on each program page.
The free competency program has a defined study period, shown when you register. If you need more time, your tutor can discuss options with you.
No. You start as an AGTU (American Global Tech University) continuing-education student. Enrollment in a formal degree program happens only when you decide to continue and complete the admission process. This keeps your record clean and your decision genuinely open.
No. The programme is delivered entirely online, so there is no visa, no relocation, and no resignation letter. You study from where you already live, around the job you already have, and the credential you receive is the same American degree.
The credit recognition described on this page, up to six credits, applies to AGTU (American Global Tech University) programs under AGTU’s internal policy. Your certificate documents genuine completed hours, but other institutions set their own transfer rules. We can’t promise what a third party will accept.
It makes it shorter, not cheaper. The published tuition for your category still applies. The benefit is that you’ve already completed part of the program and have credit for it.
No. It’s applied automatically when you’re admitted, based on your country of residence.
There are no artificial speed limits. Many motivated learners finish in half the traditional time.
Yes, A to F, with a full GPA.
Yes. Flexible plans are available per term.
Four fields, and you are studying this week.
Four fields, and you’re studying.
No credit card. No enrollment fee. No obligation to enroll.
Free Competency Program subject to AGTU’s continuing-education and credit-recognition policies as published in the university catalog. American Global Tech University is licensed by the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education (License #12506) and accredited by ASIC. Coursework from Harvard, MIT, Cambridge and other leading institutions, through our edX partnership.
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The people who did it, telling it themselves.
Short videos recorded by AGTU (American Global Tech University) students and graduates: why they started, what the study weeks actually looked like, and what changed at work afterwards.
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