M.S. in Cybersecurity Program

Program Highlights

Our program is crafted to be both applied and career-focused. With 10 strategically designed courses, you will acquire hands-on skills and applied knowledge, preparing you for a diverse range of cybersecurity roles. Career pathways include:

  • Incident Responder
  • Malware Reverse Engineer
  • Cybersecurity Risk Manager
  • Security Analyst
  • Ethical Hacker
  • Threat Hunter

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Requirements

Discipline Core Requirements (Complete 21 Credits)

Course Number

Course Name

Credits
IT 6300 Principles of Cybersecurity 3.0
IT 6330 Cybersecurity Operations 3.0
IT 6350 Law/Ethics/Privacy in Cybersecurity 3.0
IT 6370 Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessment 3.0
IT 6740 Advanced Network Defense and Countermeasures 3.0
IT 6770 Cybersecurity Management 3.0
IT 6900 Cybersecurity Capstone 3.0

Elective Requirements (Complete 9 Credits)

Course Number

Course Name

Credits
IT 6660 Advanced Network Forensics 3.0
IT 6750 Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis 3.0
IT 6780 Secure Coding 3.0
INFO 6420 Web and Mobile Application Security 3.0

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete all courses with a grade of B- or better with an overall GPA or 3.0 or higher.
  • Courses must be finished within a five-year period. No courses will apply toward graduation that are older than five years.

Additional Helpful Information

Scholarships

The Master of Science in cybersecurity offers annual partial-tuition waiver scholarships. These scholarships are merit-based and competitive. The application for scholarships typically opens in January of each school year and closes in early July of each school year.

International Students

If you are an international student, please know that at this time, the M.S. in cybersecurity program is not approved to admit international students and we are unable to accept your application. We hope to offer this program to international students at some point in the future.

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