M.S in Cybersecurity Structure of the Program
STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM
The Cybersecurity MS program consists of a core component plus a set of electives through which students may concentrate on a particular area or diversify their knowledge in the field. The core component consists of five courses that should be taken by all students. After completing the core courses, the student may take the thesis option or the non-thesis option. In case of the thesis option the student takes three electives plus the thesis (6 credits). In case of the non-thesis option, the student has to take five electives (15 credits).
Core Courses: (15 Credit hours)
| Core Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| CYS 531 | Fundamentals of CyberSecurity | 3 | |
| CYS 532 | Information Systems Security | 3 | |
| CYS 533 | Cybersecurity Defense | 3 | |
| CYS 534 | Threats, Exploits and Countermeasures | 3 | |
| CYS 535 | Governance, Risk, and Compliance | 3 | |
Electives Courses (15 Credit hours)
| Elective Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| CYS 540 | Enterprise Security Architecture | 3 | |
| CYS 541 | Privacy in a Digital Networked World | 3 | |
| CYS 542 | Advanced Cryptography | 3 | |
| CYS 545 | Software Security | 3 | |
| CYS 546 | Web Security | 3 | |
| CYS 547 | Mobile Device Security | 3 | |
| CYS 593 | Research Methodology | 3 | |
| CYS 595 | Emerging Topic in Cybersecurity | 3 | |
| CYS 598 | Project I | 3 | |
| CYS 599 | Project II | 3 | |
| CYS 600 | MSc Thesis | 6 | |