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 | |
| CYS501 | Fundamentals of CyberSecurity | 3 | |
| CYS 502 | Foundations of Cryptography | 3 | |
| CYS 503 | Privacy in a Digital Networked World | 3 | |
| CYS 504 | Threats, Exploits and Countermeasures | 3 | |
| CYS 505 | Enterprise Security Architecture | 3 | |
Electives
| Electives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | |
| CYS506 | Database Security | 3 | |
| CYS507 | Cloud Computing Security | 3 | |
| CYS508 | Human Aspects of Cybersecurity | 3 | |
| CYS510 | Risk Management in Cybersecurity | 3 | |
| CYS511 | Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance | 3 | |
| CYS513 | Wireless and Mobile Security | 3 | |
| CYS514 | Counter Hacking Techniques | 3 | |
| CYS516 | Software Security | 3 | |
| CYS517 | Cybersecurity Forensics | 3 | |
| CYS518 | Malware Analysis and Engineering | 3 | |
| CYS519 | Cybersecurity Auditing | 3 | |
| CYS520 | Special Topics in Cybersecurity | 3 | |
| CYS522 | Decentralized Autonomous Systems & Blockchain | 3 | |
| CYS595 | Emerging Topics in CyberSecurity | 3 | |
| CYS598 | Project I | 3 | |
| CYS599 | Project II | 3 | |
| CYS600 | Thesis | 6 | |