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Cybersecurity, Master of Science

Program Purpose

Students earning this degree will be prepared to advance in the growing and challenging field of Cybersecurity. The program offers students the opportunity to learn both tactical and strategic perspectives of Cybersecurity. The combination of tactical and strategic perspectives enables students to become practitioners and leaders in the field of Cybersecurity. 

Program Competencies

In addition to satisfying the University's graduate graduation competencies, students will have an advanced level of applicable knowledge in the following areas as appropriate to one's field of study: 

Cybersecurity Best Practices

  • Apply a Cybersecurity best practice to a scenario.
  • Compare and contrast a given set of Cybersecurity best practices.

Cybersecurity Plan

  • Develop a Cybersecurity plan for a given situation/case study.
  • Analyze / critique a Cybersecurity plan.

Cybersecurity Tools, Techniques, and Methodologies

  • Compare and contrast a given set of Cybersecurity methodologies.
  • Apply/utilize the appropriate Cybersecurity tool for a given situation/case study.
  • Describe a given Cybersecurity technique.

 

Program Design

Students who successfully complete the Master of Science in Cybersecurity will possess a working command of current cybersecurity practices that can be immediately applied to an organization regardless of size. Degree recipients will be capable of managing complex cybersecurity responsibilities and projects from inception to completion. Students have the option to pursue a concentration that caters to their vocational pursuit. Students graduating from the MS in Cybersecurity program should be prepared to provide leadership in the field of Cybersecurity. Graduates will have the following skills, knowledge, and values:

• A core knowledge of Cybersecurity

• Communication, interpersonal, and team skills

• Analytical and critical thinking skills

• Specific skills leading to a career

  

 

 

Cybersecurity Core Course Requirements (21 credits)

Network Security

Protecting and Securing the OS

Vulnerability Assmt and PT

IDS and IPS

Cyberthreat Intelligence

Cybersecurity Capstone

Research Seminar

Cyber Terrorism Concentration (15 credits)

Students completing the M.S. Cybersecurity program with a Cyber Terrorism concentration must complete the Cybersecurity Core (21 credits), and five (15 credits) of the following courses:

Contemporary Issues in Homeland Security

Sociology of Terrorism

Legal Aspects and Policy of Homeland Security

Risk Assessment and Management

Topics in Intelligence

Strategic Planning in Homeland Security

FinTech Concentration (15 credits)

Students completing the M.S. Cybersecurity program with a Financial Technology (FinTech) concentration must complete the Cybersecurity Core (21 credits), and the following concentration courses (15 credits).

Seminar in FinTech

Fin Markets and Institutions

Cloud Security Essentials

Choose one of the following two courses:

Web and Data Security

Cyberthreat Intelligence

Choose one of the following two courses:

Predictive Analytics

Security Data Analytics

SCADA Cybersecurity Concentration (15 credits)

Students completing the M.S. Cybersecurity program with a SCADA concentration must complete the Cybersecurity Core (21 credits), and the following concentration courses (15 credits).

IT Policy and Strategy

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security

SCADA Architecture

SCADA Risk Management and Auditing

SCADA Security Awareness and Standards

Cybersecurity - No Concentration (15 credits)

Students completing the M.S. Cybersecurity program with no concentration must complete the Cybersecurity Core (21 credits), and the five of the following courses (15 credits).

 

Applied Cybersecurity

Intelligence Writing

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Information Warfare (Social Media Intelligence)

Special Topics: Cybersecurity

Project and Change Management

Web and Data Security

Incident Handling and Response

Qualifications for Degree

To qualify for the Master of Science degree in Cybersecurity, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 36 credit hours (12 courses), including the Cybersecurity Capstone and Research Seminar. Both are intended to enhance a student’s occupational interest through the correlation of theory and practice. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. The program must be completed within five years.

This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2026-2027 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 202 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.