Cyber Security, M.S.

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Objectives

The Department of Computer Science offers a Master of Science in cyber security. It also offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science in Natural Sciences. (See College of Sciences and Mathematics website.) Selected computer science courses may be used as a graduate minor in other areas. A graduate minor consists of at least nine hours. Graduate students also may take computer science courses as electives to support their degree plans.

Required Courses

CSC 512 - Web Security Credit(s): 3
CSC 522 - Defensive Coding and Security Credit(s): 3
CSC 545 - Reverse Engineering Operating Systems and Malware Credit(s): 3
CSC 562 - Attack, Defense and Penetration Testing Credit(s): 3
CSC 548 - Forensics Credit(s): 3
Complete three hours of both CSC 589 and CSC 590.
CSC 589 - Thesis Research Credit(s): 1-2
CSC 590 - Thesis Writing Credit(s): 3-9

Prescribed Electives

Complete nine hours from the following:

CSC 513 - Software Development Principles Credit(s): 3
CSC 520 - Data Base Management Systems Credit(s): 3
CSC 524 - Database Management Systems-Architecture and Management Credit(s): 3
CSC 560 - Computer Networking Credit(s): 3
CSC 563 - Computer Networks and Distributed Systems Credit(s): 3
CSC 565 - Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing Credit(s): 3
CSC 580 - Independent Studies Credit(s): 1-6
CSC 575 - Advanced Graduate Studies Credit(s): 1-3