Note: Program replaced starting fs24 by an updated version. Students who started under this program can graduate under this program or choose the new program for graduation requirements. Consult your admisor.
The program will allow graduates to pursue high-demand work roles such as Cybersecurity Specialist, Cyber Defense Analyst, Cyber Defense Incident Responder, Information Security Analyst, Vulnerability Assessment Analyst, Security Architect, among a variety of other entry to mid-level cybersecurity and computing related roles. The Computer Science emphasis is housed on the department of Mathematics and Computer Science and it focuses on more technical aspects of the field.
The entire program can be completed in the evening, and students starting now will be able to complete the program online. Thirty credit hours (ten courses) are required for graduation. Applicants must meet the general graduate admission requirements of the Graduate School. Those with bachelor’s degrees outside of cybersecurity or computer science must demonstrate significant proficiency as outlined in admission requirements using either prior coursework or experience. Applicants can be admitted with some deficiencies, which would need to be addressed by taking additional coursework. Applicants new to Computer Science and Cybersecurity are encouraged to take a few of the admission requirements courses before reapplying.
Students can group elective courses of interest and earn one of the available certificates with or without extra coursework.
Program Director: Abderrahmen Mtibaa
Degree requirements for students enrolled prior to Spring 2024
Note: ending SS24, see updated program. Students admitted under this program may still graduate under these requirements or follow the new requirements.
Candidates for the M.S. in Cybersecurity with Computer Science emphasis must complete 30 credit-hours of graduate coursework, subject to the Graduate School regulations. Of these, at least 18 hours must be numbered 5000 or above. All courses numbered below 5000 must be completed with grades of at least B-. Outside computer science and information systems, up to 6 hours of related course work is allowed upon permission of the Graduate Director.
| Course Number | Title of Course | Availability |
| CMP SCI 4730 | Computer Networks and Communications | OE FP |
| CMP SCI 4760 | Operating Systems | OE FP |
| CMP SCI 5702 | Cyber Threats and Defense | O FP |
| CMP SCI 5732 | Cryptography for Computer Security | O S |
| CMP SCI 5782 | Advanced Information Security | O P |
| CMP SCI 5888 or 6900 | Cybersecurity Capstone 1 | O FP |
| Electives (Choose four courses. At least two must be from Computer Science) | ||
| CMP SCI 4700 | Computer Forensics | O F |
| CMP SCI 5750 | Cloud Computing | O F |
| Mobile Computing, Networking, and Security | O P | |
| Security of IoT Systems | O F | |
| Advanced Cybersecurity Concepts | O | |
| Software Assurance | O FP | |
| Management of Information Security | O FP | |
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Other electives upon approval of Computer Science department chair
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A student is allowed to work on three credit-hours of Master's Thesis (CMP SCI 6900) in place of Cybersecurity Capstone (CMP SCI 5888) |
| Availability: Online (O), Evening (E), Summer (S), Fall (F), Spring (P). |
