College of Business and Technology

Cybersecurity (MS)

The Cybersecurity degree will extend student learning into core-competencies within the growing field of Cybersecurity. The cybersecurity courses will prepare students to integrate Cybersecurity into their information technology careers. This degree will also have the learning outcomes of the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) imbedded into it to help prepare students to acquire the predominant certification in the field of Cybersecurity.

CYS 550Enterprise Cyber Security Strategies3
CYS 505Ethics in Cyber Security3
CYS 510Research in Cyber Security3
CYS 545Cyber Security Project Deployment3
CYS 599Cyber Security Capstone3
CYS 530Information Security Governance and Compliance3
CYS 533Information Security Operations3
CYS 536Incident, Threat, and Vulnerability Management3
CYS 539Cyber Defense3
CYS 543Managing a Secure Enterprise3
Total Credits30
Plan of Study Grid
First YearCredits
First Semester
CYS 530 Information Security Governance and Compliance 3
CYS 533 Information Security Operations 3
Second Semester
CYS 536 Incident, Threat, and Vulnerability Management 3
CYS 539 Cyber Defense 3
Third Semester
CYS 543 Managing a Secure Enterprise 3
CYS 550 Enterprise Cyber Security Strategies 3
 Credits18
Second Year
First Semester
CYS 505 Ethics in Cyber Security 3
CYS 510 Research in Cyber Security 3
Second Semester
CYS 545 Cyber Security Project Deployment 3
CYS 599 Cyber Security Capstone 3
 Credits12
 Total Credits30