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M.S. in Cybersecurity Curriculum

The M.S. in Cybersecurity curriculum consists of 30 credit hours and is completed in twelve months, two semesters and the summer.

Term 1 – Fall (12 credits)

CYSC 6101 Network Security Engineering and Cryptography 3
CYSC 6201 Secure Software Development 2
CYSC 6301 Application Security and WEB Technology 3
CYSC 6401 Mobile and Wi-Fi Security 3
CYSC 6501 Cybersecurity Industry Seminar I 1

Term 2 – Spring (12 credits)

CYSC 7101 Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing 3
CYSC 7201 Digital Forensics 3
CYSC 7301 AI-Powered Cloud Security 3
CYSC 7401 Advanced IDS/IPS in Security Operations Center 2
CYSC 7501 Cybersecurity Industry Seminar II 1

Term 3 – Summer (6 credits)

CYSC 8101 Special Topics in Cybersecurity 3
CYSC 8501 Cybersecurity Internship 3