Cybersecurity
The Master of Science in Cybersecurity (MSCY) program provides the skills, knowledge, and abilities of national and international concerns in cybersecurity defense and attack. The program follows the Body of Knowledge of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Cybersecurity and NSA/DHS Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Operation (OP) and Cyber Defense (CD) with technical and non-technical cores. The program also offers the learner the opportunity to understand the role of government and industry in securing and protecting assets. Courses provide focus on technology innovation in cybersecurity, business strategy in cybersecurity, and the role of people, process, and plans needed to deliver cybersecurity projects, as well as maintaining the professional skills required to advance in the Cybersecurity field. Students will emerge with the experience and leadership identity required to influence the way that cybersecurity is implemented and consumed in any corporation or government organization. The Depth of Study (DOS) sequence prepares students to demonstrate expertise in a specific area. The Choice courses allow students to expand their interests in other disciplines. The internship provides students a vehicle to apply what they have learned in the degree to real work problems at a for-profit or a non-profile organization. The capstone is the platform that exhibits the synthesis of students' academic accomplishments and experiential learnings. Under the guidance of an advisor, the capstone can be a project, research paper, thesis or poster, and a public presentation designed to demonstrate mastery. Students with no prior coursework in computer programming may take a four-course undergraduate pre-requisite series for entry to the program.