Cybersecurity, M.S.

Master’s Degree Requirements

To satisfy the requirements for the Cybersecurity M.S. program, the student must complete 30 credits, as listed below, with an overall average of B. In addition, a B average is required across all the required Cybersecurity core courses and the capstone course.

Cybersecurity Core

The following Cybersecurity core courses (12 credits) are required. An average grade of B is required across all the Cybersecurity core courses.

• CS-GY 6813 Information, Security and Privacy 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6823 Network Security 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6903 Applied Cryptography 3 Credits
• CS-GY 9163 Application Security 3 Credits

Depth Electives

Students must choose 3 (9 credits) of the following courses.

• CS-GY 6573 Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Analysis 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6803 Information Systems Security Engineering and Management 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6963 Digital Forensics 3 Credits
• CS-GY 9223 Mobile Security 3 Credits
• CS-GY 9223 Offensive Security 3 Credits
• CS-GY 9963 Advanced Project in Computer Science 3 Credits

Breadth Electives

Students must select 3 (9 credits) of the following Computer Science courses.

• CS-GY 6003 Foundations of Computer Science 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6033 Design and Analysis of Algorithms I 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6083 Principles of Database Systems 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6233 Introduction to Operating Systems 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6843 Computer Networking 3 Credits
• CS-GY 6923 Machine Learning 3 Credits

Capstone Project Requirement

Prior to the start of their last year in the program, all students identify a special project with the guidance of a faculty sponsor and submit it to their advisor for approval. At that time, they must decide whether they want to work on their project outside of a classroom and instead take an additional elective or enroll in CS-GY 9963 Advanced Project in Computer Science . The student who chooses to further explore previous work independently, will be required to disseminate the results in the form of a paper or presentation outside of a classroom environment.

Cybersecurity Concentrations

The Cybersecurity Concentrations allow students to focus their degree in specific branches of cybersecurity. By taking certain courses in the normal 30 credit requirements, students may concentrate their degree in Cyber Defense or Cyber Operations.