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

Note:

Other Cybersecurity courses may be chosen with the Academic Advisor’s approval.

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

Note:

Other Computer Science courses may be chosen with the Academic Advisor’s approval.

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.

Cyber Defense Concentration

For the Cyber Defense Concentration, students must take these specific courses:

CS-GY 6233 Introduction to Operating Systems 3 Credits
CS-GY 6573 Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Analysis 3 Credits
CS-GY 6843 Computer Networking 3 Credits

Cyber Operations Concentration

For the Cyber Operations Concentration, students must take these specific courses:

CS-GY 6233 Introduction to Operating Systems 3 Credits
CS-GY 6803 Information Systems Security Engineering and Management 3 Credits
CS-GY 6813 Information, Security and Privacy 3 Credits
CS-GY 6823 Network Security 3 Credits
CS-GY 6843 Computer Networking 3 Credits
CS-GY 6903 Applied Cryptography 3 Credits
CS-GY 9163 Application Security 3 Credits
CS-GY 9223 Mobile Security 3 Credits
CS-GY 9223 Offensive Security 3 Credits
And one of the following:
CS-GY 6963 Digital Forensics 3 Credits
Or
CS-GY 9223 Cloud Security 3 Credits
Or
CS-GY 9223 Operational Technology Security 3 Credits