Graduate Portion of the B.S./M.S. Cybersecurity Program
To select suitable graduate courses, students are encouraged to meet with their PACT mentor or Program Director. Please refer to the graduate catalog for course descriptions.
Five courses (15 credits) to fulfill the following M.S. program requirements:
Application Category
Students must take at least one course from the following:
- IASP 520 - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Credit(s): 3
- IASP 525 - Database Security Credit(s): 3
- IASP 530 - Forensic Computing Credit(s): 3
- IASP 565 - Internet Social Media and Security Credit(s): 3
- IASP 585 - Applied Cryptography Credit(s): 3
Network Category
Students must take at least one course from the following:
- IASP 550 - Intrusion Detection and Prevention Credit(s): 3
- IASP 555 - Mobile Technologies and Wireless Sensor Services Credit(s): 3
- IASP 560 - Wireless Network and Security Credit(s): 3
Legal / Management Category
Students must take at least one course from the following:
- IASP 510 - Social Implication of Information Security Credit(s): 3
- IASP 540 - Information Assurance and Management Credit(s): 3
- IASP 580 - IT Security Audit and Compliance Credit(s): 3
Special Category
Students should take any one from the following courses:*
- IASP 590 - Internship: Advanced topics in Security Practices Credit(s): 3
- IASP 595 - Special Topics in Information Security Credit(s): 3
- IASP 599 - Independent Study Credit(s): 3
- IASP 601 - Master’s Thesis Credit(s): 3
*Under certain conditions, it can be satisfied by one other graduate IASP or CISC course approved by the Program Director.
Major Elective Category
Students should take 3 courses from the following course categories:
- Application courses
- Network courses
- Legal/Management courses
- Special courses
The Cybersecurity Master’s Program offers a limited number of elective courses - under limited circumstances the Master’s students may be allowed to take electives which are offered in the Computer Science Master’s courses CISC 500 or higher.
Capstone Category
Students must complete the following capstone course:
- IASP 600 - Master’s Project Credit(s): 3
Graduate Progression Requirements:
- In the spring of the fourth undergraduate year, students in the B.S./M.S. Cybersecurity program will be evaluated by the Program Director for a review of their continued qualifications and progression to the M.S. portion of the program.
- Students must have attained a 3.0 cumulative and major GPA to progress to the M.S. portion of the program.
- For students who do not meet the GPA requirement, their major will be changed to the B.S. Cybersecurity. The B.S. Cybersecurity degree will be conferred upon completion of the undergraduate degree requirements.
