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Course Requirements

Introductory Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
CSEC 418INTRODUCTION TO HOST SECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 418)4
NET 405NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS (FORMERLY TDC 405)4
NET 411INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AND NETWORK SYSTEMS (FORMERLY TDC 411)4
NET 413INTRODUCTION TO LAN TECHNOLOGIES (FORMERLY TDC 413)4

Foundation Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
CSEC 440INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY CNS 440)4
CSEC 445HUMAN-CENTERED CYBERSECURITY (FORMERLY CNS 445)4
CSEC 450DIGITAL FORENSIC TECHNIQUES (FORMERLY CNS 450)4
NET 463COMPUTER NETWORKS AND DATA SYSTEMS (FORMERLY TDC 463)4
NET 477NETWORK SECURITY (FORMERLY TDC 477)4

Advanced Courses 

A maximum of four (4) Advanced Courses can be taken before completing the Foundation Courses and fulfilling the GPA Requirement.

Course Title Quarter Hours
CSEC 488SECURITY TESTING AND ASSESSMENT (FORMERLY CNS 488)4
CSEC 533ENTERPRISE SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROLS AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE (FORMERLY CNS 533)4
NET 577NETWORK SECURITY II (FORMERLY TDC 577)4
Select four (4) Credit Hours from the following:4
ADVANCED CYBER ATTACK RESPONSES AND DEFENSES (FORMERLY CNS 489)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRACTICUM (FORMERLY TDC 511)

Major Elective Courses

Students must complete eight (8) Credit Hours of CSEC or NET courses in the range of 420 or higher

Capstone Options

Four (4) credit hours are required for the capstone requirement. Students have the option of completing the Information Security Governance course (4 credit hours) or the Computer, Information and Network Security Capstone course (4 credit hours) or completing a Master's Research Project (up to 8 credit hours) to fulfill their Capstone requirement. If a student chooses to complete a Master's Research project for 8 credit hours, 4 credit hours of CSC 695 replace one major or open elective course in the M.S. in Computer, Information, and Network Security program. A student who completes a Master's Research project also has the option of completing a Master's Thesis.

Information Security Governance Course

Computer, Information and Network Security Capstone Course

Master's Research

  • Students interested in a more-in-depth study of a particular area can choose to work with a faculty member (not necessarily their academic advisor) on an independent study or research project. The student will register for up to 8 credit hours of CSC 695.  If a student chooses to complete a Master's Research project for 8 credit hours, 4 credit hours of CSC 695 replace one more or open elective course in the M.S. in Cybersecurity program.

Master's Thesis

  • A student who has made an original contribution to the area (typically, through work done by CSC 695) may choose to complete a Master's Thesis. The student and the student's research advisor should form a Master's Thesis Committee of 3 faculty. The student will need to submit to the committee a thesis detailing the results of the research project. After a public defense, the committee will decide whether to accept the thesis. In that case, the student will be allowed to register for the 0 credit course CSC 698 and the transcript will show the thesis title as the course topic.