MS Degree Program

Area of Concentration in Information Security

Information security protects the confidentiality of computer system components. Experts involved in this specialty manage information security concepts and practices. Our program consists of courses on information security management, network security and data protection. Students choosing this concentration will learn how to make an organization's database more secure and how to protect a computer network with a combination of firewalls and encryption techniques. Acquiring IT knowledge of ISO standards for assuring the security of a system is also part of the concentration. Degree Requirements The Information Security concentration requires 30 credit hours of coursework (that is, 10 graduate classes), a 9 credit hour individual research project, and successful completion of a comprehensive exam. The course listings below indicate in greater detail the content of our training in Information Security. The 5 required core courses are: CIS501 Information System Design CIS502 Database Management Systems CIS504 Programming Languages CIS506 Advanced Operating Systems CIS507 Principles of Computer Networks 4 Area Courses are: CIS508 Database Network Administration and Tuning CIS520 Advanced Computer Networks and Security CIS522 Computer Security and Cryptography CIS563 Information Security Assurance   1 typical CIS electives is: CIS510 Software Project Management   MS Research Project in IS (9 credits): CIS599A, CIS599B, and CIS599C     >> For students who lack an adequate computer science background, there may be prerequisite requirements of up to seven courses within a chosen concentration. Contact us