2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

May 23, 2024

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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Computer Information Sciences, Cybersecurity Concentration Sequence

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Recommended Sequence for the Two-Year Master of Science in Computer Information Sciences Program with a concentration in Cybersecurity

The sequence that appears below is based upon the availability of specific courses in each semester and the successful completion of course prerequisites.

First Year

Fall Semester

CISC 530 - Computing Systems Architecture (3 semester hours)
CISC 610 - Data Structures and Algorithms (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Spring Semester

CISC 520 - Data Engineering and Mining (3 semester hours)
CISC 661 - Principles of Cybersecurity & Cyber Warfare (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Summer Semester

CISC 603 - Theory of Computation (3 semester hours)
CISC 662 - Ethical Hacking Development Lab (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Second Year

Fall Semester

CISC 525 - Big Data Architectures (3 semester hours)
CISC 663 - Cyber Risk Assessment and Management (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Spring Semester

Elective (3 semester hours)
or
CISC 693 - Current Topics in Cybersecurity (3 semester hours)
GRAD 695 - Research Methodology and Writing (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

Summer Semester

Elective (3 semester hours)
or
CISC 683 - Special Topics in Cybersecurity (3 semester hours)
CISC 699 - Applied Project in Computer Information Sciences (3 semester hours)
or
GRAD 699 - Graduate Thesis (3 semester hours)

Total Semester Hours: 6

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