Requirements for MS Cybersecurity and
MS Information Technology
MS Cybersecurity
MS Cybersecurity requires the successful completion of 30 credit hours of graduate course work (see the MS Cybersecurity Catalog for courses and course descriptions).
- Core (12 credit hours)
- Concentration (9 credit hours)
- Security Electives (6 credit hours)
- Culminating Experience
- Free Elective (3 credit hours)
Core Component
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ITIS 5250 Computer Forensics
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ITS 6167 Network Security
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ITIS 6200 Information Security and Privacy
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ITIS 6240 Applied Cryptography
Concentration Component
MS Cybersecurity students are required to select and complete one of the following concentration options. Students pursuing a MS thesis for their culminating experience will use 6 credit hours towards their concentration in place of coursework. Subject to the approval of the Graduate Program Director, a course from outside of the approved list may be taken as a substitute course for the concentration.
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Network Security
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Secure Software Development
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Security for Emerging Technology
Security Elective Component
Cybersecurity Culminating Experience
All students will complete a culminating experience as a capstone demonstrating mastery in Cybersecurity. This requirement is satisfied by completing one of the following capstones:
- Cybersecurity Project Report: written report on knowledge relating one or more courses to a IT project (0 credit hours)
- Cybersecurity Internship Project (3 credits)
- Cybersecurity Master’s Thesis (total 6 credit hours: 3 credits each semester across 2 semesters)
Free Elective Component

MS Information Technology
MS Information Technology requires successful completion of 30 credit hours of graduate course work (see the MSIT Catalog for courses and course descriptions).
- Core (15 credit hours)
- Concentration (9 credit hours)
- Electives (6 credit hours)
- IT Culminating Experience
Core Component
- ITIS 5166 Network-Based Application Development
- ITIS 5180 Mobile Application Development
- ITIS 6120 Applied Databases
- IT IS 6162 Knowledge Discovery from Databases
- ITIS 6112 Software System Design and Implementation
- ITIS 6342 Information Technology Project Management
- ITIS 6177 System Integration
Concentration Component
Elective Component
MSIT Culminating Experience
All students will complete a culminating experience as a capstone demonstrating mastery in IT. This requirement is satisfied by completing one of the following capstones:
- IT Project Report: written report on knowledge relating one or more courses to a IT project (0 credit hours)
- IT Internship Project (3 credits)
- IT Master’s Thesis (total 6 credit hours: 3 credits each semester across 2 semesters)