Master of Science in Information Security

The Master's of Science in Information Security offered by the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences is a 36 credit-hour program developed to address the rapidly growing global problems of maintaining and securing computer information. Important areas addressed by the programs include threats and vulnerabilities, cryptography, authentication and access control, security models, network security, trusted computer systems, distributed systems security, World Wide Web security, applications security, and security management and policies. This degree is recognized by the National Security Agency (NSA) based on its certification of the school's curriculum for compliance with the requirements of NSA national training standards. As a result of this certification, Federal civilians and military personnel will be permitted to take the school's certified graduate courses under government sponsorship, and the school is authorized to issue certificates to students who complete such courses. It requires the completion of 12 courses or 10 courses and a six-credit thesis.