Master of Science in Cyber Operations and Resilience Degree Requirements
The online Master of Science in Cyber Operations and Resilient is a 30-credit program that includes the following
- Required Courses – 4 credits
- Elective Courses – 6 credits
- Culminating Activity – 2 credits
- Certificate Courses – complete 18 credits of any Certificate Courses or courses approved by the CORe program
Review the following table for details on cyber operations and resilience courses.
Credit Type | Course Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required | CORE 500 Cyber Systems Thinking | 3 |
Required | CORE 501 Cyber Risk Assessment | 1 |
Electives: | Take 6 credits from the following: CORE 502 Cyber Threat Modeling (1) CORE 503 Information Assurance (1) CORE 510 Applied Cybersecurity Programming (1) CORE 511 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (1) CORE 512 Introduction to Deep Learning (1) CORE 513 Internet of Things Architecture (1) CORE 514 Cyber Informed Engineering (1) CORE 520 Cyber Security Operations Center (1) CORE 521 Cyber Business and Regulatory Operations (1) CORE 522 Cyber Red and Blue teams (1) Approved Electives (potential transfer credits must be approved by program coordinator) | 6 |
Certificate Courses | Analyst and Threat Intelligence Certificate Courses CORE 550 Cyber Threat Intelligence (3) CORE 551 Cyber Warfare and Conflicts (3) CORE 552 Cyber Digital and Signal Intelligence (3) | 9 |
Certificate Courses | Resilience Engineering Certificate Courses CORE 560 Cyber Resilience Systems Design (3) CORE 561 Network Design and Exploitation Techniques (3) CORE 562 Resilience Coding and Architecture of Devices (3) | 9 |
Certificate Courses | Governance Policy Administration Certificate Courses CORE 570 Cyber Risk Management (3) CORE 571 Cyber Law, Ethics and Policy (3) CORE 572 Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance (3) | 9 |
Culminating Activity | Choose 2 credits from the following: CORE 578 Teaching (1) CORE 579 Certification (1) CORE 591 Project (1 - 12) | 2 |
Students who have previously completed the 400-level undergraduate versions of dual-listed 500-level cyber operations and resilience courses won’t be permitted to enroll in the graduate version of the course or courses. If these courses are required for the master’s degree, then the student will work with the program coordinator to identify acceptable substitutes.