Information Security

INFORMATION SECURITY/MASTER OF SCIENCE

Total Credit Hours: 35-41

I. Foundation Courses (6)
68-500 Computer Organization (3)
68-501 Principles of Programming (3)

II. Core Courses (18)
68-505 Introduction to Information Security (3)
68-510 Data Networking (3)
68-515 Operating Systems and Distributed Systems (3)
68-520 Intrusion Detection, Response and Recovery (3)
68-525 Encryption and Authentication Systems (3)
68-530 Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Security (3)

III. Concentrations (9)

Three courses from one of the following two concentrations:

Management Concentration (College of Business)
68-523 Computer Forensics (3)
68-551 Information Security Strategies and Risk Management (3)
59-552 IT Governance and Compliance (3)
68-555 Security Assurance Principles (3)
68-557 Project Management and Information Security (3)
68-563 Database Management and Security (3)

Technical Concentration (College of Arts and Sciences)
68-523 Computer Forensics (3)
68-560 Securing Windows (3)
68-561 Securing Linux (3)
68-563 Database Management and Security (3)
68-564 Wireless Security (3)
68-565 Secure Programming (3)

IV. Electives (3)

Choose an additional elective from either track.

V. Seminar Courses (2)

Two credit hours of seminar coursework. Seminars:
68-596 Information Security Certification Prep I (1)
68-597 Information Security Certification Prep II (1)

VI. Capstone (3)

68-595 Information Security Project (3)

The capstone experience may involve a project in which the student applies what he or she has learned during the program, or an original research effort in which the student explores a topic in information security to greater depth. A faculty member in the MSIS program will mentor the student as he or she completes the work. The final outcome of the project is a publication-ready original paper with appropriate citations in any of the standard formats. The student is also required to personally present his or her work to faculty and students of the MSIS program before credit will be awarded.

POLICY ON INCOMPLETE GRADES

Credit for the capstone experience (68-595) will be deferred until the project has been completed to the satisfaction of both the student and the mentor. Until the project has been completed, a grade of I will appear on the student’s record for that course. For all other courses in which the student receives a grade of I, he or she has until the sixth week of the following semester to complete the requirements for the course. If the student fails to complete the requirements of the course before the six-week cutoff, the incomplete grade will be converted to a grade of “IF”, which is equivalent to a failing grade.