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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Cybersecurity |
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CYB 501 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals
This course explores fundamental concepts of cybersecurity. The course will examine risk assessment and policy development to protect enterprise assets, basic security requirements of modern computing environments, and defense tools and methods used to apply a cyber-defense. The role of cryptology to protect information, access control methods, business continuity, and disaster recovery will be discussed. Topics will include incident response, secure design principles for networks and software, digital forensics, security operations, and legal aspects of security.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 515 - Research Methods
This course examines methods for conducting research. It teaches students the research methodologies of qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and Design Science Research (DSR). The course covers basic processes of choosing a research topic, choosing the research methodology, forming the research question, conducting a literature review, forming the conceptual concept, conducting and documenting the research, ensuring validity and reliability, communicating the research results, and ensuring all research compliance documents are completed.
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Credits: 3
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Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 530 - Project Management in Cybersecurity
This course will analyze resources related to project management. Significant effort will be devoted to understanding global socioeconomic, political, environmental, and cultural issues. Case studies will broaden understanding of best practices and ability to create projects in a global economy. Students will be introduced to computer-based tools used in project management.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 501 or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
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Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 551 - Cyber Laws, Policies, and Ethics
This course introduces aspects of cybersecurity laws and policies to integrate these challenges into cyber planning, operations, and strategy. The class will explore privacy issues, legal considerations, codes of ethics, and ethical implications faced by cybersecurity professionals. Topics align to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) organizational security knowledge area covering security laws, regulations, and regulatory standards such as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Students will analyze organizations to develop security profiles for public and private entities. The intent is to develop understanding as a security professional of governances and how they convey compliances to business verticals such as healthcare and eCommerce.
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Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 576 - Network Security Management
This cybersecurity course examines issues of securing the communications path between systems, including both physical and logical connections and interactions that network policies may help to defend them. Emphasis is placed on emerging technologies and standards, and defenses beyond the common firewall and IDS systems. Topics include approaches to securing networks using risk analysis, cost effective countermeasures, layered defenses, and network policy development and implementation procedures. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of computer networks prior to the start of the course.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 501 or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 582 - Cybersecurity Investigations
This course will examine how digital evidence is gathered, handled, and admitted to court. The course will focus on the forensic process and adherence to the law of legally obtaining digital evidence that will be admissible in court. Topics include conducting forensic investigations on computer systems, mobile devices, networks, embedded devices, Internet of Thins devices, documenting evidence, preparing a forensics report, and how to prepare for presenting evidence at a trial.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, CYB 501 , or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 583 - Database and Application Security
This cybersecurity course examines the issues surrounding protecting data both at rest and in motion in data management systems including databases and similar high-value networked applications. Both the theory and practice of various data protection models will be explored. Topics include common vulnerabilities, access control, data integrity models, privacy controls, compliance, and data auditing. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of databases and SQL prior to the start of the course.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 501 or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 584 - Cybersecurity Operations
This course provides an in-depth look at the functions and topics for security operations in a computing environment. It teaches students what activities and processes are needed to defend against security vulnerabilities when operating networks, systems, information, and people. This course covers concepts to securely maintain systems in an organizational setting, to include both private- and public- sector environments.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, CYB 501 , or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 591 - Capstone Proposal
This course is the foundation to the capstone option of the cybersecurity masters program. Students will complete a project on a topic from their chosen cybersecurity career field. A full-time faculty in cybersecurity is assigned as a mentor. At the end of the course, the student presents the project proposal to the Master’s in Cybersecurity Thesis and Capstone Committee.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 515 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 592 - Capstone Presentation
This course is the final step to the capstone option of the cybersecurity masters program. Students will complete the approved project from CYB 591 . A full-time faculty in cybersecurity is assigned as a mentor. At the end of the course, the student presents the final project to the Master’s in Cybersecurity Thesis and Capstone Committee.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 591 or permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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CYB 698 - Thesis Research
This course is a two-semester requirement. The course involves thesis research and preparation. Enrollment is required each term in which the thesis is in progress. This option provides structure and assistance to students wishing to complete a formal thesis rather than a research project. Upon completion, the student will present a verbal summary of the thesis at a formal thesis defense meeting. This option may be especially attractive for those students contemplating doctoral work.
Prerequisite(s): CYB 515 , 15 credits of CYB courses, and permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit, but no more that six credits will apply to the degree.
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Cybersecurity
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