Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master of Science in Cybersecurity program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and professional practices needed for careers in the cybersecurity fields. In today's world, cybersecurity is key to almost every business and organization. Professionals in computer and information security defend digital information on computers, and their servers, mobile devices, networks, and other electronic systems from cybercrime and attack.

Program Highlights

• National Recognition: Marshall University is a recognized National Center of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C).
• Concentration Areas: Students can focus on one of the three concentration areas:
  • Network Security
  • Application Security
  • Security Management
• Pathway to PhD: This program provides a solid foundation for pursuing a PhD in cybersecurity.

Featured Courses

• CYBR 510 - Intro to Cybersecurity: This course provides an overview of the cybersecurity field, the basic foundations of the current technology, and its impacts along with the predominant threat components and remediation.
• CYBR 530 - Cybersecurity Policies & Management: The course covers risk management, integrating continuous monitoring and real-time security solutions with information systems to improve situational awareness and deployment of countermeasures.
• CYBR 620 - Cyberwarfare: The course covers both offensive and defensive techniques pertaining to cybersecurity from techniques to find vulnerabilities and analyze the likelihood of an attack to developing solutions to secure cyber infrastructure.

Career Opportunities

Professionals in Computer and Information Security have a wide range of responsibilities with different roles in government organizations and industries, including banks, retailers, etc. On the job, you are expected to safeguard an organization's data, computers, networks, create security plans, and monitor activities. If a breach occurs, you'll be responsible for identifying the problem and finding a solution quickly. The program also prepares students who desire to pursue further graduate work that leads to a PhD degree. Career paths include:

• Cryptographer
• Penetration tester
• Security administrator/manager
• Security architect
• Security consultant
• Security specialist
• Security tester

Program Information

• Total Credit Hours: 30
• Average Duration: 2 years
• Cost Per Credit Hour: $571.75 The program is designed to provide a comprehensive education in cybersecurity, preparing graduates for a variety of roles in the field.