Masters of Science in Information Assurance Graduation Requirements

 

A typical program of study will consist of 12 credits from the core set of courses, 6 credits of research for a Masters with thesis or 3 credits of creative component for a Masters without thesis.  The remaining credits will be taken from a set of elective courses.  Also available are some typical program of study.

Core/Required Courses	Credits	Course Title
InfAs 531	3	Computer Security
InfAs 534	3	Ethical and Legal Issues in Computer Security
Plus 2 from the list below
InfAs 530 Com S 586	3	Advanced Computer Networking   or Computer Network Architectures
InfAs 533	3	Cryptography
MIS 538	3	Business Processes and Systems
And each of the following
Thesis Research Creative Component	6 3	Thesis Research or Creative Component
Elective Courses	12-15	Courses from the approved list of courses. Current list is given below.
Total Credits	30

  Note:  Either CprE 530 or Com S 586 will count towards graduation, but not both.

 

Current Elective Courses

Elective Courses	Credits	Title
InfAs 530	3	Advanced Computer Networking
InfAs 532	3	Information Warfare
InfAs 533	3	Cryptography
InfAs 536	3	Computer and Network Forensics
InfAs 592	1-3	Seminar in Information Assurance
CprE 537	3	Wireless Security
CprE 545	3	Fault-Tolerant Systems
Com S 454/554	3	Distributed and Network Operating Systems
Com S 474	3	Elements of Neural Computation
Com S 511	3	Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Com S 512	3	Formal Methods in Software Engineering
Com S 541	3	Programming Languages I
Com S 552	3	Principles of Operating Systems
Com S 586	3	Advanced Network Architectures
Com S 572	3	Principles of Artificial Intelligence
Com S 652	3	Topics in Distributed Operating Systems
Com S 672	3	Computational methods of Learning
IE 581X	3	E-Commerce Systems Engineering
Math 301 or 504	3	Algebra I
Math 302 or 505	3	Algebra II
Math 307 or 510	3	Linear Algebra
Math 304 or 551	3	Combinatorics
MIS 533	3	Data Management for Decision makers
MIS 534	3	Electronic Commerce
MIS 535	3	Telecommunications Management
MIS 538	3	Business Processes and System Development
Pol S 421	3	Constitutional Freedoms
Pol S 487	3	Electronic Democracy
Pol S 486/586	3	Science, Technology and Public Policy
	up to 6	Any 500 or 600-level course in CprE, EE, MIS, ComS or Pol Sci, or any 400-level course from an approved list.

Science and technology on global politics. Nonmajor graduate credit.