Program Requirements [30-33 credits]
(Effective August 2019)
The M.S. in Cybersecurity Leadership program requires 30 credits of coursework in five areas of competency:
- Business Fundamentals
- Decision-making and Analytics
- Ethics and Law
- Information Security Management
- Leadership and Human Behavior
The program's courses are divided into:
- Foundation, 3 credits (You may qualify for course waivers.)
- Required Core, 19.5 credits
- Electives, 7.5 credits
- Capstone, 3 credits
Course Catalog | Schedule of Courses
Degree Requirements [30 Credits]
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Foundation Courses [Waivable]
Three credits of Foundation courses may be waived for students who qualify.
Course No. Title Credits OPRE 505 Fundamentals of Statistics
Prerequisite: graduate standing1.5 OPRE 506 Managerial Statistics
Prerequisite: ACCT 5051.5 -
Required Core Courses [19.5 credits]
19.5 Credits Required Core Coursework
Required Core Course: Business Fundamentals Competency [1.5 credits]
Course No. Title Credits ACCT 505 Accounting Essentials
Prerequisite: graduate standing
1.5 Required Core Course: Decision-Making and Analytics Competency [1.5 credits]
Course No. Title Credits OPRE 605 Business Analytics
Prerequisite: OPRE 505 and 506
1.5 Required Core Course: Ethics and Law Competency [3 credits]
Course No. Title Credits FSCS 601 Legal Issues in High Technology Crime
Prerequisite: none
3 Required Core Courses: Information Security Management Competency [6 credits]
Course No. Title Credits INSS 605 IT for Business Transformation
Prerequisite: graduate standing
3 INSS 703 Principles of Information Security Management
Prerequisite: graduate standing3 Required Core Courses: Leadership and Human Behavior Competency [7.5 credits]
Course No. Title Credits APPL 603 Learning and Cognition
Prerequisite: graduate standing
3 MGMT 605 Leading with Integrity
Prerequisite: graduate standing1.5 OPM 615 Innovation and Project Management
Prerequisite: graduate standing3 -
Electives [7.5 credits]
7.5-credits of Elective Courses
Elective Courses: Business Fundamentals Competency
Course No. Title Credits ACCT 601 Forensic Accounting Principles
Prerequisite: ACCT 505 or equivalent
3 INSS 621 Digital Transformation
Prerequisite: graduate standing
1.5 INSS 622 Digital Innovation
Prerequisite: graduate standing1.5 Elective Courses: Decision-Making and Analytics Competency
Course No. Title Credits INSS 611 Data Science Toolkit I
Prerequisite: graduate standing
1.5 INSS 612 Data Science Toolkit II
Prerequisite: graduate standing1.5 INSS 722 Visual Intelligence
Prerequisite: INSS 605
3 Electives Courses: Ethics and Law Competency
Course No. Title Credits ACCT 604 Litigation Support
Prerequisite:ACCT 505 or equivalent
3 ACCT 701 Accounting Ethics
Prerequisite: graduate standing3 Elective Courses: Leadership and Human Behavior Competency [7.5 credits]
Course No. Title Credits APPL 641 Organizational Psychology
Prerequisite: graduate standing
3 APPL 642 Motivation, Satisfaction and Leadership
Prerequisite: graduate standing3 MGMT 615 Managing in a Dynamic Environment
Prerequisite: MGMT 600 or 605
3 MGMT 730 Leadership, Learning and Change
Prerequisite: graduate standing
3
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Capstone Course [3 credits]
Course No. Title Credits INSS 753 Information Security and Business Continuity
Prerequisite: INSS 605
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Program Learning Objectives
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Competency 1: Information Security
Learning Objective 1.1: Students will understand and apply the concepts surrounding the regulatory environment of different business sectors with respect to information security.
Learning Objective 1.2: Students will analyze data and interpret their findings to identify information security issues such as fraud or security breaches.
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Competency 2: Business Problem Solving and Analysis
Learning Objective 2.1: Students will be able to define the information needs pertaining to a strategic business problem arising from cyber security issues.
Learning Objective 2.2: Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and suggest changes to business continuity processes.
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Competency 3: Ethics
Learning Objective 3.1: Students will identify and analyze ethical dilemmas raised by cyber security issues and recommend appropriate resolutions. -
Competency 4: Managerial Reporting
Learning Objective 4.1: Students will prepare written reports, using appropriate data, analysis, and conclusions. -
Competency 5: Leadership
Learning Objective 5.1: Students will analyze the factors and behaviors associated with effective leadership.