Security and Privacy Concentration

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Concentration Requirements

Foundation Coursework

(any that are not done)

MATH 2211
MATH 2212
CSC 2510
CSC 2720

4000-Level Foundation Courses

With B or better in each.

4000-level foundation courses must be taken as their 6000-level counterparts by graduate students.

CSC 3210
or
CSC 4210
CSC 4320
CSC 4520

Research Training Course

A research training course which must be taken in the first semester.

CSC 8900 - Seminar in Computer Science 1 Hours

Graduate Required Courses (12 Hours)

Graduate-Level Coursework (16 Hours)

Complete 16 hours of the following courses (at least two at the 8000 level must be included):

CSC 6224 - Ethical Hacking 4 Hours
CSC 6250 - Malware Analysis and Defense 4 Hours
CSC 6251 - Computer Forensics 4 Hours
CSC 6360 - Mobile Application Development 4 Hours
CSC 6740 - Data Mining 4 Hours
CSC 6760 - Big Data Programming 4 Hours
CSC 8220 - Advanced Computer Networks 4 Hours
CSC 8222 - Network Security 4 Hours
CSC 8223 - Internet of Things 4 Hours
CSC 8228 - Privacy Aware Computing 4 Hours
CSC 8250 - Advanced Digital Signal Processing 4 Hours
CSC 8251 - Sensor Web Architecture and Protocols 4 Hours
CSC 8320 - Advanced Operating Systems 4 Hours
CSC 8370 - Data Security 4 Hours
CSC 8350 - Advanced Software Engineering 4 Hours
CSC 8550 - Advanced Algorithms with Applications to Networks 4 Hours
CSC 8712 - Advanced Database Systems 4 Hours

Project

Minimum of four hours of CSC 8930 - M.S. Project. (4 hours) Students may substitute one hour of CSC 8930 with one hour of Internship CSC 8940.

CSC 8930 - M.S. Project 1 to 4 Hours (Minimum of four hours)
CSC 8940 - Computer Science Internship 1 to 9 Hours

Graduate Assistants Requirements

Graduate assistants are required to register for a minimum of 20 credit hours per semester. These hours will consist of the required courses outlined in the prescribed program of study, as well as one hour of CSC 8920 (if necessary), and additional hours of CSC 8981 and/or CSC 8982.

CSC 8920 - Computer Science Teaching Pedagogy 1 Hours
CSC 8981 - Research in Computer Science 1 to 15 Hours
CSC 8982 - Lab in Computer Science 1 to 15 Hours