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 Credit Hours

Graduate Required Courses (12 Hours)

CSC 6222 - Cyber Security 4 Credit Hours
CSC 6223 - Privacy 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8224 - Cryptography 4 Credit 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 Credit Hours
CSC 6250 - Malware Analysis and Defense 4 Credit Hours
CSC 6251 - Computer Forensics 4 Credit Hours
CSC 6360 - Mobile Application Development 4 Credit Hours
CSC 6740 - Data Mining 4 Credit Hours
CSC 6760 - Big Data Programming 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8220 - Advanced Computer Networks 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8222 - Network Security 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8223 - Internet of Things 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8228 - Privacy Aware Computing 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8250 - Advanced Digital Signal Processing 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8251 - Sensor Web Architecture and Protocols 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8320 - Advanced Operating Systems 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8370 - Data Security 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8350 - Advanced Software Engineering 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8550 - Advanced Algorithms with Applications to Networks 4 Credit Hours
CSC 8712 - Advanced Database Systems 4 Credit 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 Credit Hours (Minimum of four hours)
CSC 8940 - Computer Science Internship 1 to 9 Credit 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 Credit Hours
CSC 8981 - Research in Computer Science 1 to 15 Credit Hours
CSC 8982 - Lab in Computer Science 1 to 15 Credit Hours