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Curriculum Details

Illinois Tech’s M.A.S. in Cybersecurity online programs are built for impact, with eight-week courses that let you graduate in as few as 12 months. Choose from three career-focused tracks in management, technology, and computer engineering that are each designed to meet the demands of today’s cybersecurity landscape. The curriculum combines deep technical training with hands-on learning and includes electives that prepare you for top industry certification exams. Choose from these in-demand tracks:

Required Courses for Tracks

Credits

Bridge computer engineering and cybersecurity with online training in secure systems, architecture, and hardware-level threat protection.

Foundation

  • CS 528 Data Privacy and Security
  • LAW 252 Privacy Law OR LAW 478 Computer and Network Privacy
  • ECE 543 Computer Network Security

Track

  • ECE 503 5G Wireless Network: Architecture, New Radio, and Security
  • ECE 518 Computer Cyber Security
  • ECE 528 Application Software Design
  • ECE 573 Cloud Computing and Cloud Native Systems
  • ECE 590 Object-Oriented Programming and Machine Learning
  • ITMS 578 Cyber Security Management
  • ECE 585 Computer Organization and Design

M.A.S. Cybersecurity – Computer Engineering details

Develop the leadership, risk management, and strategic planning expertise needed to manage cybersecurity operations in any organization.

Foundation

  • ITMS 578 Cyber Security Management or ITMS 548 Cyber Security Technologies
  • CS 528 Data Privacy and Security
  • ECE 518 Computer Cyber Security
  • LAW 252 Privacy Law OR LAW 478 Computer and Network Privacy

Track

  • ITMS 534 Human Factors in Cybersecurity
  • ITMS 584 Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  • ITMS 588 Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity
  • ITMS 585 Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Technology
  • Track Course (TBD)

M.A.S. Cybersecurity – Management details

Develop cutting-edge skills in cybersecurity technologies, from secure systems design to threat mitigation, and digital forensics.

Foundation

  • ITMS 548 Cyber Security Technologies or ITMS 578 Cyber Security Management
  • CS 528 Data Privacy and Security
  • LAW 252 Privacy Law OR LAW 478 Computer and Network Privacy

Track

  • ITMS 585 Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Technology
  • ITMS 527 AI for Cybersecurity
  • ITMS 546 Active Cyber Defense
  • ITMS 564 Cloud Computing or ITMS 514 Programming for Cybersecurity Analytics
  • ITMS 558 Operating Systems Security
  • ITMS 543 Vulnerability Analysis and Control
  • ITMS 534 Human Factors in Cybersecurity

M.A.S. Cybersecurity – Technology details

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