Master of Science in Cyber Security

This program prepares students who have a strong interest related to the field of cyber security.  All of the general requirements for enrollment, participation, and completion of a degree documented in the catalog of the University of North Dakota as appropriate shall be required.  Specific requirements over and above the general catalog requirements are as follows:

Admission Requirements

  1. A bachelor’s degree, graduate degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.
  2. A minimum G.P.A. of 2.75 (4.0 scale) is required.  Provisional admittance may be obtained for G.P.A.s less than 2.75. This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Students will have the option to choose an all course based M.S. program (36 credits) or an M.S. program with a thesis component, in which 6 credits out of the 30 credits will be thesis.

Degree Requirements (36 Credits)

1. Selected Required courses (18 credits required for all students)
EE 6013
EE 6023
EECS 994Capstone3
Required Track: Cyber Security Analyst
PSYC 522Human Factors in Cyber Security3
CSCI 585Vulnerability Assessment3
EE 6113
2. Select 2 of the following tracks
a. Ethical Hacking
CSCI 4873
CSCI 587Ethical Hacking3
CSCI 567Secure Software Engineering3
b. Computer Forensics
EE 7403
CSCI 557Computer Forensics3
PSYC 525Insider Threat Analysis3
c. Secure Networks
EE 6143
EE 6403
CSCI 589Application Layer Security3