Course Requirements

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CYBER-SECURITY

Courses

To satisfy the requirements for the Cyber-Security MS program, the student must complete a total of 30 credits, as listed below, with an overall average of B. In addition, a B average is required across all the required core courses, as indicated below. [1]

To satisfy the requirements for the Cyber-Security MS program, the student must complete a total of 30 credits, as listed below, with an overall average of B. In addition, a B average is required across all the required core courses, as indicated below. [1]

  1. CS 6233 Operating Systems I
  2. CS 6843 Computer Networking
  3. CS 6033 Design and Analysis of Algorithms I

Required Security Core Courses (3.00 credits each) [2]

  1. CS 6813 Computer Security
  2. CS 6823 Network Security
  3. CS 6903 Modern Cryptography
  4. CS 9163 Application Security

Electives (any three; 3.00 credits each)

Students may choose security-related courses from NYU-Poly or from New York University, including courses in psychology, law, and sociology departments. The selected courses must be approved by the Program Committee. All of the following courses are pre-approved; others must be approved by the Program Committee.

  1. CS 6573 Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Analysis
  2. CS 6803 Information System Security Engineering and Management
  3. CS 9093 Biometrics
  4. CS 6963 Digital Forensics
  5. EL 6393 Advanced Network Security
  6. CS 9963 Advanced Projects (in the area of cyber-security)
  7. CS 6243 Operating Systems II
  8. CS 6043 Design and Analysis of Algorithms II
  9. CS 6133 Computer Architecture I

View the Academics section to know more about each course description

Research Project (Optional)

One goal of the MS program in Cyber-Security is to introduce students to the exciting research in the area of cyber-security, and lure some of them into pursuing a Ph.D. degree. To this end, we offer a semester-long avdanced project (CS 9963) in the area of cyber-security (as listed above), as an electve. Students who choose this option will work under the guidance of a research Professor and gain invaluable research experience.

Master’s Thesis (Optional)

In addition to the above semester-long research experience for students, the program also offers research-oriented M.S. students to take up the master’s thesis option. Under this option, a student needs to take 6.00 credits of CS 9973 (Thesis for Degree of M.S.) working with a faculty advisor on some research problem in cyber-security, in lieu of two out of the three required electives.

The research need not be original, but should adequately demonstrate the student’s proficiency in the subject material. An oral defense of the master’s thesis with at least three professors in attendance is required. The 6.00 credits of master’s thesis must span over a period of exactly two consecutive semesters. Whenever relevant, 3.00 credits of CS 9963 may be used as 3.00 credits of CS 9973, subject to the approval of the student’s faculty advisor(s).

[1] Any one of the Required Computer Science Courses can be skipped if the student has had a similar course.

[2] Most of these courses have a project component.