Master's of Professional Studies | Cybersecurity at UMBC

Master's of Professional Studies: Cybersecurity

This ten-course graduate program integrates both technical and non-technical courses in Cybersecurity to prepare Computer Science, Information Systems, and other professionals to fill management, analytical, investigative, operational, and/or technical leadership roles in the Cybersecurity profession. Students are free to select electives based on their individual interests or professional requirements in the discipline.

Master's Degree in Cybersecurity Program Requirements:

Students in the Master's in Cybersecurity program must complete 10 courses (30 credits) as follows: 6 required (18 credits), 4 electives (12 credits).

Required Core Courses (18 credits):

(some may be substituted via transfer credits or alternative UMBC courses)

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Elective Cybersecurity Courses (12 credits) Choose 4, such as:

CYBR 621 Cyber Warfare
CYBR 622 Global Cyber Capabilities and Trends
CYBR 644: Cyber Practitioner Development Lab
CYBR 691: Special Topics in Cybersecurity
CMPE 685 Principles of Communications Networks
CMSC 644: Information Assurance
CMSC 652: Cryptography and Data Security
CMSC 687 Introduction to Network Security
CMSC 691: Special Topics in Computer Science
Other relevant graduate course(s) approved by the Cybersecurity Graduate Program Director, such as from Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Management, Systems Engineering, Health Information Technology (HIT) and Data Science, among others.