Program of Study
The Masters in Information Security is a three-semester program for a total of 32 semester hours. Each student is required to take a set of core courses, a practicum and one of two concentrations (technology or policy). The core is composed of 7 courses, and the concentrations are three courses tailored to the student needs and desires but are focused on technological or policy. The breakdown of the program is: 1) Fixed core of 23 semester hours 2) Specialization of 9 semester hours
INFORMATION SECURITY FIXED CORE COURSES (23 semester hours)
- CS 4235 Introduction to Information Security
- CS 6260 Applied Cryptography
- CS 6238 Secure Computer Systems
- CS 6262 Network Security
- CS 6265 Information Security Laboratory
- CS 6725 Information Security Strategies and Policies
- CS 8902 Practicum/Project/Research (5 credit hours)
SPECIALIZATIONS (9 semester hours)
Technology Centric
Choose three courses from the following or a different course with approval from the MS Information Security Program Coordinator.
- MATH 4150 Introduction to Number Theory
- CS 4500 Theory II
- CS 6210 Advanced Operating Systems
- CS 6250 Computer Networks
- CS 6269 Formal Models and Methods for Information Assurance
- CS 6300 Software Development Process
- CS 6400 Database Systems Concepts and Design
- CS 7260 Internetworking Architecture and Protocols
Policy Centric
Choose three courses from the following or a different course with approval from the MS Information Security Program Coordinator.
- PUBP 4756 Technology Forecasting and Assessment
- PUBP 6401 Science, Technology and Public Policy
- ECON 6150 Cost and Benefit Analysis
- MGT 6050 Management Information Systems
- MGT 6057 Business Process Analysis & Design (SAP
- CIS 8680 Security and Privacy of
The College's master's degree requirements supplement the Institute's master's requirements listed in the Georgia Tech Catalog. Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.0 to graduate, and no course grade below C will count toward graduation.
