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Cybersecurity Technology
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
In online master’s program in cybersecurity technology at University of Maryland Global Campus, you’ll develop cybersecurity strategies using interpersonal and leadership skills as part of a diverse and multidisciplinary cybersecurity team to build, configure, monitor, maintain, and secure cybersecurity technology environments and operations. Learn how cybersecurity technology underpins the success of organizations. The program offers a wide perspective of the field, providing the understanding of cybersecurity technology needed while balancing the use of people, policy, and technology in shaping the future of cybersecurity.
Program Highlights
- Think strategically: Develop strategies for mobile, cloud, and emerging environments such as the Internet of Things (IoT).
- Rely on data: Enable organizations to make better business decisions through reliable data analytics and intelligence.
- Develop soft skills: Understand how to analyze, think critically, and improve perpetually.
- Learn through practice: Perform ethical hacking, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments.
- Build systems: Build and develop resilient and highly fault-tolerant technology environments.
- Use tools: Use protocol analyzers, intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, network mapping tools, and more.
Required Courses
Core Courses
(3 Credits, CTCH 605)
(3 Credits, CTCH 615)
(3 Credits, CTCH 625)
(3 Credits, CTCH 635)
(3 Credits, CTCH 645)
Elective Courses
Take four 3-credit elective courses (outlined under Select Cyber Technology Elective Courses) for a total of 12 credits.
Capstone Course
(3 Credits, CTCH 690)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to develop mission-focused digital strategies for organizations. Potential career fields include cybersecurity and technology architecture, information security, cybersecurity analysis and engineering, board advising, and cybersecurity consulting.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
You are expected to have a strong understanding of information technology, computer networks, databases, and the internet.
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Total Program Credits
30
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $694 per credit (in-state)
- $694 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Cybersecurity Management & Policy
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Stay up-to-date: Understand local, state, and national cybersecurity laws and regulations.Ìý
- Apply cyber frameworks: Apply appropriate cybersecurity frameworks, models, standards, and controls.Ìý
- Manage cyber operations: Identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity-related risk.Ìý
- Protect company assets: Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents.Ìý
- Evaluate new technologies: Analyze the cybersecurity implications of new or emerging technologies.Ìý
- Create compliance programs: Establish and evaluate key cybersecurity governance processes and programs.Ìý
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 30 credits. You’ll take 15 credits of core courses, 12 elective credits, and a 3-credit capstone.
Core Courses
- (3 Credits, CMAP 605)
- (3 Credits, CMAP 615)
- (3 Credits, CMAP 625)
- (3 Credits, CMAP 635)
- (3 Credits, CMAP 645)
Elective Courses
Take four 3-credit elective courses (outlined under Select Cyber Management Elective Courses) for a total of 12 credits.
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, CMAP 690)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for cybersecurity management careers in many professional contexts. The skills you gain in this program translate to a number of industries, including healthcare, finance, homeland security, information security, and many more. ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ courses are taught by experienced faculty and address skills and competencies that are highly valued by today’s employers.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
To be successful in this program, we recommend that students have a strong academic background in IT and familiarity with IT certifications. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
30
Transfer Credits
Exactly 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $694 per credit (in-state)
- $694 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Cyber Operations
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Design systems: Design systems that are based on security design principles and employ multiple layers of protection to meet mission security goals.ÌýÌý
- Assess risk: Perform risk assessment to identify threats to an organization, facilitate appropriate responses, and mitigate vulnerabilities.ÌýÌý
- Develop solutions: Develop appropriate cryptographic solutions for a given enterprise architecture scenario.ÌýÌý
- Protect networks: Protect networks, hosts, and applications using intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS).ÌýÌý
- Create virtual environments: Use virtualization to create multiple simulated environments from a single hardware system to reduce IT expenses.ÌýÌý
- Reverse engineer: Perform reverse engineering on software or malware of potentially unknown origin to understand functionality, intent, and code constraints.ÌýÌý
- Understand the field: Explain processes, laws, and issues associated with conducting cyber operations.ÌýÌý
- Write code: Write high-quality, defect-free software code.Ìý
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 36 credits. Take the following courses in the order listed:Ìý
- (6 Credits, DCL 600T)Ìý Ìý
- (6 Credits, COP 610)Ìý
- (6 Credits, COP 620)Ìý
- (6 Credits, COP 630)Ìý
- (6 Credits, COP 640)Ìý
- (6 Credits, COP 670)Ìý
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for high-demand cyber careers in several professional contexts. The skills that you’ll learn in this program may translate to a number of industries, including companies in the public sector, the private sector, and the non-profit sector. Potential job titles include cybersecurity analyst, cybersecurity engineer, cloud security engineer, information security analyst, product security engineer, and information security manager. Our courses are taught by experienced faculty and address skills and competencies that are highly valued by today’s employers.Ìý
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
Ideally, you should have recently completed an undergraduate degree in computer science or a related discipline. You are also expected to be familiar with cybersecurity and computer science concepts and be comfortable developing code in at least one programming language. Experience performing cybersecurity tasks in a work environment would also enhance your learning experience in this program.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Exactly 6
Format
- All courses available online
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard ÐÒ¸£±¦µ¼º½ admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.