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Program Prerequisites
Program prerequisites include a bachelor’s degree in any field and demonstration of competency in each of the following two areas:
- Information Systems Competency. Students must demonstrate this competency by successful completion of IS 301 or its equivalent, which will not count towards the requirements of the MS-CBS degree.
- Computer Programming Competency. Students must demonstrate this competency by successful completion of IS 310 or its equivalent, which will not count towards the requirements of the MS-CBS degree.
Degree Requirements
The MS-CBS program consists of 30 semester hours of graduate coursework. The coursework includes a five-course core that is required of all students, 9 credit hours of management track required courses, and 6 credit hours of electives. The directed elective choices are designed to provide students a broader understanding of multiple cybersecurity functions normally expected in an organization.
IS 692/CPE 692/CS 692 is the capstone course and should be taken toward the end of the student’s program. Students must earn a grade of B- or better in the capstone course.
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
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Cybersecurity Core Courses | 9 | |
CYBERSECURITY MANAGEMENT 1 | ||
COMPUTER FORENSICS | ||
or CS 580 | MOBILE DIGITAL FORENSICS | |
CYBERSECURITY PRACTICUM | ||
or CPE 692 | CYBERSECURITY CAPSTONE | |
or CS 692 | CYBERSECURITY CAPSTONE | |
Management Track-required Courses | 15 | |
CYBERSECURITY PRINCIPLES 1 | ||
NETWORKING & IT INFRASTRUCTURE 1 | ||
NETWORK DEFENSE & SECURITY 1 | ||
SELECTED RESEARCH TOPICS 2 | ||
or IS 580 | SEMINAR IN MGT INFO SYSTEMS | |
BUSINESS CONTINGENCY PLANNING | ||
Elective, select two courses from the following: 3 | 6 | |
BUSINESS ANALYTICS & AI 1 | ||
DATA MGT AND DATA MINING | ||
OPERATING SYSTEMS | ||
COMPUTER NETWORK SECURITY | ||
MOBILE & WIRELESS NETWORKS | ||
UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING | ||
ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS | ||
ADV CYBERSECURITY ENGINEERING | ||
COMPUTER SECURITY | ||
DATA BASE SYSTEMS | ||
CLIENT/SERVER ARCHITECTURES | ||
NETWORK SECURITY | ||
DES & ANALY OF ALGORITHM | ||
SOFT'W ENGINEERING PROC | ||
COMPUTER NETWORKS | ||
ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS | ||
Total Hours | 30 |
- 1
MS-CBS students whose previous studies include the undergraduate equivalents of IS 501, IS 550, IS 560, IS 571, and/or IS 577 must substitute a 3-credit-hour graduate-level IS course for each applicable course.
- 2
Students may substitute an IS course approved by the Department Chair.
- 3
Students are required to satisfy the prerequisites for any elective they choose. Students who wish to substitute some other courses as directed electives may seek prior approval for such a substitution by contacting the Graduate Advisor in the College of Business.
Additional Information
Thesis Option
A thesis option is available. Students interested in this option should contact both the faculty member who the student wants to serve as the thesis advisor, and the Graduate Advisor in the College of Business, before completing 12 hours of graduate study. If selected, the student will register for the IS 699 Master’s Thesis course for 6 credit hours in lieu of 6 credit hours of electives.
Transfer Credit
In accordance with the Graduate School transfer policy, students may transfer up to twelve (12) semester hours of acceptable graduate credit earned in an approved institution and may count it toward a master's degree. No transferred credit may be more than ten years old at the time of a student's graduation from UAH. Such credit may be transferred with the approval of the major department if completed with a grade of B or better.
The College of Business will only review business discipline course(s) for transfer credit if the institution is accredited by AACSB International. The department chair may, at their discretion, approve or reject the proposed course credit transfer.
Inquiries about the transferability of specific courses should be directed to the Graduate Advisor, who will consult with the department chair to determine whether the course will be accepted for transfer credit.
In some circumstances, a student may need to take a graduate course at another institution while enrolled in a UAH degree program. The transfer of such credit back to UAH must be approved by the department and by the graduate dean prior to the student enrolling at the other institution.
For more information contact:
Tressa Hillman-Moore
Graduate AdvisorBusiness Administration Building Room 102
256.824.6732
gradbusiness@uah.edu