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The Master's in Cybersecurity multidisciplinary curriculum draws courses from the University of Arizona’s programs in Management Information Systems (MIS), Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE), and Systems & Industrial Engineering (SIE).
The 33 credit program is designed for working IT, engineering, and other professionals who have three years of technical work experience and want to boost their skills for a cybersecurity career path.
The degree focuses on effectively applying analytical and critical thinking to plan and execute security measures to shield an organization’s computer systems, networks, and networked devices from infiltration and cyberattacks.
Students engage in theoretical and hands-on approaches to learn the critical components of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity courses cover topics such as business intelligence data mining, information security, risk management, systems security management, penetration testing, network security, system cybersecurity engineering and cyber warfare.
The 100% online program offers six admission dates throughout the year.
For more details visit https://cybersecurity.arizona.edu.
Systems & Industrial Engineering
The Systems and Industrial Engineering (SIE) Department at the University of Arizona was established in 1961 as the nation's first department of systems engineering. Since then, the SIE Department has achieved international prestige for its contributions to the inter-disciplinary design of large-scale complex systems involving people, technology, and information. With the introduction of a modern industrial engineering curriculum in 1972 and a reliability and quality engineering degree in 1987, the department offers a truly diverse and successful graduate program. Career opportunities for graduates of the Systems and Industrial Engineering programs are outstanding. Over the years, graduates from these programs have found employment in the nation's leading corporations, research institutes, and universities.
Degree Programs
ECE offers master's and PhD programs in electrical and computer engineering. PhD degrees are coursework and research-based and master's is thesis and non thesis.
Top University
The University of Arizona ranks among the top 20 public research institutions in the country.
Cross-Disciplinary Training
The UA's Interdisciplinary Programs unite researchers and students from diverse disciplines and provide a number of cross-disciplinary research and training opportunities for ECE grad students.
Career Placement
ECE maintains longstanding partnerships with companies throughout industry, such as Raytheon, Intel, IBM, Qualcomm, Motorola, Microsoft, Honeywell, Texas Instruments, GM, Agilent, NASA, Boeing and Pixar.
The Region
From earth's environment to medical advancements to space exploration, Tucson is a technology and bioscience hotspot.
The Eller College of Management at The University of Arizona is internationally recognized for pioneering research, innovative curriculum, distinguished faculty, excellence in entrepreneurship, and social responsibility.
College of Engineering
Eller College of Management
Arizona Online - Online
For domestic students a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
For international students an US comparable Bachelor's degree.
GPA score of 3.0 or higher (for the last 60 units completed)
At least one of the three items listed below:
Supporting application documentation needed include:
International students ONLY:
In addition to the requirements above international applications must also provide:
Please note that before joining our program, students should have experience/knowledge of Python and probability and statistics.
Send your official transcripts to:
MIS Department, Online Admissions
University of Arizona
Eller College of Management
McClelland Hall #430
PO Box 210108
Tucson, AZ 85721-0108
Required test(s):
Minimum TOEFL: 80
Minimum IELTS: 7
The 100% online program offers six admission dates throughout the year.
Please visit https://cybersecurity.arizona.edu/admissions/#deadlines to review upcoming deadlines
International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.
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Core coursework
Minimum GPA: 3.0
All Track - Common Core Classes (12 units):
MIS 515 Information Security in Public and Private Sectors (3 units)
MIS 543 Business Data Communications and Networking (3 units)
SIE 571 Systems Cyber Security Engineering (3 units)
SIE 573 Engineering of Trustworthy Secure Systems (3 units)
Information Systems Track - Additional Required Coursework (18 units):
MIS 516 Information Security Risk Management (3 units)
MIS 517 Systems Security Management (3 units)
MIS 545 Data Mining for Business Intelligence (3 units)
MIS 562 Cyber Threat Intelligence (3 units)
MIS 566 Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Social Engineering (3 units)
MIS 689 Cyber Warfare Capstone (3 units)
+ 3 units of electives, see options below
Physical Systems Track - Additional Required Coursework (21 units):
Required 21 units of elective course work, see course options below
Information Systems Track - Elective Course Options (3 units):
MIS 511 Social and Ethical Issues of the Internet (3 units)
MIS 514 IT Audit (3 units)
MIS 578 Project Management (3 units)
ECE 509 Cyber Security: Concepts, Theory, Practice (3 units)
ECE 523 Machine Learning and Data Analytics (3 units)
ECE 524 Fundamentals of Cloud Security (3 units)
ECE 535A Digital Communications Systems (3 units)
ECE 571 Fundamentals of Information and Network Security (3 units)
SIE 530 Engineering Statistics (3 units)
SIE 554A Systems Engineering Process (3 units)
SIE 572 Information Security and Research (INSuRE) (3 units)
Physical Systems Track - Elective Course Options (21 units):
MIS 511 Social and Ethical Issues of the Internet (3 units)
MIS 514 IT Audit (3 units)
MIS 516 Information Security Risk Management (3 units)
MIS 517 Systems Security Management (3 units)
MIS 545 Data Mining for Business Intelligence (3 units)
MIS 562 Cyber Threat Intelligence (3 units)
MIS 566 Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Social Engineering (3 units)
MIS 578 Project Management (3 units)
ECE 509 Cyber Security: Concepts, Theory, Practice (3 units)
ECE 523 Machine Learning and Data Analytics (3 units)
ECE 524 Fundamentals of Cloud Security (3 units)
ECE 535A Digital Communications Systems (3 units)
ECE 571 Fundamentals of Information and Network Security (3 units)
SIE 530 Engineering Statistics (3 units)
SIE 554A Systems Engineering Process (3 units)
SIE 572 Information Security and Research (INSuRE) (3 units)
Program approval is required for substitution of above electives.
Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.
| Program-level Information | |
|---|---|
| Application Acceptance Rate | 83.93% |
| Med. Time-to-degree (years) | 1.50 |
| Department-level Information | |
| Enrollment Percent Male | 67.27% |
| Enrollment Percent Female | 32.73% |
| Enrollment Percent International | 0% |
| Enrollment Percent URM | 21.82% |