Cybersecurity
MASTER OF SCIENCE
TAKE CONTROL OF
YOUR DEGREE
The total number of vacant
cybersecurity jobs is expected
to reach 3.5 million worldwide by
2021. With such a talent shortage,
it is an opportune time to build
your skill set in this field.
A Master of Science in Cybersecurity
will give you the skills and knowledge
that can open the door to the
future you want. It combines an
understanding of information security
technology with relevant knowledge
from law, the social sciences,
criminology, and management.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
Build your core knowledge
surrounding computer system
security and network security: theory,
systems, and best practices.
Learn to plan and implement
security strategies to reduce
risk and enhance the protection of
information assets and systems.
Identify and address legal and
ethical issues associated with
information security, privacy, and
digital rights, and identify how
they inform specific information
assurance plans and decisions.
Gain real-world experience and
offset the cost of tuition through our
signature graduate co-op program.
Available to international students
enrolled full time, subject to
course and location availability.
By studying at Northeastern, you’ll
be in control of where and when you
earn your degree, with full-time and
part-time program options in Boston,
Charlotte, Seattle, and Toronto and
the option to take classes 100%
online or in a hybrid format.
RECOGNITION AND MERIT
Northeastern University is recognized
by the National Security Agency
and the Department of Homeland
Security as a Center of Academic
Excellence in Cybersecurity:
• NSA/DHS Center of Academic
Excellence in Cyber Defense
Education with a focus area
in Cyber Investigations
• NSA/DHS Center of
Academic Excellence in
Cyber Defense Research
• NSA Center of Academic
Excellence in Cyber Operations
Security is a race that
never ends. You need to
prepare well, learn the
foundations, best practices,
and techniques, train,
test yourself, know the
adversary, and stay
in shape.”
CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Required Core (8 semester hours)
• Foundations of Information
Assurance
• Capstone Project
Technical Track
(8 semester hours, choose two)
• Applied Cryptography
• Computer System Security
• Network Security Practices
• Software Security Practices
Contextual Track
(8 semester hours, choose two)
• Security Risk Management
and Assessment
• Information System Forensics
• Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics,
and Digital Rights
• Decision Making in Critical
Infrastructure
Sample Elective Courses
(8 semester hours)
• Software Vulnerabilities and Security
• Introduction to IoT Security
• IT Security Governance,
Risk, and Compliance
• Cloud Security
• Network Security
Total Degree Requirements
(32 semester hours)
• Full-time students typically
complete this degree in two years.
Guevara Noubir, Professor, Director of
Cybersecurity Graduate Programs
LEARN MORE AND APPLY
graduateadmissions@northeastern.edu
northeastern.edu/graduate
877.634.6865
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