Concentration Overview
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The Master of Science (MS) degree in Information Technology, Information Assurance concentration is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed to address the operational issues, policies and procedures, threat and response mechanisms, risk analysis, system recovery, and information security frameworks that can be deployed to secure corporate assets. The program focuses on preparing students to be able to protect an organization’s data assets and manage all aspects of information assurance and security across an organization’s systems.
Credit Distribution
I. Core Courses (15-18* Credits)
| MSI-5010 | Foundations of Information Technology* | 3 |
| MSI-5020 | Telecommunications and Networking | 3 |
| MSI-5030 | Object-Oriented Application Development | 3 |
| MSI-5040 | Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design | 3 |
| MSI-5050 | Principles of Database Design | 3 |
| APS-5100 | Project Management for Technology | 3 |
II. Concentration (15 Credits)
| IAS-5510 | Foundations of Information Assurance | 3 |
| IAS-5520 | Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Attacks | 3 |
| IAS-5530 | Countermeasures Design and Implementation | 3 |
| IAS-5540 | Policies and Procedures Development and Implementation | 3 |
| IAS-5550 | Computer Forensics and Information Systems Auditing | 3 |
III. Capstone (6 Credits)
| APS-7000 | Master Project in Applied Science and Technology | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 36-39
* MSI-5010: Foundations of Information Technology is required for learners who need a refresher or who lack the prerequisite knowledge in IT as determined during the application evaluation period.