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This degree program can be completed part-time or full-time.
Gain expertise in privacy, trust, confidentiality, and security as it relates to people, personnel, and organizations. In our program, you'll study digital forensics, threat intelligence, network security, machine learning, and data science and management. With our hands-on approach to learning and trial-and-error exploration, you'll be ready to defend data and digital assets from breaches, attacks, and cybercrime by malicious users.
Our new program is seeking a National Center for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity designation from the National Security Agency (NSA). We expect graduates to pursue roles in cybersecurity such as information security analyst, digital risk officer, analytics practice leader, chief digital officer, or chief information officer.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (formerly the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.).
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Total: 30 credits. The program consists of 4 Core courses and 6 Electives.
Core Courses
Course List Course Title Credits COMP5600 FOUNDATIONS OF CYBERSECURITY 3 COMP6999 TECHNICAL PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT 3 COMP6500 ADVANCED NETWORK SECURITY 3 CYBR6580 DIGITAL FORENSICS AND INCIDENT RESPONSE 3 Total Credits 12 Electives
Course List Course Title Credits CYBR5740 ADVERSARIAL ROBUSTNESS IN MACHINE LEARNING 3 CYBR6420 REVERSE ENGINEERING 3 CYBR6520 MALWARE ANALYSIS 3 CYBR6550 THREAT INTELLIGENCE 3 CYBR6580 DIGITAL FORENSICS AND INCIDENT RESPONSE 3 COMP5620 DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY 3 COMP6000 INTRUSION DETECTION AND PREVENTION SYSTEM 3 COMP6100 SECURE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 3 COMP7600 THESIS 3 DATA6999 CAPSTONE 3