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Overview

The M.S. in Cybersecurity curriculum prepares graduates to protect organizations against an increasingly complex and AI-driven threat landscape 鈥� combining rigorous technical training with the governance, risk, and leadership skills that define effective security professionals today. Core courses build mastery in secure system architecture, network defense, risk management, and cybersecurity auditing, with hands-on exposure to industry-leading tools including CrowdStrike, Darktrace, SentinelOne, and LLM Guard. Students learn to apply widely used frameworks 鈥� NIST, ISO/IEC 27005, ISO 27001, SEC Cybersecurity Rules, and FAIR 鈥� to real-world risk and compliance challenges and develop the forensic and e-discovery capabilities central to modern incident response and litigation. Throughout, the curriculum addresses how AI is reshaping the field, from automated threat detection and agentic incident triage to LLM-specific vulnerabilities like prompt injection and data leakage 鈥� ensuring graduates are prepared for the security environment as it exists now, not just as it was.

Coursework is deliberately aligned with leading industry certifications, including (CISSP), (CEH), and (CCSK), giving graduates a clear pathway to the credentials employers increasingly require. A course in Leading Technology Organizations rounds out the technical curriculum with the strategic leadership and change management skills that security professionals need to advance into roles like CISO and security director. The program culminates in a capstone integrating coursework into a real-world project 鈥� and is available fully online or fully in person in New York City, giving students the flexibility to learn in the format that fits their lives without compromising the depth or quality of the experience.

The M.S. in Cybersecurity can be completed full-time in just 15 months, part-time or 100% online at a pace that makes sense for you. View a typical course sequence for full-time students; part-time students can select one to two courses per semester in consultation with their program director. Review degree requirements below and download course descriptions here. 

Course Descriptions

Typical Course Sequence

Degree Requirements 

To earn the M.S. in Cybersecurity, you must complete 24 credits of required courses, including a capstone project, as well as six credits of elective courses which may include an internship. Courses are three credits unless otherwise noted. 

Core Requirements (8 courses/24 credits) 

• CYB 5000 Cybersecurity Foundations
• CYB 5100 Architecture of Secure Operating Systems, Applications and Devices 
• CYB 5200 Network, Data and Communications Security
• CYB 5300 Risk Management and Cybersecurity
• CYB 5400 Cybersecurity Audit, Assessment and Training (Cloud Security)
• TMG 5500 Leading Technology Organizations
• CYB 7992 E-Discovery, Digital Evidence and Computer Forensics
• CYB 6500 Cybersecurity Capstone 

Electives (2 courses/6 credits)*

• CYB 6300 Cybercrime, Cyberwar and Threat Actors
• CYB 6400 Internship (1-3 credits)

*Note: Electives offerings will vary each semester, therefore some choices will not be available for a particular cohort. 

Capstone

For the capstone project, you'll develop a complete cybersecurity strategy for a non-profit organization. Throughout the program, you'll also have the opportunity to work alongside faculty to design and implement specialized research projects. 

Recent Projects

• Capture the Flag: Opportunities for the Cybersecurity Classroom
• Two Step Verification System Using Face Recognition
• Cymple Bits Security Analysis (Won 1^st Place in the 2022 ISACA Cybersecurity Case Study Competition)
• Equifax Data Breach Analysis (Won 1^st Place in the 2021 ISACA Cybersecurity Case Study Competition)