Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Transfer Credit Guidelines
The Master of Science in Cybersecurity is designed to enable students to pursue their career goals within the critically important cybersecurity field. This program provides professionals with the techniques and knowledge to protect the organization’s cyber assets by focusing on prevention, detection, countering, and recovery from cyber incidents. The curriculum focuses on aspects of cybersecurity including strategies, policy, ethics and legal compliance, operational process, and technology to ensure and defend an organization’s cyber assets. This program is suited for professionals who aim to pursue senior-level technical or managerial positions in cybersecurity such as information security officer, cybersecurity manager, senior security analyst, security and compliance manager, directors IT security and governance, digital crime investigator, or penetration tester.
Program concentrations include:
- General
- Information Assurance
A minimum of thirty (30) credits are needed for completion of the Master of Science in Cybersecurity and a maximum of (15) credits are allowed in transfer.
TUT 101 Purple badges indicate Excelsior University courses.
TUT 101 Green badges indicate non-Excelsior University courses.
All courses MUST be completed with a minimum grade of B or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| IND 501 | An Interdisciplinary Approach to Ethical Leadership | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| IND 502 | Strategic Talent Management in a Complex World | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 500 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 528 | Legal Compliance Issues in Cybersecurity | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 504 | Network and Communication Security | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 560 | Information Assurance | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 596 | Capstone Project in Cybersecurity | Course must be completed with Excelsior University to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | |||
Choose ONE of the following concentrations. All courses MUST be completed with a minimum grade of B or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYS 545 | Security Policy and Compliance | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 577 | Global Cybersecurity | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 610 | Cloud Technologies and Data Security | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |||
Choose ONE of the following concentrations. All courses MUST be completed with a minimum grade of B or higher.
| Course ID | Course Title | Equivalency Notes | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYS 523 | CYS 523: Software and Application Security | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 526 | Cyber Attacks and Defense | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| CYS 586 | Digital Forensics and Investigation | Recommended Excelsior course, but other course options are available to meet the requirement. | 3 |
| Total Credits | 9 | |||
