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Master of Science in Computer Information Systems
Overview | Admissions | Requirements | Course
Descriptions | Electives
Concentration in Security Requirements
A total of 40 credits are required.
Core Curriculum
20 required credits:
- MET CS 534 Quantitative Methods for Information Systems
- MET CS 625 Business Data Communication and Computer Networks
- MET CS 669 Database Design and Implementation for Business
- MET CS 682 Information Systems Analysis and Design
- MET CS 782 IT Strategy and Management
Students who have completed courses on core curriculum subjects as part of their undergraduate degree program must replace the corresponding core courses with electives. It is recommended that each replacement course be in the same technical area as the original core course. Students who have work-related experience in any of the core curriculum courses may apply for a waiver by submitting appropriate documentation. When a course waiver is granted, the student must substitute a graduate-level computer science course for the core course.
Concentration Requirements
12 credits:
- MET CS 654 Network and Software Security
- MET CS 674 Database Security
- MET CS 684 IT Security Policies and Procedures
Security Electives
One or two courses from the following:
- MET CS 599 Biometrics
- MET CS 690 Network Security
- MET CS 693 Digital Forensics and
- Investigations
- MET CS 703 Network Forensics
- MET CS 713 Advanced Digital Forensics
- MET CS 789 Cryptography
General and Administrative Sciences Electives
No more than one course from the following:
- MET AD 725 Negotiations and Organizational Conflict Resolution
- MET AD 740 Planning and Operating New Ventures
- MET AD 741 The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services
- MET AD 746 Legal and Regulatory Issues in High-Tech and Biotech Industries
- MET CS 503 Windows .NET Application Programming with C#
- MET CS 532 Computer Graphics
- MET CS 564 Advanced C++ Programming
- MET CS 565 Advanced Java Programming
- MET CS 601 Web Application Development
- MET CS 605 Human-Computer Interface Design with .NET
- MET CS 632 IT Project Management
- MET CS 633 Distributed Software Development and Management
- MET CS 665 Design Patterns and Components
- MET CS 667 Enterprise Java
- MET CS 679 Architecture and Design for Multi-tiered Systems
- MET CS 689 Designing and Implementing a Data Warehouse
- MET CS 699 Data Mining and Business Intelligence
- MET CS 732 Advanced Game Graphics
- MET CS 733 Real Time Multimedia Simulation
- MET CS 734 Artificial Intelligence for Video Games
- MET CS 751 Web Services
- MET CS 770 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
- MET CS 779 Advanced Database Management
- MET CS 780 Database Administration
- MET CS 794 Grid Computing
- MET CS 893 Agile and Advanced Software Engineering Methods
- MET TM 648 Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and Web Design
- MET TM 660 Web Technology and Languages
- MET TM 737 Internet- and Wireless-Enabled Marketing Techniques
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