Looking for Masters degree with both CyberSecurity/IA and Programming

armydude1012

Hello All! I have lurked around here for a while but decided to make an account and post because I couldn't find too many direct answers using the search function. I have a bachelor's degree in a completely non-IT related area (business/multidisciplinary studies). I am an IT enthusiast however and I would consider myself to have a reasonable amount of skillport/self taught computer networking knowledge, but nothing formal outside of a few intro to computer/web commerce courses. I also work in a non-IT related field.

I would like to shift gears and take my hobby into formal education of IA/Cybersecurity, ideally learning programming as part of it (I know I should have started on it with my associates/bachelors, but what's done is done). I was wondering if anyone knew of a MS program that would be a good fit?

Looking on the threads the closest I found is DSU's MS in applied computer science with a focus on Cybersecurity http://catalog.dsu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=17&poid=1205&returnto=940#as it contains one course close to programming (CSC 710 - Structure and Design Programming Language) but I don't think I would actually be learning a language itself in that course.

I don't mind taking a reasonable number of prerequisite classes beforehand since I'm in the military with college money available and price isn't my biggest concern, the only thing is for the army to pay for my degree, all the courses actually have to be listed as part of my degree completion plan the college issues.

So far I think the best route would be to try to get into the program above, and just learn an actual language in my spare time, but I wanted to see what advice anyone may have for me.Any advice or comments would be much appreciated!

the_Grinch

Master of Science in Applied Computer Science | Dakota State University <----You'll want to be in DSU's Masters in Applied Computer Science with a focus on Cyber Operations. It's one of the few schools with the NSA-CAE's in Cyber Operations and it's a Computer Science degree so you will be programming. I was accepted and they wanted me to take 5 pre-reqs to get up to speed. Also, this Masters will prepare you for their DSc in CyberSecurity as you'll need programming skills to tackle it. My boss is currently in the DSc and loves it. He is doing some amazing things and their instructors are top notch.

dmoore44

Check out Syracuse's online MS Cybersecurity:
Detailed Overview: Prospective Students | Academic Programs | Masters | Detail | Cybersecurity | SU Engineering & Computer Science
Course Descriptions: https://engineeringonline.syr.edu/graduate-programs/cybersecurity/curriculum/

There's a course in Assurance Foundations and another in Design and Analysis of Algorithms that deal specifically with programming. You'll also need to choose 2 elective courses, and you could probably find another programming course to fill one of those requirements.