Cyber Operations and Resilience (M.S.)
Master Degree
Boise State University
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Instruction Method
Online
Time to Degree
2 years
About the Program
Defend and protect organizations from malicious cyberattacks as a cyber industry leader. Boise State Online’s Master of Science in Cyber Operations and Resilience prepares you to meet security challenges head-on by teaching students to design, remediate and operate resilient information systems and networks. Students earn an advanced degree plus graduate certificates and industry credentials and can choose between technical and non-technical tracks
Program Requirements
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Graduate Major Requirements complete the following 3 requirements10 creditsCORE500 - Cyber Systems Thinking3 creditsCORE501 - Cyber Risk Assessment1 creditTake at least 6 credits from the following (or 6 credits of Approved Electives):CORE511 - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning1 creditCORE520 - Cyber Security Operations Ctr1 creditCORE514 - Cyber Informed Engineering1 creditCORE512 - Intro to Deep Learning1 creditCORE522 - Cyber Red and Blue Teams1 creditCORE502 - Cyber Threat Modeling1 creditCORE503 - Information Assurance1 creditCORE513 - Internet of Things Arch1 creditCORE510 - Applied Cybersecurity Prog1 creditCORE521 - Cyber Bus and Regulatory Op1 credit
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Complete 2 of the following areas, totaling 18 credits complete the following 4 requirements18 creditsGovernance Policy AdministrationCORE570 - Cyber Risk Management3 creditsCORE571 - Cyberlaw, Ethics, and Policy3 creditsCORE572 - Cyber Governance & Compliance3 creditsResilience EngineeringTake the followingCORE560 - Cyber Resilience Sys Design3 creditsCORE561 - Network Design and Exploitation Techniques3 creditsCORE562 - Resilience Coding Arch of Dev3 creditsAnalyst and Threat IntelligenceCORE550 - Cyber Threat Intelligence3 creditsCORE551 - Cyber Warfare and Conflicts3 creditsCORE552 - Cyber Dig and Sig Intelligence3 credits
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Take at least 2 credits from the following: take 2 credits, take at least 1 course2 creditsCORE591 - Project1 - 12 creditsCORE578 - Teaching1 creditCORE579 - Certification1 credit
Grand Total Credits
30
* Please note that you must meet with an advisor each semester in order to verify degree completion time as well as online course offerings for the program requirements.