Master of Science in Cybersecurity with Information Assurance (CSIA)

Gain experience securing web clients and servers through the Master of Science in Cybersecurity with Information Assurance – Cybersecurity Strategy Emphasis. Designed for industry professionals seeking elite cybersecurity skills, this online program increases your expertise with cybercrime investigations and breach response preparedness.

Advance your knowledge of risk management and response and governance as you progress through the cutting-edge curriculum for the cybersecurity strategy master’s. Gain expert-level knowledge of network and cloud security that prepares you for high-level careers securing vital data for any organization.

Learning Outcomes:

• Develop, apply and institutionalize risk management practices and assessment from a cybersecurity perspective
• Integrate legal and ethical aspects of global cybersecurity law and frameworks into planning and strategy
• Design and document incident response plans
• Analyze and recommend cybersecurity frameworks for an enterprise environment

Prepare for leadership roles protecting organizations from external threats. Gain an accelerated overview of management theories and current trends in cybersecurity as you develop the expertise to lead teams that can successfully mitigate damaging cyberattacks.

Benefit from a rigorous curriculum that increases your proficiency with network and cloud security and protocols for responding to breaches. The asynchronous coursework for this affordable program equips you with a valuable combination of management and cybersecurity expertise that prepares you for upper management roles.

Learning Outcomes:

• Examine concepts of security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities to the computing assets of an organization
• Design, apply and institutionalize risk management and assessment practices from a cybersecurity perspective
• Examine, analyze and interpret legal and ethical aspects of global cybersecurity law and frameworks
• Integrate knowledge from cybersecurity and management to lead teams within an organization

Expand your business expertise and prepare for leadership positions in technology-focused organizations with the MBA in Cybersecurity online. Gain the technical foundations and business skills essential for management roles.

Increase your credentials with experiential projects and practical curriculum that focuses on cybersecurity theory, practical application and leadership. Designed to meet the needs of working professionals, this 100 percent online program provides flexibility for working professionals like you.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the concepts and tools for building network security
• Effectively employ the tools and fundamentals for minimizing infrastructure risks
• Exhibit basic knowledge of cybercrime investigation
• Comprehend legal and regulatory issues/cyber law and investigation
• Demonstrate knowledge of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) as aligns with industry standards

Learning Outcomes:

• Examine, analyze, and interpret legal and ethical aspects of global cybersecurity law.
• Develop, apply, and institutionalize cyber security practices and assessments in different contexts.
• Examine interrelated changes in healthcare administration, ethical and legal expectations, and the organization of healthcare and health policy.
• Analyze and recommend cybersecurity solutions to threats in a medical environment.

Tuition Waivers

SUU CSIA students can receive a tuition waiver. Students eligible for a tuition waiver should be:

• Fully admitted into the MS-CSIA program,
• Enrolled in at least 6 graduate credit hours, that is at least 2 classes in the semester in which you receive the funds,
• A Utah state resident, and
• Maintaining a minimum GPA 3.0

*Please note, applying for the tuition waiver is not a guarantee of award as it is based on available program funds.

Tuition Waiver Application

Travel Funding

Each year the Graduate Council awards graduate students funding to support travel and/or presenting at conferences to gain 'outside-the-classroom' experiential learning experience, network with their peers, and showcase their knowledge.

Travel Funding Application

Networking

Every student, including alumni, have the opportunity to continue to be a part of the SUU CSIA community. Students can network through upcoming events, conferences, and the SUU CSIA LinkedIn page.

Grad Path

Undergraduate students with 90+ credit hours are now able to take graduate-level courses during their undergraduate studies (up to 12 credit hours). For more information, visit the Grad Path page.

Networking

Every student, including alumni, have the opportunity to continue to be a part of the SUU CSIA community. Students can network through upcoming events, conferences, and the SUU CSIA LinkedIn page.

Every student, including alumni, have the opportunity to continue to be a part of the SUU CSIA community. Students can network through upcoming events, conferences, and the SUU CSIA LinkedIn page.