CSIA Program Details
The online Masters of Science in Cybersecurity with Information Assurance (CSIA) at Southern Utah University focuses on providing students with the knowledge they need to break into the competitive Cybersecurity field.
Our program provides state-of-the-art education into the world of design, planning, and management of cyber systems, as well as the procedures for protecting cyber systems and infrastructure from external threats - including terrorism.
Current Catalog & Learning Outcomes
Each program emphasis has learning outcomes specific to the focus of study. Students are welcome to take more than one emphasis. Please refer to catalog links to view specific details about each emphasis.
Cybersecurity Strategy Emphasis Learning Outcomes
Cybersecurity Strategy Emphasis Catalog
- 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.
Cyber Operations Emphasis Learning Outcomes
Cyber Operations Emphasis Catalog
- Examine, analyze, and interpret legal and ethical aspects of global cybersecurity law.
- Develop, apply, and institutionalize cyber operations practices and assessment from a cybersecurity perspective.
- Design and document incident response plans.
- Analyze and recommend pen testing cybersecurity practices for an enterprise environment.
Management Emphasis 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.
Healthcare Administration Emphasis Learning Outcomes
Healthcare Administration Emphasis Catalog
- Examine, analyze, and interpret legal and ethical aspects of global cybersecurity law.
- Develop, apply, and institutionalize cybersecurity 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.