Core (9 Hours):

• CSCE 522 - Information Security Principles
• CSCE 548 - Building Secure Software
• CSCE 715 - Network Systems Security

Focus Area (9 Hours from the following):

• CSCE 517 - Computer Crime and Forensics
• CSCE 557 - Introduction to Cryptography
• CSCE 719 - Security and Privacy for Wireless Networks
• CSCE 727 - Information Warfare
• CSCE 747 - Software Testing and Quality Assurance
• CSCE 813 - Internet Security
• CSCE 824 - Secure Database Systems
• CSCE 846 - Software Reliability and Safety

Electives (12 Hours):

A maximum of six hours in non-CSCE courses and at most three hours of CSCE 798 may be applied toward the degree. CSCE 797 may not be applied toward the degree.
 

Thesis Option:

Students who choose the thesis option may substitute 6 hours of thesis preparation (CSCE 799) for electives. In addition, students must complete at least 12 hours in CSCE courses numbered 700 and above, and defend the thesis in a public presentation.

Non-Thesis Option:

Students who choose the non-thesis option must complete at least 15 hours in CSCE courses numbered 700 and above, and pass a written comprehensive examination offered at the end of Fall and Spring semesters.