Georgia Institute of Technology Information Security
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Master of Science in Information SecurityThe College of Computing in cooperation with the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs has established a Master of Science degree in Information Security. The program operates in conjunction with the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), which was named a Center of Excellence in Information Assurance by the National Security Agency. The Information Security program provides students with background and insight into general knowledge issues before concentrating on either technical or policy coverage of key elements of information security. The general knowledge aspects of the program touch on the issues surrounding the impact of information security on our lives, private citizens' concern for privacy, information security risks to business and government, and the impact of laws and public policy. The technical concentration focuses on examining the general dimension of providing security for information processing systems (secure operating systems and applications, network security, cryptography, and security protocols). The policy concentration focuses on the many non-technical dimensions of information processing and security, including domestic and international policy processes, organizational routines and innovation, risk perception, industry-government relations, and the constitutional framework for governmental actions. These unique, interdisciplinary strengths of computing and policy are at the core of our program.
Course of Study
The Master of Science in Information Security is a three-semester program for a total of 32 semester hours. Each student is required to take a set of core courses, a practicum, and one of two concentrations (technology or policy). The core is composed of seven courses, and the concentrations are three courses tailored to the student's needs and desires, but are focused on technology or policy.
Fixed Core Courses (23 Hours)
CS 4235 (3-0-3) Introduction to Information Security
CS 6238 (3-0-3) Secure Computer Systems
CS 6260 (3-0-3) Applied Cryptography
CS 6262 (3-0-3) Network Security
CS 6265 (0-9-3) Information Security Laboratory
CS 6725 (3-0-3) Information Security Strategies and Policies
CS 8903 (5-0-5) Practicum/Project/Research
Concentration I (Technology Centric: 9 hours)
Choose three courses from the following:
MATH 4150 (3-0-3) Introduction to Number Theory
CS 4500 (3-0-3) Theory II
CS 6210 (3-0-3) Advanced Operating Systems
CS 6250 (3-0-3) Computer Networks
CS 6269 (3-0-3) Formal Models and Methods for Information Assurance
CS 6300 (3-0-3) Software Development Process
CS 6400 (3-0-3) Database Systems Concepts and Designs
CS 7260 (3-0-3) Internetworking Architecture and Protocols
Concentration II (Policy Centric: 9 hours)
Choose three courses from the following:
PUBP 4756 (3-0-3) Technology Forecasting and Assessment
PUBP 6401 (3-0-3) Science, Technology, and Public Policy
ECON 6150 (3-0-3) Cost and Benefit Analysis
MGT 6050 (3-0-3) Management Information Systems
MGT 6057 (3-0-3) Business Process Analysis and Design (SAP)
CIS 8680 (3-0-3) Security and Privacy of Information and Information Systems (offered by Georgia State University)
The College's master's degree requirements supplement the Institute's master's requirements listed in this catalog. Students must achieve a grade point average of at least 3.0 to graduate, and no course grade below C will count toward graduation.
For more information about the MS IS program, visit www.cc.gatech.edu.