Overview

The Cyber Security program offered by California State University, Dominguez Hills is designed to provide students with up-to-date specialized and advanced knowledge, while developing analytical and practical skills necessary to stay abreast in the ever-changing field of cyber security. The program benefits both traditional students as well as working adults seeking advanced degrees in their professions or in new careers. The curriculum, delivered in an accelerated 18-month cohort model, requires completion of six (6) core and four (4) elective courses. The program culminates with a cyber security research project supervised by a faculty member.

Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with the CSUDH MS Cyber Security degree will be able to:

Identify components of an information security policy including ethical considerations and explain the related research analysis
Acquire in-depth comprehension of Informational Assurance (IA) to ensure confidentiality, possession control
Conduct and evaluate forensics investigations pertaining to monitoring and analyzing computer network traffic via local and WAN/Internet
Produce a cyber security system that detects, monitors, and mitigates cyber
Distinguish methods of defense fortification and identify levels of
Apply principles of access control models and techniques to create authentication in advanced communication system
Evaluate security aspects in Cloud

Programme Structure

Core Courses:

Information Security
Cyber Forensics
Information Security Policy and Procedures
Information Assurance and Network Security
Software Project Planning and Management
Graduate Project

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Carson, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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General requirements

A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Good standing at the last institution
A grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on the last degree completed or at least 2.5 in the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted.
International Students must provide an evidence of one of the following:
- A minimum score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL exam (iBT)
- A minimum score of 213 on the computer-based TOEFL exam
- A score of 6.5 or higher on the IELTS, or
- A score of 53 or higher on the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

8375 USD / year

≈ 8375 USD / year
Out-of-State

8375 USD / year

≈ 8375 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year

Additional Details

Nonresident tuition (in addition to basic tuition and other systemwide fees charged all students) for all CSUs: $420 Charge Per Unit - Per Semester

Living costs

Carson

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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