
Overview
The Cyber Security Engineering M.Sc. program at George Mason University provides students with the deep technical foundations of cyber security in the form of software, hardware, networking, and cryptography, as well as systems engineering tools and methods to design and secure complex cyber physical systems.
Key Features
- The program provides instruction on the design, planning, and management of systems and procedures for protecting critical physical and cyber infrastructure from external threats, including terrorism.
- Students learn homeland security policy, critical infrastructure policy, information security, matrix vulnerability assessment, threat assessment, physical security, personnel security, operational security, contingency planning, case analyses of specific industries and systems, redundancy planning, emergency and disaster planning, security systems, and intelligence operations.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:- Cyber Security Engineering Fundamentals
- Fundamentals of Operating Systems
- Hardware and Cyber Physical Systems
- Networks and Cyber Security
- Cyber Security Systems Engineering
- Cyber Security Engineering Capstone Project
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
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Disciplines
Computer Sciences Cyber Security View 1134 other Masters in Computer Sciences in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- College Transcripts
- 2 Letters of Recommendation
- Goals Statement
- Resumé
- Fall 2022 applications only: The GRE is not required.
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International
44220 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1474 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
44220 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1474 USD per credit during 12 months. -
In-State
20370 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 679 USD per credit during 12 months.
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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