Overview

Key features

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.

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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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cyber Security Engineering

Operating Systems

Hardware and Cyber Physical Systems

Networks and Cyber Security

Cyber Security Systems Engineering

Cyber Security Engineering Capstone Project

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

General Engineering & Technology Cyber Security View 890 other Masters in General Engineering & Technology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

College Transcripts
2 Letters of Recommendation
Goals Statement
Resumé

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Tuition Fee

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International

44610 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1487 USD per credit during 12 months.
National

44610 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1487 USD per credit during 12 months.
In-State

20760 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 692 USD per credit during 12 months.

Living costs for Fairfax

1330 - 2300 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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