Overview
Students learn how to identify security vulnerabilities in local, networked, and cloud software systems, and develop rigorous data management and software development workflows.
Learning Outcomes
MS in Cybersecurity and Privacy (Online) graduates at New Jersey Institute of Technology leave the program with the competencies needed to:
- Design and build secure infrastructure for managing data and communication both in the cloud and on local servers.
- Provide expert insight on security standards and protocols in large-scale software development or data analytics projects.
- Play a key role in performing ad-hoc analyses of data stored in corporate or government databases and propose solutions to potential vulnerabilities.
Programme Structure
- The curriculum covers the construction and maintenance of secure software systems and tools to ensure the integrity of data and network communication.
- This spans topics from theoretical cryptographic protocols to government and corporate policy on data privacy, with attention to various techniques for mitigating the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access to networked devices and systems.
- Courses consist of formal lectures as well as hands-on programming, network administration, and counter-hacking projects.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
IT Security Cyber Security View 129 other Masters in IT Security in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Application for admission
- $75 nonrefundable application fee
- Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
- GRE/TOEFL/GMAT/IELTS/Duolingo results
- One letter of recommendation
Tuition Fee
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International
31500 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1050 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
31500 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1050 USD per credit during 12 months.
Funding
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