Curriculum
The highly technical, interdisciplinary Cybersecurity curriculum provided students with in-depth knowledge in key areas of computer science and computer engineering. Students completed a minimum of 30 units with a Pacific cumulative grade point average of 3.0 to earn the Master of Science in Cybersecurity degree.
Technical Core
Students were required to take 7 core technical courses, for a total of 21 units:
Course | Title | Units |
CYBR 200 | Secure Software Systems | 3 |
CYBR 210 | Vulnerabilities | 3 |
CYBR 220 | Software Reverse Engineering | 3 |
CYBR 230 | Advanced Computer Networking | 3 |
CYBR 240 | Cyber Defense and Offense | 3 |
CYBR 250 | Cybersecurity Law and Policy | 3 |
CYBR 280 | Cybersecurity Capstone Project | 3 |
Electives
In addition to the technical core, students chose 3 elective courses from the following list, for a total of 9 units:
Course | Title | Units |
COMP 251 | Machine Learning | 3 |
COMP 261 | Data Science | 3 |
ECPE 226 | Computational Intelligence | 3 |
ECPE 259 | Sensor Networks for Engineering Systems | 3 |
ECPE 276 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
EMGT 262 | Applied Analytics for Decision Making | 3 |
ENGR 201 | Techniques in Research | 3 |
ENGR 212 | Technology Venturing | 3 |
ENGR 219 | Numerical Methods for Engineering | 3 |
ENGR 250 | Probability and Statistics for Engineering and Computer Science | 3 |
ENGR 290 | Engineering Project Management and Leadership | 3 |
ENGR 292 | Managing Science Technology and Innovation | 3 |
COMP/ECPE 291 | Graduate Independent Study | 1-3 |
COMP/ECPE 297 | Graduate Research | 1-3 |
Maximum of 6 units of undergraduate courses (100-level or above) as approved by advisor. |