Business Continuity, Security & Risk Management
MS in Business Continuity, Security & Risk Management (Online)
Designed to provide the tools and concepts necessary to plan for, prevent, and—when needed—successfully respond to disruptions in business operations, the MS in Business Continuity, Security & Risk Management provides a review of important issues relating to business continuity, security, information and materials management, as well as risk management from a planning, operations, and response perspective.
Topics presented include incident response and disaster recovery, compliance issues, and system-wide risk analysis. Business continuity is viewed organizationally to include all company operations, and addresses information, computer systems, infrastructure, personnel, and supply chain, as well as emergencies emanating from man-made and natural disasters.
Degree Requirements
A total of twelve courses (48 credits) is required, as follows:
Core Courses (six courses/24 credits)
- MET AD 632 Financial Concepts
- MET AD 642 Project Management
- MET AD 648 Introduction to Electronic Commerce, Systems, and Web Design
- MET AD 655 International Business, Economics, and Cultures
- MET AD 715 Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making
- MET AD 741 The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services
Specialization Courses (four courses/16 credits)
- MET AD 610 Introduction to Business Continuity, Security, and Risk Management
- MET AD 613 System-Wide Risk Planning, Strategy, and Compliance
- MET AD 614 Incident Response and Disaster Recovery
Plus one of the following:
- MET AD 612 COO—Public Emergency Management
- MET AD 644 Project Risk and Cost Management
- MET CS 684 IT Security Policies and Procedures
And two additional Administrative Sciences graduate-level courses (8 credits), with the advice of the Administrative Sciences Department coordinator.
Good Standing
No grade lower than B- may be used toward degree, diploma, or certificate requirements. Students below a 3.0 cumulative GPA are on academic probation status. After being placed on probation students must, the following semester, make satisfactory progress toward achieving a minimum of 3.0 and be in a position to graduate with a 3.0 or better within the remaining program courses. Students who, in the determination of the department and based on past student performance, are not in a position to raise their GPA to the necessary level to graduate within the remaining courses, will be terminated from the program. Students who have not removed themselves from academic probation status after one semester for full-time status or three courses for part-time status will be terminated from the program.
Contact Information
For program details and application information, visit www.bu.edu/online.
