To meet the burgeoning demand for computer experts with deep technical training and expertise in keeping computer systems reliable and safe, we offer our master\u2019s students the opportunity to specialize in cyber security. This specialization encompasses courses that focus on technical issues related to safe software, languages, and architectures, as well as broader societal issues of privacy and legal ramifications. Through an eight-course program, students will master topics ranging from cryptographic methods; data and information security; fault-tolerant computing; network security, privacy, and anonymity; software safety; and system security. The computer science (CS) program at Boston University is geared toward students with a CS undergraduate degree, but it also welcomes those with equivalent computer training and experience, as well as students with gaps in their CS background but strong academic records overall.<\/p>\n
The Master of Science (MS) specialization in cyber security has the same course requirements\u2014eight graduate courses (32 units)\u2014and core breadth course requirements as the MS in Computer Science<\/a>. Of the eight courses required, five courses must fulfill the core program\u00a0breadth requirements<\/a>, with at least one in each of the following areas:<\/p>\n The remaining courses can be fulfilled by any graduate-level CS course relating to cybersecurity.<\/p>\n Students are expected to achieve a grade of B\u2013 or better in all graduate-level courses that count towards the 32-degree credit requirement. In addition, among the grades received for the five breadth courses<\/strong>, the number of grades of B\u2013 must not be greater than the number of grades of B+ or higher. No grade lower than B\u2013 may be used for graduate credit.<\/p>\n Of the eight required courses for the MS CS degree, students must take five (breadth requirement) courses, three of which satisfy the CS core and two of which satisfy the specialization requirements of the student\u2019s CS program track.<\/p>\n The\u00a0MS in CS Core Breadth Requirements<\/strong>\u00a0must be satisfied by all students pursuing an MS in CS, inclusive of specialization. This core requirement covers the three areas of\u00a0software<\/em>,\u00a0systems,<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0theory<\/em>. Students can satisfy each area of the core with any graduate-level CS course that is applicable. However, it is recommended that the CS core be satisfied with the courses that have been explicitly designed to form the core CS foundation for master\u2019s students, specifically:<\/p>\n Students wishing to satisfy a core area with a different course, other than the course recommended, have the option to do so with the approval of their CS advisor.<\/p>\n In addition to the three course CS Core requirement, students must complete at least\u00a0two\u00a0<\/em>additional courses specific to their specialization.<\/p>\n Students who are in the Cybersecurity specialization track should take at least two additional specialization core requirements offered in their area of specialization. The cyber security core specialization courses<\/strong>\u00a0are:<\/p>\n The remaining three courses are fulfilled by any\u00a0cyber security-related electives<\/strong>\u00a0in the following departments:<\/p>\n There is no foreign language requirement for this degree.<\/p>\n While not required to do so, MS candidates may complete a master\u2019s project or thesis. Projects are carried out with the approval of, and under the supervision of, a faculty member. A master\u2019s project can be expanded into a master\u2019s thesis, which requires two faculty readers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To meet the burgeoning demand for computer experts with deep technical training and expertise in keeping computer systems reliable and safe, we offer our master\u2019s students the opportunity to specialize in cyber security. This specialization encompasses courses that focus on technical issues related to safe software, languages, and architectures, as well as broader societal issues […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2696,"featured_media":0,"parent":3511,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2696"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52540"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97523,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52540\/revisions\/97523"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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