Cybersecurity Policy and Risk Management (M.S.)
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2024-05-01 | - |
Program Overview
The M.S. in Cybersecurity Policy and Risk Management (CPRM) program prepares students for careers in business or government by developing their strategic thinking, policy development, and risk management skills. The program is taught online over five 8-week terms and features full-time faculty and industry experts. Students may come from a variety of backgrounds, including business, public administration, healthcare, and law. Prior experience or undergraduate degrees in technical fields are not required.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
in Cybersecurity Policy and Risk Management (CPRM) program cultivates strategic thinking, policy development, and risk-management skills for students interested in careers in business or government. The program features full-time faculty and industry experts who help blend strategy and policy with preparedness, incident response, recovery, and resilience – the heart of our security studies discipline. Students may come from business, public administration, healthcare, finance, homeland defense and security, retail, law, insurance, and a myriad of technical and engineering disciplines. Prior experience or undergraduate degrees in technical fields are not required. This is an online only program, taught over five 8-week terms per academic calendar year.
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Core Courses (All Required):
CPRM 810 Foundations of Cybersecurity Policy (3 Credits) CPRM 820 Policy Development and Communication (3 Credits) CPRM 830 Security Measures I (3 Credits) CPRM 840 Cybersecurity Standards, Regulations, and Laws (3 Credits) CPRM 850 Security Measures II (3 Credits) CPRM 860 Incident Response and Investigation (3 Credits) CPRM 870 Cybersecurity Risk Management (3 Credits) CPRM 880 Cybersecurity Metrics and Evaluation (3 Credits) CPRM 890 Organizations, Change Management, and Leadership (3 Credits)
