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MSIS security assured information systems track of study
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Providing security and assurance to information systems has emerged as one of the most daunting technological and social challenges of recent times. Major corporations and private industry are expending a great deal of resources to develop cybersecurity technology to secure their information systems. SIS is pleased to meet the expected demand for professionals trained in secure information systems by offering the SAIS track of study. This track will provide a unique education in the development, design and deployment of secure information systems with an emphasis on networked information systems. It will produce information technology professionals with the ability to meet special security challenges (e.g., intrusion detection) posed by conventional and emerging network information systems.
 
Track Prerequisites
 
Students must have taken IS 2500 (2610) Data Structure or the equivalent prior to entering the Security Track.
 
Courses and Electives
 

Foundation Courses 6 credits

  • IS 2000 Intro to Information Science
  • IS 2170/TEL 2820 Cryptography

Cognitive Systems 6 credits

  • IS 2300 Human Information Processing
  • IS 2470 Interactive System Design or IS 2350 Human Factors in Systems

Systems & Technology
General 9 credits

  • IS 2550 Client-Server Systems
  • IS 2710 Database Management
  • IS 2511 Information Systems Design or IS 2540 Software Engineering

SAIS Track 9 credits

  • IS 2150 Introduction to Security
  • TEL 2821 Network Security
  • IS 2629/TEL 2830 Capstone Course in Security

SAIS Track Electives 6 credits
IA Elective Pool

  • IS 2620 Developing Secure systems
  • IS 2731 Security in E-Commerce
  • IS 2621/TEL 2813 Security Management
  • IS 2210 Information Ethics
  • LIS 2184 Legal Issues in Information Handling
  • One S&T Elective (IS 2591 Algorithm Design, IS 2801 Geographic Information Systems, IS 2410 Intro to Neural Networks, and IS 2160 Data Mining)

Note that the courses listed above are highly recommended. With approval from the department, students may be able take courses other than ones listed above to meet a specific area requirement. With special permission, students may also be exempted from taking IS2000. In that case, another Foundations Area course is required.

 
 

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