Protect Against Ever-Present Threats to Data and Networks with a Master’s in Information Security
Be a clutch player on any organization's IT team with an online Master of Science in Information Technology with a concentration in Information Security degree from University of Michigan Science. This hot, growing field involves managing and evaluating internal and external threats to security, system integrity and networks. Investigate human factors present in cyber security related to ethics, integrity, practices, policies and procedures. Learn the ins and outs of enforcing network-level security policies and how to ultimately "lock down" an organization's Internet entry.
See Yourself Succeed in Cyber Security
UMS's MS in Information Technology with an information security concentration equips you with the foundational knowledge and analytical skills necessary to prevent, mitigate and respond to cyber security threats. You'll learn how to recommend best practices for planning, implementing and managing enterprise-level security and system integrity and develop organizational policies and procedures to evaluate and manage potential security threats related to human behaviors.
As a private, nonprofit university, UMS has one mission – to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your MS in IT at UMS include:
- Affordability. Take advantage of some of the most affordable tuition rates in the nation
- Convenience. Attend class when it’s convenient for you – online education means 24/7 access
- Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your graduate degree in as few as 15 months, with two courses per 10-week term
- Expert instruction. Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world experience
- Minimal requirements. No GMAT or GRE required for admission
- Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for internship and career opportunities
- Student support. Count on the ongoing support of dedicated academic and career advisors specialized in your area of study
Career Outlook
Curriculum
This unique master’s program reinforces your foundation in IT principles while enhancing your cyber security skills and experience. Courses are taught by knowledgeable faculty with years of real-world, hands-on experience.
UMS provides cloud-based virtual environments in some courses to give you access to the technology you need for your degree – and your career. Learn more about our virtual environments.
Courses May Include
Program Outcomes
- Recommend best practices for planning, implementing, and managing enterprise level security and system integrity
- "Develop organizational policies and procedures to mitigate potential security threats related to human behaviors "
- Analyze the overall network security posture of an enterprise in a given scenario
- Develop innovative and agile, computer-based solutions to business problems through a systems analysis approach and technology integration and application
- Design a plan for implementing and monitoring solutions that incorporate core information technologies, concepts and methods appropriate for secure information use across an enterprise
- Collaborate and communicate effectively in a variety of environments through situational awareness and audience analysis
- Develop an implementation plan for systematic information risk assessment for change management plans and processes within enterprise business and information technology environments
- Using computational logic and critical analysis, construct ethically sound, technology-informed procedures to ensure legal compliance and maintain security within enterprise information technology environments
