Master's Degree in Cybersecurity
Degree: Master of Business Administration
Major: Cybersecurity
Hours: 120
Cybersecurity Overview
The MBA Degree with a concentration in Cybersecurity at Â鶹AV combines current business management tools with a cutting-edge cybersecurity curriculum. Incorporating a cybersecurity track into the MBA program is essential in today’s digital landscape, where cyber threats are a growing concern for businesses worldwide. With organizations increasingly relying on technology and data, leaders need to be equipped with business acumen and an understanding of protecting critical assets from cyber-attacks.
Cybersecurity is a growing concern in every industry that relies on information technology. This program is designed to help you increase awareness of the growing threats facing organizations, governments and individuals. This program will empower future executives to make informed decisions, manage risks effectively and integrate cybersecurity strategies into their overall business plans, ensuring their organizations remain resilient and competitive in an era of increasing cyber vulnerabilities.
Explore the foundational aspects of cybersecurity and how they relate to organizations and businesses and learn how to effectively mitigate information risk. The program dives into the critical topics facing organizations today and will prepare you for a variety of careers in areas such as threat analysis, cyber defense and network security.
Cybersecurity Courses You May Take
Information Assurance and Security: This course will provide the student the opportunity to learn about the element comprising Information Assurance and Security. Information Assurance and Security is a topic of increasing importance for many organizations as threats to computer and network systems continues to increase and evolve. It is imperative that the information organization store in their systems be protected from unauthorized disclosure, modification or destruction. This course provides an in-depth presentation of information assurance concepts, terminologies, models and practices. The topics covered in this course include but not limited to: Organizational Security Management, Cryptography, Physical Security, Infrastructure Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Network Security and Risk.
Cybersecurity Management: Students will acquire knowledge necessary to implement cybersecurity programs and policies to protect an organization's systems and data. This course covers topics such as cybersecurity policy and governance, policy organization, format and style, cybersecurity frameworks, asset management and data loss prevention, cybersecurity incident response and business continuity management.
Cybersecurity Networking: This course provides students with a basic understanding of how networks are built and operate and gives students some experience with basic network analysis tools.
Managerial Economics: A study in the depth of the principles and techniques of economic analysis applicable to the problems of business management.
Marketing Management: An intensive study of specific marketing concepts and theories. Marketing strategies for the national and multinational firms are surveyed. Emphasis is placed on reading from current journals and other related publications.
Career Paths for Cybersecurity
After graduation from this program, you will have a better understanding of business and function as a conduit (or even a translator) between the business units and IT so IT understands business implications of cybersecurity decisions and vice versa.
Primary Careers
Project manager, information security officer, vulnerability accessor, security consultant
- Analyst or specialist
- Software engineer
- IT director
- Information specialist
- Security systems administrator
- Government agencies
- Schools and universities
- Technology companies
- Pharmaceutical and medical companies
- Industrial manufacturers
- Chemical and refining industry
Dr. Peggy Israel Doerschuk
Dr. Jane Liu
Dr. Sujing Wang