MBA in Cybersecurity

BUS5601 - Essentials of Business Development 1

Requirement(s): First course in a two-course sequence.

Credits: 3

Examines necessary tools required to plan and run a successful business venture. Requires integration of concepts, methods and models from accounting, economics and marketing in forming a business plan for a product or service in a case study.

BUS5602 - Essentials of Business Development 2

Requirement(s): Second course in a two-course sequence. Prerequisite: BUS 5601

Credits: 3

Builds on BUS 5601. Examines and uses concepts, methods and models from the functional business areas of statistics, finance, management and law. Requires students to integrate each component into a complete business plan.

BUS5421 - Managerial Economics

Credits: 3

Provides an understanding of the microeconomic forces that influence firm decision-making. Includes competitive markets and market failure, benefit-cost analysis, demand estimation and forecasting, decision-making under risk and uncertainty, production and cost estimation, and market structure analysis.

BUS5431 - Managerial Accounting

Credits: 3

Focuses on internal reporting to managers for use in planning and control, in making nonroutine decisions and in formulating major plans and policies. Covers cost-volume-profit relationships, flexible budgets and standards, job order and process cost, and cost allocation and accumulation.

BUS5440 - Financial Management

Credits: 3

Studies the concepts and tools of corporate financial management and financial planning, including capital budgeting, capital structure and net working capital. Considers the importance of ethics in financial decision-making.

BUS5450 - Organizational Behavior

Credits: 3

MGT5114 - Introduction to Information Security Management

Credits: 3

Examines the fundamental principles of computer security as applied to information technology (IT). Covers foundations, psychology, prevention, detection, human factors, technical considerations, management processes and future considerations for the security of information technology.

MGT5155 - Security in the Enterprise

Prerequisite: MGT 5114

Credits: 3

Examines topics relevant to managing security in an enterprise environment. Focuses on legal obligations and relevant legislation. Includes forensic investigation of security incidents, monitoring and surveillance, metrics and attack models.

MGT5156 - Host Based Security

Prerequisite: MGT 5114

Credits: 3

Examines security from the system user’s point of view. Provides an overview of computer application development (programming languages, compilers, development, distribution, software engineering). Also includes operating systems, databases, virtualization and Web applications. Requires no prior programming knowledge.

MGT5157 - Secure Networks and Communication

Prerequisite: MGT 5114

Credits: 3

Examines security in networked environments and digital communications. Includes the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, communications protocols, wired and wireless communications, Internet security, addressing and routing, and digital certificates. Also presents best practices, methods and tools.

BUS5480 - Strategic Management

Requirement(s): Must be taken in the final semester before graduation.

Credits: 3

In-depth analysis of industries and competitors, and how to build and defend competitive advantages in forming a successful competitive strategy. Case analysis and management simulation convey the multifunctional nature of decision making at the top management level. Augmented by live-case analyses.