MSSI Course Distribution
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SECURITY INFORMATICS PROGRAM COURSE REQUIREMENTS
All courses supporting the MSSI are categorized as one of four types of Technology; Policy; Health; and Management. Each course is further classified into Core, Elective or Foundational category.
The following course lists will be updated as appropriate to reflect the current courses.
Core Technology Courses
- 550.438 Statistical Methods in Computer Intrusion Protection
- 600.442 Modern Cryptography
- 600.443 Security and Privacy in Computing
- 600.450 Network Embedded Systems and Sensor Networks
- 600.472 Theoretical Cryptography
- 600.624 Advanced Topics in Network Security
- 600.642 Advanced Cryptographic Protocols
- 600.643 Advanced Topics in Computer Security
- 650.412 Java Security
- 650.424 Network Security
- 650.445 Practical Cryptographic Systems
- 650.457 Computer Forensics
- 650.458 Introduction to Cryptography
- 650.460 Software Vulnerability Analysis
- 650.471 Cryptography and Coding
- 650.633 Computer Security Architectures
- 650.654 Computer Intrusion Detection
- 650.657 Advanced Computer Forensics
- 650.668 Advanced Topics in Software Security
- 695.701 Cryptology
Elective Technology Courses
- 600.444 Computer Networks
- 600.471 Theory of Computation
- 650.433 Embedded Computer Systems
- 650.621 Critical Infrastructure Protection
- 650.(736,737,738) Information Security Projects
- 650.739 Special Network Security Projects
- 650.840 Information Security Independent Study
- 650.890 Information Security Research
Foundational Technology Courses
A MSSI student may require the background represented by a number of Foundational courses in the Technology category to serve as preparation for the core Technology category course requirement. For the MSSI program, at most one such Foundational category course can be counted with the approval of the MSSI faculty advisor.
- 600.120 Intermediate Programming
- 600.226 Data Structures
- 600.415 Database
- 600.418 Operating Systems
- 600.421 Object Oriented Software Engineering
- 600.433 Computer Systems
- 600.463 Algorithms
Core Policy Courses
- 650.414 Rights in the Digital Age
- 650.432 Law and Policy of Information Assurance
- 650.630/640 Moral and Legal Foundations of Privacy
Core Health Courses
- 280.340 Intro to Health Policy and Management
- 306.655 Ethical Issues in Public Health
- SOM 600.701 Health Informatics Data, Information and Knowledge
- SOM 600.702 Health Informatics Decision Support
- SOM 600.705 Health Sciences Informatics Security, Confidentiality, and Privacy
- 650.651 Health Information, Privacy and Law
- 650.652 Healthcare Security Management
Core Management Courses
- 605.431 Principles of Information Assurance
- 650.653 Financial Issues in Managing a Secure Operation
- 650.655 Implementing Effective Information & Security Programs
Elective Policy/Health/Management Courses
Elective Policy/Health/Management courses can be chosen with the approval of the MSSI faculty advisor. The following are sample courses offered by the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey Business School, and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
- 300.651 Intro to US Healthcare System Policy
- 320.435 E-Commerce Security
- 406.661 Technologies of Mass Destruction
- 406.665 Art and Practice of Intelligence
- 406.666 Contemporary Terrorism and the American Response
- 406.668 Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism
- 406.669 Homeland Security; Threats, Challenges, and Solutions
- 406.671 Congress and Homeland Security
- 406.672 Governing the National Security Establishment
- 406.683 Weapons of War Technology and Uses of Weapons
- 470.764 From Information Warfare to Information Power
- 470.740 Conflict and Security in Cyberspace