MSSI Course Distribution

(Updated in October 2024)

All courses supporting the MSSI program are categorized as one of four areas of Technology, Policy, Health, and Management. Each course is further classified into the Core, Elective or Foundational category.

For seven-week course modules, e.g., several courses/modules offered through the Whiting School of Center for Leadership Education, two of them count as one course of 3 credit hours.
Two quarter-based courses, e.g., several courses of course numbers starting with ME from the School of Medicine Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, are equivalent to one WSE course of 3 credit hours.
Please see the University Catalog for the course descriptions.

(F- Fall, S-Spring, Q-Quarter – The information, only as a reference, is subject to changes.)

Core Technology Courses

EN.601.640 Web Security (F)
EN.601.642 Modern Cryptography (F) (Core Crypto)
EN.601.643 Security and Privacy in Computing (F)
EN.601.740 Language-based Security (S)
EN.601.741 Advanced Topics in Secure & Censorship-resistant Communications (S)
EN.601.742 Advanced Topics in Cryptography (S) (Core Crypto)
EN.601.743 Advanced Topics in Computer Security (S)
EN.601.745 Advanced Topics in Applied Cryptography (F) (Core Crypto)
EN.650.601 Introduction to Information Security (F)
EN.650.621 Critical Infrastructure Protection (F)
EN.650.624/EN.601.644 Network Security (S)
EN.650.631 Ethical Hacking (S)
EN.650.645/EN.601.645 Practical Cryptographic Systems (S) (Core Crypto)
EN.650.654 Computer Intrusion Detection (S)
EN.650.656 Computer Forensics (F)
EN.650.658 Introduction to Cryptography (F)(Core Crypto)
EN.650.660 Software Vulnerability Analysis (F)
EN.650.663 Cloud Computing Security (F)
EN.650.667 Mobile Device Forensics (S)
EN.650.671/EN.553.371 Cryptography and Coding (S)(Core Crypto)
EN.650.672 Security Analytics (F)
EN.650.673 Mobile and Wireless Security (F)
EN.650.724/EN.601.744 Advanced Network Security (F)
EN.650.757 Advanced Computer Forensics (S)

Elective Technology Courses

EN.601.631 Theory of Computation
EN.601.633 Introduction to Algorithms
EN.601.641 Blockchains and Cryptocurrencies
EN.650.840 Information Security Independent Study
EN.560.656 Space Systems Cybersecurity
EN.695.637 Introduction to Assured AI and Autonomy
EN.695.715 Assured Autonomy

Core Policy Courses

EN.650.614 Rights in Digital Age (F)
EN.650.640 Moral and Legal Foundations of Privacy (S)
EN.650.681 Global Cybersecurity Trends and Practices (S)
EN.595.731 Business Law for Technical Professionals
EN.635.672 Privacy Engineering
EN.660.311 Law and the Internet

Core Management Courses

EN.650.653 Financial Issues in Managing a Secure Operation (S)
EN.650.655 Implementing Effective Information Security Programs (F)
EN.650.683 Cybersecurity Risk Management (F)
EN.650.685 Cybersecurity Compliance: Regulation, Behavior, and Best Practices
EN.595.660 Planning and Managing Projects
EN.635.775 Cyber Operations, Risk, and Compliance
EN.635.776 Building Information Governance
EN.663.678 Cybersecurity Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Foundational Management Courses (offered by CLE)

(Note that two of these short courses together count as one regular course of three credits.)

EN.663.644 Writing for Clarity
EN.663.645 Improving Presentation Skills for Graduate Students
EN.663.660 Managing People and Resolving Conflict
EN.663.670 Project Management
EN.663.671 Leading Change
EN.663.673 Leading and Managing Teams in Virtual, Local and Global Settings
EN.663.674 Fundamentals of Management

Core Health Courses