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MS Cybersecurity at North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Cybersecurity is a 31 credit hour degree in the College of Engineering combining required cybersecurity courses with core and foundation electives.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

Required 7 hours: graduate orientation, Computer and Network Security, and a Cybersecurity Practicum. Twelve hours of cybersecurity core electives (e.g. Foundations of Cryptography, Software Security, Privacy in the Digital Age, Systems Attacks and Defenses) and 12 hours of foundation electives (e.g. Operating Systems Principles, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadlines: U.S. citizens and Permanent U.S. residents Fall: May 1 Spring : October 15 Foreign nationals Fall admission only : December 15

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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