MS Information Security and Privacy at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

This program, offered in partnership with the Center for Identity educates professionals who engage in information security and privacy at all levels of responsibility. The Department of Information and the Center for Identity manage the program and cooperate in its planning and execution. The degree offers a holistic, interdisciplinary curriculum ensuring that professionals from multiple market sectors, roles, and levels of responsibility acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective stewards of information. Graduates of the program will be leaders of technological, policy, legal, and societal initiatives to advance information security and privacy.

Faculty: College of Natural Sciences | Duration: 30 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 30 semester credit hours. Professional Experience and Project (taken in the final semester and overseen by a program faculty member; may be taken on the credit/no credit basis)

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): A student seeking to enter the program must complete a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States or proof of equivalent education at a foreign institution. Program applicants must submit an application for admission to The University of Texas at Austin Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies including: UT Office of Graduate Admissions (OGA) Application for admission and Admission Fee. The electronic application is available here. One official transcript from each college or university attended. Satisfactory letters of reference from three persons attesting to the applicant’s scholarly ability, character, and professional promise. Personal Statement addressing how the MS ISP program aligns with their intellectual, educational, and career pursuits.

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.

Graduate entry terms are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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