Cybersecurity and Risk Management Track
In the Master of Information Management (MIM) Cybersecurity and Risk Management track, you will gain the skills needed to identify vulnerabilities and manage risks to neutralize potential threats to networked systems, data, and users.
Sample 2-year Study Plan
Fall 1 | Spring 1 | Fall 2 | Spring 2 |
Software Development Environments (if needed, or an Elective) | Networked Infrastructure | Information Risk Management | Management of Information Programs and Services |
Information Environments | Cyberdefense and Ethical Hacking | Human-Centered Cybersecurity | Management of Information Programs and Services |
Foundations of Cybersecurity | Information Governance | Elective | Elective |
Core Courses
- Software Development Environments (if no prior programming)
- Information Environments
- Management of Information Programs and Services
- Industry Capstone Project
Required Courses
- Foundations of Cybersecurity
- Networked Infrastructure
- Cyberdefense and Ethical Hacking
- Information Governance
- Information Risk Management
- Human-Centered Cybersecurity
Elective Courses (Examples)
- Decision Making for Cybersecurity
- Introduction to Cyber Intelligence
- System Dynamics for Strategic Cyber Attacks
- Leading and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation
- Project Management for Information Science
- Open Source Intelligence
- Information Assurance and Compliance
- Risk Management Leadership in the Information Age
- Fundamentals of Cybersecurity for Policy Makers
- Information Policy
- Conspiracy Theories