The concentration in Cybersecurity & Networking enhances your MS in Information Systems & Technology with specialized skills that enable you to help organizations prepare for and prevent devastating cyber attacks.
In today’s interconnected world, cybersecurity risks are real and attacks are increasingly exponential. The rapidly changing domain of information and technology has given rise to a new paradigm of cyber attacks on a global, epidemic scale. The industry-focused Cybersecurity & Networking concentration provides you with fresh perspectives on cyber threats, hacker motivations, modern attack patterns, and next-generation mitigation solutions. You will undertake technically driven, collaborative research with faculty members who have distinguished careers as IS&T and cybersecurity scholars and practitioners. In an evolving cyber risk landscape, you’ll develop the skills to help businesses and organizations prepare for cyber attacks, which can result in significant expenses for the affected enterprises.
Program Highlights
Well-equipped research clinics and laboratories enable you to work directly on applied and academic research, including the IDEA Lab, Intelligent Systems Lab, and more.
Our GIS Club convenes students and professionals interested in geographic information systems (GIS) and informs the local community about the latest GIS workshops and conferences.
This program is STEM designated, allowing international students who hold F-1 visas to apply for OPT work authorizations for a total of 36 months (an initial 1-year period and a 24-month OPT STEM extension) of paid work experience in the U.S. after graduation.
Program at a Glance
UNITS
36 units
ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME*
Full-time: 1–1.5 years
Part-time: 1.5–3 years
*Actual completion times will vary and may be higher, depending on full- or part-time course registration, units transferred, and time to complete other degree requirements.
COURSES BEGIN
Fall | Spring | Summer
DEGREE AWARDED
MS in Information Systems & Technology
Featured Courses
IST 350
Cryptography & Computer Security
Examines both a theoretical and engineering view of how to build secured information systems using network and computer security techniques focusing on DES, RSA, DSA, and hashing, hacking techniques, and solutions to protect systems.
IST 351
Cybersecurity Risk Management
Elevates the strategic relevance of the evolving threat landscape and offers students a fresh perspective on how to take the threat seriously, foster preparedness, and get ahead of threats.
IST 352
Advanced Networking
Explores advanced topics in networking including optical networks, cellular networks, fixed infrastructure networks, multicast algorithms, routing protocols, distance vector and link state routing mechanisms, encryption, and more.
TNDY 405L
Cybersecurity in a Changing World
Explores the technical, social, economic, management, and policy dimensions of cybersecurity, providing a transdisciplinary perspective on one of the world’s more pronounced and dangerous technical phenomena.
IST 302
Databases
Introduces concepts and techniques for database design and management emphasizing the relational model, query optimization and performance tuning, and more.
IST 303
Software Development
Provides an understanding of modern software development principles and practices to support more advanced information systems and technology courses.
Partnerships
The Center for Information Systems and Technology (CISAT) at CGU participates in industry and academic partnerships designed to create internships, collaborations, practicum courses, and other opportunities. These include:
Esri
Claremont Graduate University’s comprehensive partnership with Esri, the world’s leading supplier of geographic information system (GIS) software, offers numerous benefits, including:
Scholarships for Esri employees
The Esri Development Center enables CGU students and faculty to teach and develop state-of-the-art applications in the university’s Advanced GIS Lab
GIS training and student recognition through an Esri-sponsored annual achievement award
Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance
CISAT is also a Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance Member, which gives our students and researchers access to the latest technologies for use in classroom assignments and projects.
IBM Watson Analytics Academic Program
To ensure students work with leading data analytics technologies, CISAT is part of the Watson Analytics Academic Program (WAP), which provides no-cost use of IBM® Watson Analytics software for classroom teaching and research.
Faculty & Research
Samir Chatterjee
Fletcher Jones Chair of Technology Design & Management
Research Interests
Design science research, Health informatics, Electronics and telecommunication engineering
Associate Professor of Information Systems & Technology
Research Interests
Data science, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Health Informatics, Mobile Health, Data Management, Data warehousing, Business intelligence, ICT4D
