Information Science, MS - Security Assured Information Systems

Required Core Courses

All MSIS students are required to take the following five classes. Students would have to submit a petition to the faculty to waive any required core course.

• INFSCI 2150 - INFORMATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY
• INFSCI 2300 - HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING
• INFSCI 2591 - ALGORITHM DESIGN
• INFSCI 2710 - DATABASE MANAGEMENT
• TELCOM 2310 - APPLICATIONS OF NETWORKS

Information Security Required Courses

Students in the Information Security specialization must take the following three required courses:

• INFSCI 2160 - DATA MINING
• INFSCI 2621 - SECURITY MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER FORENSICS
• TELCOM 2821 - NETWORK SECURITY

Information Security Electives

Students in the Information Security specialization must take 2 electives from the following list:

• INFSCI 2170 - CRYPTOGRAPHY
• INFSCI 2430 - SOCIAL COMPUTING
• INFSCI 2595 - MACHINE LEARNING
• INFSCI 2620 - DEVELOPING SECURE SYSTEMS
• INFSCI 2750 - CLOUD COMPUTING

Additional Approved Electives

Students may select two courses from the department’s standard graduate course offerings, including independent study and practicum experiences.

Students may also pursue opportunities that fall outside of the department’s standard graduate course offerings such as the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education cross-registration, doctoral seminars, courses offered in other Pitt graduate departments, or undergraduate upper-level coursework in information science or computer science (1100-1999). These opportunities may not exceed six credits and require advisor approval prior to enrollment.