Cyber Security

Master's Programs in Cyber Security

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Our master’s degree programs in cyber security provide an experiential learning-rich curriculum tailored to your interests and industry’s needs. The programs offer personalized capstone options and a large number of elective courses. Flexible course scheduling within our programs enables you to start taking classes during either fall or spring semester. We offer a research-based Master of Science in Cyber Security and a coursework-based Master in Cyber Security. You can pick the degree that best fits with your professional goals and interests.

Master of Science in Cyber Security

Our research-intensive degree program offers two capstone options (thesis or project) for you to work on cyber security research projects under the guidance of a faculty research mentor. This program helps you develop skills to investigate cyber security issues, discover new cyber security knowledge and present your research to professionals in the industry or academia. After completing this program, you’ll be prepared to continue your research and development in cyber security areas or work in industry, practicing learned professional skills.

Master of Cyber Security

Our program will train you with the latest technology trends in cyber security through a combination of core and elective courses. The capstone course, Experiential Learning in Cyber Security, provides you with opportunities to learn about real-world cyber-attacks and design defense strategies through The University of Toledo’s Cyber Range. Guided by UToledo IT security professionals, the capstone course will help you develop the competencies you need to work as a cyber security professional in a rapidly evolving IT world.

Admissions Requirements

To be considered for admission, you must have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related field.

If you are a graduate from another STEM discipline, foundational courses in computer programming, data structures, computer networks, and operating systems are required to be considered for admission. The University of Toledo courses that satisfy these requirements are listed below:

• Programming (CSET 1200 or EECS 1510)
• Data Structures and Algorithms (CSET 3150 or EECS 2510)
• Computer Networks (CSET 4750 or EECS 3150)
• Operating Systems (CSET 4350 or EECS 3540)

If you are missing one or more of the above courses, you will need to take those courses before being considered for admission to the program.

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