Master of Science with a Major in Strategic Cybersecurity and Information Management

The University of West Georgia's STEM-approved Master of Science in Strategic Cybersecurity and Information Management (SCIM) degree combines technical knowledge and vital cybersecurity skills with business management and enterprise leadership principles that drive organizations. Our program focuses on strategically applying cybersecurity best practices by weaving together technical topics such as vulnerability testing, threat detection, and digital forensics with strategic managerial topics such as data protection, privacy, policy, and risk assessment.

The SCIM program's mission is to prepare professionals to be workplace and community leaders in cybersecurity who can understand how cyber threats can affect their organization’s mission, are able to identify and assess cybersecurity vulnerabilities, can communicate cyber threats to stakeholders in terms of risk, can develop feasible, actionable plans to address cyber vulnerabilities, and are be able to implement those plans successfully.

Fully Online Optional

Applicants must meet the following criteria for admission:

• Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field, such as computing, management information systems, networking, network administration, computer engineering, computer science, software engineering, computer security, information technology, or information assurance from an institution of higher education with full regional accreditation for that degree.

• International students must have an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree that is equivalent to a four-year undergraduate degree in the U.S.

• Minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.70 on a 4.0 scale.        

Not all programs are available to residents in all states. Please check the institution's State Authorization and Professional Licensure website(s) to ensure you reside in an authorized state.

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