30-32 hours

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: 1. Bachelors or Master degree, preferably with a major in Computer Science or allied discipline. 2. English Proficiency Exam-TOEFL or IELTS (international students only) 3. 3 Letters of Recommendation-academic recommendation from professors, and minimum one letter from former work supervisor, if available. 4. 1-2 page Statement of Interest-describing background, achievement and personal and professional goals for program. 5. Recent resume

Apply Here: https://grad.uga.edu/admissions/apply-now/ DOMESTIC APPLICANTS: Fall Application deadline: July 1 Spring Application deadline: November 15 INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS: Fall Application deadline: April 15 Spring Application deadline: October 15th

CSCI 4250/6250

Cyber Security

4

CSCI 4260/6260

Data Security and Privacy

4

CSCI 4730/6730

Operating Systems

4

CSCI 4760/6760

Computer Networks

4

Thesis Track Students Only

CSCI 7000  (3-4 hours)

Master's Research

1-6

CSCI 7300  (3-4 hours)

Master's Thesis

1-6

Non-Thesis Track Students Only

CSCI 7200  (3-4 hours)

Master's Project

2-6

Choose 3 course(s) from the following:

CSCI 4270/6270

Introduction to Computer Forensics

4

CSCI 8240

Software Security and Cyber Forensics

4

CSCI 8245

Secure Programming

4

CSCI 8250

Advanced Cyber Security

4

CSCI 8260

Computer Network Attacks and Defenses

4

CSCI 8265

Trustworthy Machine Learning

4

CSCI 8960

Privacy-Preserving Data Analysis

4

CSCI 8965

Internet of Things Security

4

CSEE 8310

Security in Cyber-Physical Systems

3

MATH 4450/6450

Cryptology and Computational Number Theory

3

MIST 5775/7775

Cyber Threat Intelligence

3

Choose 6 to 12 credit hours from the following:

(Thesis students select 6-8 hours; non-thesis students select 10-12 hours)

CSCI 3030

Computing, Ethics, and Society

3

Coursework related to Cybersecurity and Privacy

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

GRSC 7770  *

Graduate Teaching Seminar

1-3

LLED 7768

International Graduate Internship I

3

AND  LLED 7769  **

International Graduate Internship II

3

*for students selected for a Teaching Assistantship **for international students selected for a Teaching Assistantship

Students must achieve a grade average of at least 3.15 (e.g., B+, B+, B, B) on the M.S. Cybersecurity and Privacy Core Competency Form.

All courses with a CSCI prefix must be completed with a grade of "B-" or better.

Students must complete at least 12 credit hours of graduate student only coursework.

Cybersecurity and Privacy MS Milestones

MS Core Competency (thesis and non-thesis) MS Project Form (non-thesis) M.S. Project Report (non-thesis)

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Students in this program should be able to defend against common cybersecurity and privacy attacks by having knowledge of information security, including secure programming and known practices. Students will be able to use their enhanced and improved hands-on experiences and skills to address various security and privacy issues. Students should be able to make risk assessment to IT design decisions.

Computer Science graduate students are nominated by Director of Graduate Studies, and Graduate Program Committee for various Graduate School Award nominations and nominations for awards with Office of Global Engagement. Students are encouraged to seek outside fellowships and scholarships. Departmental funding in the form of research or teaching assistantships

Student are encouraged to pursue research opportunities outside of Athens, when appropriate and in consultation with their committees.

Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities either on-campus or off- campus when those internships will facilitate their professional development and career aspirations. International students are required to register for the internship course, CSCI 7007, for paid internship, off-campus.

Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and symposia. In addition to Graduate School Travel funding, the School of Computing has travel funding to support students for conference travel for presentation of research. Students also are encouraged to write grant proposals to help fund their research and to develop grant-writing skills. Students are expected to publish their research findings in peer-reviewed journals.

Computer Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA)-- primary group that organizes and represents graduate students in the School of Computing.

Other programs in the School of Computing: MS Computer Science (Thesis) MS Computer Science, NT (Non-thesis) MS Cybersecurity and Privacy (Thesis) MS Cybersecurity and Privacy (Non-thesis) Master in Applied Mathematical Science Certificate in Cybersecurity and Privacy