Download Master of Science in Information Systems Technology

Master of Science
in Information Systems
Technology
William M. Jones, Department Chair
843.349.4142; [email protected]
Sathish Kumar, Graduate Coordinator
843.349.2810; [email protected]
Coastal Carolina University's new M.S. in Information Systems Technology
is a 33-credit, online program. It concentrates on Security and Data Analytics. Students and faculty will critically examine concepts, methods, policies, techniques, and tools as well as palpable case studies in this rapidly
changing field.
The program is designed to allow a student with a Bachelor's Degree in a
related field to potentially complete the program in two (2) years or less.
Courses will prepare graduates to design, evaluate and implement secure
technology systems and infrastructure.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall expected national job
growth will be about 25% for Information Security and Data Analytics related occupations over the next decade.
This is the degree to take you into a successful future!
Career Paths:

Chief Information Security Officer

Chief Data Officer

Cybersecurity Engineer

IT Security Analyst/Consultant

Data Scientist

Database Engineer/Developer

Computer and Information Research
Scientist

Information Security Architect

Database/Data Architect

Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence
Specialist

Information Security/Cybersecurity
Manager
www.coastal.edu/graduate
M.S. PROGRAM CURRICULUM
(Optional) Intensive Prerequisite (9 credits)
IST 400
Intensive Intro to Information Systems Technology
Core Curriculum (15 credits)
IST 650
Information Systems Technology in Context
IST 660
Introduction to Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
IST 661
Security Policy and Risk Assessment
IST 670
Data Management and Analytics
IST 671
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Electives (12 credits)
Information Security Track (choose two)
Data Analytics Track (choose two)
IST 665
Secure Networking
IST 675
Semantic Web Technologies
IST 666
Secure Software Development
IST 676
Data Fusion
IST 667
Intelligence and Security Analytics
IST 677
Data Visualization
CSCI 534
Digital Forensics
CSCI 575
Decision Support Systems
Capstone—Research Thesis or Special Topics Electives—(6 credits)
Option 1:
IST 799
Research Thesis (6 credits)
Option 2: (choose two)
IST 659
Special Topics in Information Systems Technology—Security Patterns
IST 669
Special Topics in Information Security—Secure Cloud Computing
IST 679
Special Topics in Data Analytics—Big Data Analytics
M.S. PROGRAM FACULTY
Sathish Kumar,
Ph.D.
Jean French,
Ph.D.
Crystal Cox,
Ph.D.
Mike Murphy,
Ph.D.
Richard Kilroy,
Ph.D.
Sathish Kumar is
the chief architect
and curriculum
committee chairperson of the program. He is an Assistant Professor
of Information
Systems and
Technology. His
research interests
include cyber security (pertaining
to cloud security,
IoT security and
big data security),
big data analytics,
machine learning,
data mining and
bio-medical/health
informatics applications.
Jean French is an
Associate Professor
of Information Systems. She is heavily involved in program curriculum
assessment at both
the department
and university levels. Her research
and teaching interests include dynamic Web application development,
multimedia, data
sciences, and pedagogical methodology. She has over
10 years of industry experience and
over 12 years of
online graduate
teaching and content development
experience.
Crystal Cox is an
Associate Professor
of Information Systems. She is the
curriculum committee chairperson for
the Bachelor of Science in Information
Systems and has
extensive experience with online
education and
course delivery.
Her research and
teaching interests
include project
management, database-driven web
application development, security
patterns, pattern
languages, and aspect-oriented programming.
Mike Murphy is an
Assistant Professor
of Information Systems and Technology. He is the
chief architect and
curriculum committee chairperson for
the Bachelor of Science in Information
Technology. His
research and
teaching interests
include digital forensics, system
administration and
security, networking, software security, operating systems, and highperformance computing.
Rick Kilroy is an
Assistant Professor
of Politics, specializing in Intelligence
and National Security Studies. His
teaching includes
courses on Intelligence Analysis, Intelligence Operations and Homeland Security. His
research interests
involve Security
Policy, Risk Management, and
Cyber Warfare. He
has 23 years of experience working in
military intelligence
and national security in Europe and
Latin America.