Deepen your understanding of information security and advance your opportunities in the fast-growing field. Learn cybersecurity fundamentals and choose a unique track of study: Digital Forensics, Cyber Response, Governance & Leadership, and Security Architecture.
Gain The Skills. Achieve Your Degree. Secure Your Future.
The 12-course, 34-credit curriculum was designed with input from industry experts so you gain skills that align with current market demands. Learn how to:
Plus you will earn the same recognized and respected University of Wisconsin degree as on-campus students.
Tailor your degree to match your interests and career ambitions through one of the program’s unique tracks of study.
Digital Forensics
Digital forensics uses scientific investigation methods to collect, preserve, and analyze data stored on electronic media so that it can withstand legal review. In this track you will study computer criminology, network forensics, and learn digital evidence investigation techniques.
Cyber response
Cyber response is an organized approach to monitoring, detecting and responding to security events through each stage of their lifecycle. It encompasses both defensive and offensive security strategies—including threat identification, management and prevention. In this track you will learn about security infrastructure, incident remediation, and active defense techniques.
Governance and Leadership
Cybersecurity governance provides a framework for mitigating risk by assuring that information security strategies align with business objectives, and are consistent with relevant laws and regulations. It includes executive leadership and communication at every level of the organization. In this track you will take courses in security administration, leadership, and cybersecurity management.
Security Architecture
Security architecture is responsible for system confidentiality, integrity, and availability in relation to an enterprise’s overall system architecture and security process. In this track you will study modern cryptography, the foundations of engineering secure applications, cyber-physical systems, and secure cloud computing.
A ransomware attack occurs every 14 seconds. Nearly 60% of all companies in the U.S. have experienced a security breach. Cybercrime has caused trillions of dollars in losses across the world. This growing number of threats directly impacts the demand for cybersecurity talent. One problem: organizations can’t fill information security positions fast enough.
Between October 2018 and September 2019 there were 270,000 job openings nationwide for Information Security Analysts—a top cybersecurity job. And nearly 60 percent of those openings were brand new positions. There’s no slowing down either in the search for cybersecurity professionals. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 13 percent increase in cybersecurity-related jobs over the next decade.
Benefit from UW Campus Collaboration
The UW Master of Science in Cybersecurity degree is a collaboration between eight UW campuses, giving you access to top talent and the collective resources of the UW System. You will take online courses taught by esteemed faculty from all eight UW campuses, each contributing diverse expertise from fields including computer science, engineering, communications, economics, and mathematics.
