MSGSCC Degree Requirements
The maximum number of credits a graduate student should take per semester is 12 (4 classes). In order for students to have good academic standing, they must maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout the course of the program.
Most Fall and Spring Semester courses meet for a total of 14 sessions for 2 hours and 40 minutes each.
Summer courses are divided into 2 sessions. Most courses meet 12 times per session – 2 times a week for 6 weeks. Each class session lasts up to 3 hours. Students are advised to take only one class per summer session. Note: In order to qualify for federal financial aid during the summer semester, students must take a minimum of 6 credits or 2 courses.
Some of our courses meet on intensive and special schedules during Fall, Spring, January Term, and Summer. These courses have been designed to meet the required number of hours to fulfill 3-credits and are announced as available.
Overview of MSGSCC Degree (approved as of Fall 2020)
6 Core Courses (18 Credits)
5 Specialization Elective Courses (15 Credits)
1 Thesis/Capstone or Cyber Practicum (3 Credits)
Total: 12 Courses (36 Credits)
MSGSCC Core Courses (All courses are required)
MSGSCC Core Courses are offered every semester and limited sections are may be offered in summer sessions, with at least one evening section during the fall and spring semesters. The Core is the foundation for the cyber degree and careers in the field.
Core Courses
| Cyberspace: Technical, Operational, and Strategic Perspectives **to be taken in the first semester |
GSCC1-GC 2510 |
| Cyber Law | GSCC1-GC 1005 |
| National and International Cyber Organizations | GSCC1-GC 1010 |
| Cyber Power and Global Security | GSCC1-GC 1015 |
| Infrastructure Security and Resilience | GSCC1-GC 1020 |
| Mission Assurance or Continuity of Operations | GSCC1-GC 1030 |
MSGSCC Elective Courses & Career Pathways
A minimum of 5 courses or 15 credits are required for the MSGSCC, in addition to the required core courses. Electives have been grouped into three career pathways tracks. Please note that these are indicative course sequences, and not requirements. You may choose an elective courses based on your own interests, or follow the suggested course sequences to best prepare yourselves for careers in cyber strategy and policy, intelligence or global security.
In addition to the courses specified below, courses within the MSGSCC may count for the MSGSCC, including Global Field Intensives. Courses that fall outside of the MSGSCC curriculum could be counted toward the program with approval from the Faculty Lead and Administration.
| Strategy, Planning & Policy Track courses include (but are not limited to) |
| GSCC1-GC 2030 Cyber Leadership, Risk Oversight and Resilience |
| GLOB1-GC 3064 Responding to Emergencies in the Global System |
| GLOB1-GC 2425 Private Sector Partnerships |
| GLOB1-GC 3905 Internship-for-Credit |
| Intelligence & Analysis Track include (but are not limited to) |
| GLOB1-GC 2520 Advanced Colloquium: CTIA (listed as Advance Colloquium for Transnational Security) |
| GLOB1-GC 3035 Analytic Skills for Global Affairs |
| GLOB1-GC 2516 Advanced Data Analysis for Global Affairs (*Prerequisite: GLOB1-GC 2515 Applied Stats) |
| GLOB1-GC 2070 Intelligence and Counterintelligence |
| GLOB1-GC 2520 Espionage and Economic Power (listed as Advance Colloquium for Transnational Security) |
| Global Security & Conflict Track include (but are not limited to) |
| GLOB1-GC 2000 Transnational Security (*Prerequisite: GSCC-GC 1015 Cyber Power and Global Security) |
| GLOB1-GC 2051 Disinformation and Narrative Warfare |
| GLOB1-GC 2080 Transnational Terrorism |
| GLOB1-GC 2047 Future of War |