Combined Computer Engineering, BS & Cyber Security, MS

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The combined B.S..in Computer Engineering/M.S. in Cybersecurity program allows students to earn a B.S. in Computer Engineering and an M.S. in Cybersecurity in 5 years. Up to 9 semester credit hours of graduate electives at the CS/CEG 6000/7000 may be double-counted and applied to both the B.S. and M.S degree requirements.

Admission Requirements

• Full-time student
• Computer engineering major
• Have accumulated between 60 and 90 credit hours toward degree
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2
• Overall GPA in computer science and engineering courses of at least 3.2
• Complete the admission application

Once admitted to the program, the student must complete a program of study for the M.S. in Cybersecurity.

B.S. Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the B.S. in computer engineering will have:

• An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
• An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
• An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
• An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
• An ability to communicate effectively
• The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
• A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
• A knowledge of contemporary issues an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

M.S. Program Learning Outcomes

• The ability to integrate and apply graduate cybersecurity knowledge to solve complex cybersecurity issues and challenges
• The ability to understand and integrate new knowledge within the field of cybersecurity into their professional activities
• The ability to recognize the need for, and engage in, life-long learning
• A deeper understanding of the breadth and depth of cyberspace and the inefficiencies and shortcomings of our existing evaluation systems to deal with cybersecurity threats
• An understanding of the unique characteristics of cyberspace and how these unique characteristics affect/influence cybersecurity threats
• The ability to identify social, political, and economic factors/impacts of cyber threats and be able to identify and discuss ethical issues related to cybersecurity and privacy
• Recognition of the basic concepts of cybersecurity defense and be able to use software tools for malware identification and elimination, data encryption and transmission, and key-based authentication

For More Information

• Computer Engineering, BSCE
• Cyber Security, MS-CyB
• Department of Computer Science and Engineering
• College of Engineering and Computer Science

Program Requirements:

I. Wright State Core: 42 Hours

COMMUNICATIONS: 6 HOURS

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• EGR 3350 - Technical Communications for Engineers and Computer Scientists Credit Hour(s): 3

MATHEMATICS: 4 HOURS

• MTH 2300 - Calculus I Credit Hour(s): 4

GLOBAL TRADITIONS: 6 HOURS

Required

• CS 1000 - Technology and Society Credit Hour(s): 3

ARTS/HUMANITIES: 3 HOURS

SOCIAL SCIENCES: 6 HOURS

NATURAL SCIENCE: 10 HOURS

Required

• PHY 2400 - General Physics I Credit Hour(s): 4
• PHY 2400L - General Physics I Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1
• PHY 2410 - General Physics II Credit Hour(s): 4
• PHY 2410L - General Physics II Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

ADDITIONAL CORE COURSES: 7 HOURS

• MTH 2310 - Calculus II Credit Hour(s): 4
• Additional courses in MTH, STT, CHM, BIO, PHY, or EES appropriate for EES appropriate for science or engineering majorsCredit Hour(s): 3

II. Computer Science and Engineering Courses: 59 Hours

A. REQUIRED COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES: 11 HOURS

• CS 1180 - Computer Science I Credit Hour(s): 4
• CS 1181 - Computer Science II Credit Hour(s): 4
• CS 3100 - Data Structures and Algorithms Credit Hour(s): 3

B. REQUIRED COMPUTER ENGINEERING COURSES: 25 HOURS

• CEG 2350 - Operating System Concepts and Usage Credit Hour(s): 4
• CEG 3310 - Computer Organization Credit Hour(s): 4
• CEG 3320 - Digital System Design Credit Hour(s): 4
• CEG 4330 - Microprocessor-Based Embedded Systems Credit Hour(s): 4
• CEG 4350 - Operating System Internals and Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 4980 - Team Projects I Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 4981 - Team Projects II Credit Hour(s): 3

C. M.S. PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENT: 3 HOURS

CEG 3400

• CEG 3400 - Introduction to Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 3

D. B.S. - M.S. DUAL CREDIT ELECTIVES: 9 HOURS

• CEG 6324 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs and FPGAs Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6324L - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs & FPGAs Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
• CEG 6360 - Distributed Systems & Cloud Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6410 - Mobile Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6420 - Host Computer Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6422 - Secure Computing Practices Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6424 - Security Attacks & Defenses Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6426 - Legal Aspects of Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6430 - Cyber Network Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6440 - Android Internals & Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6450 - Sensor Networks and Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6750 - Information Security Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CEG 6900 - Special Topics in CEG Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CEG 6970 - Independent Study in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CEG 7050 - Trust in Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7370 - Distributed Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7380 - Cloud Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7420 - Reverse Engineering & Program Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7450 - Advanced Computer Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7470 - Advanced Wireless Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7560 - Visualization & Image Processing for Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CEG 7900 - Selected Topics in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CEG 7920 - Independent Study in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CS 6290 - Cryptography and Data Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• MTH 6290 - Cryptography and Data Security Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CS 6900 - Special Topics in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CS 6970 - Independent Study in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CS 7600 - Trust Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CS 7850 - Privacy Aware Computing Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CS 7900 - Special Topics in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CS 7920 - Independent Study in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• EE 7400 - Information Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7550 - Trust in Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3

E. OTHER REQUIRED ENGINEERING COURSES: 11 HOURS

• EE 2010 - Analog Circuit Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 2010L - Analog Circuit Theory Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
• EE 3210 - Continuous Linear Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 3310 - Electronic Devices and Circuits Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 3310L - Electronic Devices and Circuits Laboratory Credit Hour(s): 1

III. Required Mathematics/Statistics Courses: 11 Hours

• MTH 2350 - Differential Equations with Matrix Algebra Credit Hour(s): 4
• MTH 2570 - Discrete Mathematics for Computing Credit Hour(s): 4

• OR

• CS 2200 - Discrete Structures and Their Algorithms Credit Hour(s): 4
• STT 3600 - Applied Statistics I Credit Hour(s): 3

• OR

• ISE 2211 - Statistics for Engineers Credit Hour(s): 3

IV. General Electives: 8 Hours

Electives may be from any area of study approved by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering

V. Project Option: 21 hours

A. CYBER SECURITY CORE COURSES:

The 9 credit hours of the B.S. - M.S. Dual Credit Electives may be M.S. Cyber Security Core Classes or Cyber Security Electives.

• CEG 6420 - Host Computer Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6424 - Security Attacks & Defenses Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6430 - Cyber Network Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6750 - Information Security Credit Hour(s): 3

B. CYBER SECURITY ELECTIVES:

The 9 credit hours of the B.S. - M.S. Dual Credit Electives may be M.S. Cyber Security Core Classes or Cyber Security Electives.

• CEG 6324 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs and FPGAs Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6324L - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs & FPGAs Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
• CEG 6360 - Distributed Systems & Cloud Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6410 - Mobile Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6422 - Secure Computing Practices Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6426 - Legal Aspects of Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6440 - Android Internals & Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6450 - Sensor Networks and Systems Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CEG 6900 - Special Topics in CEG Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CEG 6970 - Independent Study in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CEG 7050 - Trust in Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7370 - Distributed Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7380 - Cloud Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7420 - Reverse Engineering & Program Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7450 - Advanced Computer Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7470 - Advanced Wireless Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7560 - Visualization & Image Processing for Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CEG 7900 - Selected Topics in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CEG 7920 - Independent Study in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CEG 8920 - Independent Study in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CS 6290 - Cryptography and Data Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• MTH 6290 - Cryptography and Data Security Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CS 6900 - Special Topics in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CS 6970 - Independent Study in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CS 7600 - Trust Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CS 7850 - Privacy Aware Computing Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CS 7900 - Special Topics in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CS 7920 - Independent Study in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CS 8920 - Independent Study in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• EE 7400 - Information Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7550 - Trust in Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3

C. PROJECT: 6 HOURS

• CS 7960 - Capstone Project - Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 1 to 12

V. Thesis option: 21 hours

A. CYBER SECURITY CORE COURSES:

The 9 credit hours of the B.S. - M.S. Dual Credit Electives may be M.S. Cyber Security Core Classes or Cyber Security Electives.

• CEG 6420 - Host Computer Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6424 - Security Attacks & Defenses Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6430 - Cyber Network Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6750 - Information Security Credit Hour(s): 3

B. CYBER SECURITY ELECTIVES:

The 9 credit hours of the B.S. - M.S. Dual Credit Electives may be M.S. Cyber Security Core Classes or Cyber Security Electives.

• CEG 6324 - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs and FPGAs Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6324L - Digital Integrated Circuit Design with PLDs & FPGAs Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
• CEG 6360 - Distributed Systems & Cloud Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6410 - Mobile Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6422 - Secure Computing Practices Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6426 - Legal Aspects of Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6440 - Android Internals & Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 6450 - Sensor Networks and Systems Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CEG 6900 - Special Topics in CEG Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CEG 6970 - Independent Study in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CEG 7050 - Trust in Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7370 - Distributed Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7380 - Cloud Computing Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7420 - Reverse Engineering & Program Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7450 - Advanced Computer Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7470 - Advanced Wireless Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CEG 7560 - Visualization & Image Processing for Cyber Security Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CEG 7900 - Selected Topics in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CEG 7920 - Independent Study in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CEG 8920 - Independent Study in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CS 6290 - Cryptography and Data Security Credit Hour(s): 3
• MTH 6290 - Cryptography and Data Security Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CS 6900 - Special Topics in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CS 6970 - Independent Study in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• CS 7600 - Trust Networks Credit Hour(s): 3
• CS 7850 - Privacy Aware Computing Credit Hour(s): 3

• with director approval

• CS 7900 - Special Topics in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CS 7920 - Independent Study in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6

• with director approval, may count maximum of 3 hours towards program.

• CS 8920 - Independent Study in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 6
• EE 7400 - Information Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
• EE 7550 - Trust in Integrated Circuit Design Credit Hour(s): 3

C. THESIS: 9 HOURS

Submission of an approved CS Master’s thesis

• CEG 7950 - Master’s Thesis Research in Computer Engineering Credit Hour(s): 1 to 12

• Or

• CS 7950 - Master’s Thesis Research in Computer Science Credit Hour(s): 1 to 12

Total: 141 hours