IT Master's Degree
Information Assurance

Total Credits Required: 36

• Required Core Courses: 15
• Required Concentration Courses: 18
• Required Capstone Course: 3

Initial Requirement

• Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC(0 Credits, UCSP 615)
  (to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)

The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.

Core Courses

• Information Technology Foundations(3 Credits, ITEC 610)
• Computer Systems Architecture(3 Credits, ITEC 625)
• Information Systems Infrastructure(3 Credits, ITEC 626)
• Information Systems Analysis, Modeling, and Design(3 Credits, ITEC 630)
• Information Technology Project Management(3 Credits, ITEC 640)

Concentration Courses

• Foundations of Information Security and Assurance(3 Credits, INFA 610)
• Network and Internet Security(3 Credits, INFA 620)
• Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention(3 Credits, INFA 630)
• Cryptology and Data Protection(3 Credits, INFA 640)
• Computer Forensics(3 Credits, INFA 650)
• The Law, Regulation and Ethics of Information Assurance(3 Credits, INFA 660)

Capstone Course

• Information Assurance Capstone(3 Credits, INFA 670)

_{* This information is for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year. For prior year requirements for this program or to review UMGC's complete program requirements for a specific academic year, visit our program catalog archive}

• UCSP 615 must be taken within the first 6 credits of study.
• ITEC 610 must be taken in the first term of coursework.
• INFA 610 must be taken as the first concentration course.
• You must complete all other concentration courses before taking INFA 670.