The Computer Security track is intended for students who wish to develop state-of-the-art knowledge of computer and network security technologies. Security considerations pervade personal, corporate, military, governmental, and national infrastructure systems and networks. This track will help you develop leading-edge knowledge in security.
1. Overall Requirements
Students must complete at least a total of 30 graduate points.
Security Track requires:
- Breadth courses
- Required Track courses (15pts)
- Track Electives (6pts)
- General Electives (6pts)5 required courses (15 credits): COMS W4118 (OS), COMS W4156 (Adv. Software Engineering), COMS W4180 (Network Security), COMS W4187 (Security Architecture and Engineering), and either COMS W4261 (Introduction to Cryptography) or COMS E6185 (Intrusion Detection).
2 elective courses (6 credits) selected from the list of Elective Track Courses (See Section 4); at least 1 of these courses must be a 6000-level CS course.
1 general elective graduate CS course (3 credits), at 4000 level or above.
Must have 6 credits at the 6000-level, at least 3 of these 6000-level credits must be selected from the list of Elective Track Courses (See Section 4).
2. Core Requirements
Students are required to satisfy Breadth Requirements by taking 1
course from Group 1, 1 course from Group 2, 1 course from Group 3, and 1
more course from any of the three groups.
| Group | Courses |
| Group 1 (Systems) | All CS 41xx courses except CS 416x and CS 417x |
| Group 2 (Theory) | All CS 42xx courses and COSR 42xx |
| Group 3 (AI and Apps) | All CS 47xx courses, and CS 416x and CS 417x |
3. Required Track Courses
Candidates are required to complete the following three courses:
|
Course ID |
Title |
| COMS W4118 | Operating Systems |
| COMS W4156 | Adv. Software Engineering |
|
COMS W4180 |
Network Security |
|
COMS W4187 |
Security Architecture and Engineering |
|
Either COMS W4261 |
Introduction to Cryptography or Intrusion Detection |
4. Elective Track Courses
Candidates are required to complete two courses out of the following list*; at least one course must be 6000 level. Please note that courses with * are offered alternate years.
|
Course ID |
Title |
|
COMS W4115 |
Programming Languages and Translators |
|
COMS W4119 |
Computer Networks |
|
COMS W4261 |
Introduction to Cryptography |
|
COMS W4995 |
VOIP Security |
|
COMS W4995 |
Introduction to Computer Security |
|
COMS E6118 |
Operating Systems, II |
|
COMS E6181 |
Advanced Internet Services |
|
COMS E6183* |
Security |
|
COMS E6184* |
Privacy & Anonymity |
|
COMS E6185 |
Intrusion and Anomaly Detection Systems |
|
COMS E6261* |
Advanced Cryptography |
|
COMS E6901 |
Projects in Computer Science |
|
COMS E6998 |
Advanced Topics in Security |
|
COMS E6998 |
Network Theory |
|
COMS E6998 |
Virtual Machines |
COMS E6998 | Software Security and Exploitations |
COMS E6998 | Cloud Computing |
| COMS E6998 | Formal Hardware & Software Verification |
| COMS E6998 | Resilient Hardware Systems |
|
ELEN E4703 |
Wireless Communications |
|
ELEN E6761 |
Computer Communication Networks |
|
ELEN E6886 |
Topics in Multimedia Security |
|
ELEN E6950 |
Wireless & Mobile Nets, I |
|
ELEN E6951 |
Wireless & Mobile Nets, II |
5. General Electives
Candidates are required to complete at least 1 Computer Science graduate-level course. Students may take up to 3 credits of non-tech course approved by the advisor. Please complete a non-tech approval form, and once it is signed, forward it to Janine Maslov or Remi Moss.
6. Track Planning
Please visit the Directory of Classes to get the updated course listings.
7. Contact
Please direct all questions concerning the Computer Security Track to Prof. .
8. Graduation
Candidates preparing for graduation should submit a completed application for degree to the Registrar's Office and submit a track graduation form to CS Student Services (an example of a completed form is available here).
*The list of electives may be updated to reflect changes in the schedule of course offerings.
**Please note that these course offerings are listed on a provisional basis only and may change from what is listed here.
Last updated 7/23/2012.