Computer Science Student Invited to White House
Since receiving her invitation last week to attend the White House "Champions of Change: Women/Girls in STEM" event on Dec. 9, Computer Science major Marissa Halpert has been excited "like you wouldn't believe." Read More »
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2012 CISAT Faculty Award Recipients Announced More >
JMU Student Recieves VOTA Scholarship Sarah DiDomenico is the The Virginia Occupational Therapy Association (VOTA) Graduate Student Scholarship Award winner for 2011. More >
O. Ashton Trice Scholarship Founded This memorial scholarship is open to all School Psychology students and is awarded to the student with the highest GPA and exceptional academic performance, honoring the intent of the donor. More >
JMU-RMH Collaborative Fall 2011 Research Rounds Announced All meetings in RMH Lower Level Conference Rooms 2 and 3. More >
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Computer Science Information Security (MS)
People involved in information security must be able to understand and systematically employ and manage Infosec concepts, principles, methods, techniques, practices and procedures drawn from U.S. statutes, current or pending. Infosec experts also must understand procedures followed by the Department of Defense, federal, state and local governments, industry and businesses.
The JMU Internet-based Infosec program addresses these issues with an emphasis on the environment in which the class participants will function. The nature of information security education demands expertise concentrated in areas of information technologies, administrative operations, and law and regulation. The JMU Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Information Security program will deliver this to the graduate student. The program is entirely Internet-based, with courses designed so that students and professors can maximize use of their time asynchronously.
Course objectives center on the administration, management and implementation of computer science technology as it focuses on information security. Managing information security programs consists of preserving information confidentiality and protection, risk management, data and system integrity, availability, authenticity and utility.
