Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity—Online

Program Code: E-EGR-CYBO
Degree Designation: Master of Engineering
Department: Institute for Enterprise Engineering
Website: cybersecurity.meng.duke.edu/degree

Program Summary

Cybersecurity is an engineering discipline focused on the protection of computer systems from malicious intrusion, damage, or disruption of the critical services those systems provide provide.

Duke's Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity provides the latest knowledge and skills in the practice of cybersecurity—with a focus on developing leaders and management for corporate, academic, and public sector cybersecurity teams.

Part-time/online students typically finish 5 semesters and still maintain their life and work priorities.

Academic Requirements

• Core Industry Preparatory Courses (complete all, 6 credits)

  • MENG 540 Management of High Tech Industries

  • MENG 570 Business Fundamentals for Engineers

• Internship/Project and Assessment (complete all; 0 credits)

  • MENG 550 Master of Engineering Internship/Project

  • MENG 551 Master of Engineering Internship/Project Assessment

• Technical Core (complete 3 courses, 9 credits)

  • CYBERSEC 500 Introduction to Cybersecurity Perspectives

  • CYBERSEC 502 Cybersecurity and Interdisciplinary Law/Ethics/Policy/Privacy Considerations

  • CYBERSEC 503 Cybersecurity Risk Management

  • CYBERSEC 590 (topic: CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT)

• Residency (complete any; 0 credits)

  • CYBERSEC 504 Introductory Residency

  • CYBERSEC 505 Mid-Program Residency

  • CYBERSEC 506 Concluding Residency

• Electives (complete 5 courses; 15 credits)

  • CYBERSEC 510 Security Incident Detection, Response, and Resilience

  • CYBERSEC 520 Applying Machine Learning to Advance Cybersecurity

  • CYBERSEC 521 Cybersecurity Program Development, Operations & Analysis

  • CYBERSEC 530 Identity and Access Management

  • CYBERSEC 531 The Human Element in Cybersecurity

  • CYBERSEC 535 Secure Software Development

  • CYBERSEC 590 Advanced Topics in Cybersecurity

  • FINTECH 510 Programming for FinTech

  • FINTECH 564 Blockchain

  • PUBPOL 551S Cybersecurity and National Security Law and Policy