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MSISPM Curriculum
With the analytical methods, technical know-how, fresh perspectives, and robust management skills you'll gain from the MSISPM curriculum, you'll be well equipped to define, execute and implement effective business intelligence and security strategies for any organization. The vast resources at Carnegie Mellon allow you to focus your curriculum on the business, technology, strategy, or risk management aspects of information assurance.
Our curriculum is unique from other schools in that it examines information security management, not from an engineering or computer science perspective, but from a public policy and management perspective.
Below is a sample curriculum. Your curriculum will vary depending on your choice of electives, classes you exempt, choice of thesis or project, and your course load.
Fall
- Introduction to Information Security Management
- Telecommunications Management
- Terrorism, Security, and Intelligence
- Statistics for IT Managers
- Privacy in the Digital Age
- Hacking Exposed
Spring
- Decision Making Under Uncertainty
- Organizational Management
- Financial Accounting
- Principles of Finance
- Applied Cryptography
- Negotiations
- Economic Analysis
Summer
- Summer Internship or Masters Thesis
Fall
- Security Policy Seminars: Healthcare, Finance, and/or Government
- Introduction to Security and Policy
- Network Situational Awareness
- Information Assurance Policy
Spring
- IT Project Management
- Incident Response
- Power & Influence
- Information Security Risk Analysis
- Information Security Risk Policy & Management
- Network Security Analysis
- Information Warfare
Featured Course: Introduction to Information Security Management
This course introduces you to material essential for effectively managing or consulting on an organization's computer and network security. Explore topics in: computer system vulnerabilities; effective cryptographic techniques and protocols; access control policies and mechanisms; and implications of security technology in the realm of risk management.
You'll learn how to design and implement computer security policies and standards, formulate disaster recovery plans, and analyze system security architectures and physical security controls. Additional material covers the legal aspects of computer system auditing in a secure environment, and how to structure the management of a site's computer security on a daily basis.
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What does the MSISPM curriculum offer you?
- A tight-knit community of 25 incoming students each year.
- Unique in its focus on the management and policy aspects of Information Assurance.
- Recognized as a Center of Excellence for IA education.
- Features security courses taught by adjunct faculty from CERT®.
- Excellent placement history in top public and private sector organizations.
- An assigned advisor expert in risk management, privacy, or cyber security.
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How Much Will You Earn?
MSISPM Graduate Salaries (2006 – 2007):
- High: $95,000
- Low: $70,000
- Mean: $78,666
- Median: $76,500