Program Overview

Gain the competitive edge you need to become a leader in the field of cybersecurity with American National University’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity degree.  In the program, you’ll gain the skills you need to design and implement robust cyber security solutions to prevent and detect cyberattacks.

ANU’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity is designed for both cybersecurity professionals and those looking to advance their information technology career with cybersecurity expertise. Our program offers a broad foundation of relevant, practical skills that will give you the competitive edge you need to seek or advance in your career. Many of the areas our cybersecurity program focuses on include intelligence, computer forensics, IT management, and security engineering.

Cyberattacks are on the rise and well-trained cybersecurity professionals are in high demand as businesses and organizations turn to them to keep their computer networks and systems secure.

Your Learning Experience

As a student in ANU’s Master of Science in Cybersecurity program, you will learn:

• Best practices in information security, including advanced prevention, detection, countermeasures, and recovery.
• How to implement training, provide security management, and collect evidence for businesses and organizations cybersecurity plans.
• To develop a project plan for a security assessment utilizing the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).

Upon successful completion of this MBA degree program, students will be able to:

• Build a foundation of critical thinking skills on which to make professional judgments relating to Cybersecurity to design and implement solutions aligned with a business or organization’s cybersecurity needs.
• Solidify an understanding of theoretical methods, principles, and tools used in security policies, standards, and procedures in addressing business and technical risks and develop a security governance report to evaluate compliance across the enterprise
• Examine the fundamental information technology issues and processes in today’s organizations relating to systems engineering, computer networking, database technologies, IT governance and strategy, web development, and information assurance.