Cybersecurity Masters Degree to be Offered at SMHEC

Posted by Southern Maryland Higher Education Center

The Southern MD Higher Education Center will be offering the Professional Master of Engineering Program in Cybersecurity through the UMD Clark School of Engineering and the Maryland Cybersecurity Center MC2. Courses have been available only as electives at SMHEC until now.

The high local interest in Cybersecurity education and the lack of equivalent options available from other top engineering schools nationwide necessitate offering the ENPM program on-site in Southern Maryland. The cybersecurity field is an international and dynamic area where well-trained engineers are in high demand. Graduates can expect to find or improve their employment in either companies or government agencies. The Professional Master of Engineering Program in Cybersecurity is also an excellent starting point for a career.

Information garnered from interviews and meetings with supervisory personnel at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station and with managers at the technology companies providing services to the base, as well as Maryland Higher Education Commission Reports highlighted the need for these programs.

The Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) degree is built on courses from the existing Professional Master of Engineering (ENPM) Program. The M.Eng. degree requires the successful completion of thirty credits or ten courses. The Graduate Certificate (GCEN) Program addresses the needs of individuals who do not need the full Masters degree Program, and includes the four core courses.

The ENPM Program is a practice-oriented, part-time graduate program designed to assist engineers and technical professionals in the development of their careers and to provide the technical expertise needed in the rapidly changing business, government, and industrial environments. The curriculum is designed to cover core topics in Cybersecurity (Programming in C for Cybersecurity Applications, Network Security, Networks and Protocols, Secure Operating Systems, and Information Assurance). The student will then customize their educational experience according to their individual needs by selecting from Cybersecurity technical electives or other technical electives in the Clark School of Engineering.

For more information Contact Vinette Brown-Darlington at 301-405-1098 or [email protected]/  The SMHEC website is www.smhec.org/