Business Cybersecurity, MS

Campus Code

Distance Education

Options Available

Coursework Only Without Comprehensive Exam

Admissions Standards/Procedures

The HCB admissions group will perform reviews of student files along with the faculty program leader from the departments of Accounting and Information Management and Graduate and Executive Education. This group will review all applications and recommend prospective students for admission to the program. The following criteria will be considered when determining applicant admission into the program:

• Meets requirements for admission to the UT Graduate School;
• Holds an undergraduate degree in business (or equivalent) from an accredited program. Applicants with non-business degrees will be reviewed on an individual basis and may be required to complete non-credit training programs and/or additional coursework prior to enrolling in the MSBC program;
• Two applicant recommendation letters are required. Additional evaluation materials (such as GMAT or GRE scores) may be required if transcripts do not provide sufficient evidence of applicant performance in quantitative courses; and
• All students must adhere to all UTK ethical and professional standards (see Hilltopics).

Procedure for Application to Program

• Complete Haslam College of Business Application Form.
• Adhere to application deadlines and other requirements as posted on the Haslam College of Business website.

Academic Standards

• All students must meet the academic standards set by the Graduate School.
• Students must adhere to ethical and professional standards.

Credit Hours Required

30 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

Core and Sub-core Requirements (30 graduate credit hours). The MSBC program requires completion of 30 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) distributed as follows (for a semester by semester schedule see Example Full-Time Course Schedule and Example Part-Time Course Schedule below):

• INMT 561 - Foundations of Business Cybersecurity (3 credit hours) must be taken in the first semester, it is a co-requisite for all other required courses
• INMT 562 - Security Governance and Ethics (3 credit hours)
• INMT 563 - Business Communications and Network Security (3 credit hours)
• INMT 564 - Business Information Asset Security (3 credit hours)
• INMT 565 - Risk Management and Business Continuity (3 credit hours)
• INMT 566 - Organizational Security Management (3 credit hours)
• INMT 567 - Business Security Architecture and Systems (3 credit hours)
• INMT 568 - Business Software Development Security (3 credit hours)
• INMT 569 - Emerging Topics in Business Cybersecurity (3 credit hours)
• INMT 570 - Business Cybersecurity Capstone (3 credit hours) must be taken in the final semester, it is a co-requisite for all other required courses

• Note: While MSBC will begin with the introductory course (INMT 561) and ends with the capstone course (INMT 570), students can take the remaining coursework in a manner that best fits with their schedule and finances allow. This flexibility would allow students to complete the program in as little as 12 months or more slowly based upon their individual situations. Thus, MSBC will not strictly be using a cohort system. Leave of Absences (LOA) will be allowed but students must complete the degree requirements in 6 years.

Graduation / Academic Standards

To be eligible for graduation, students must:

• complete the entire curriculum plan per UTK Graduate School policies as specified by the University of Tennessee.
• have a cumulative graduate 3.00 GPA to graduate.

Example Full-Time Course Schedule (12 months):

Example Part-Time Course Schedule (variable time period not to exceed 6 years):