Cybersecurity, PhD (Boston)
Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/computer-information-science/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-bachelors-degree-entrance-phd/ Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/phdprograms/
Bachelor’s Degree Entrance
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Milestones
Teaching\ Qualifying exam and area exam\ Annual review\ Dissertation proposal\ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation defense
Core Requirements
A grade of B or higher is required in each core course. A cumulative 3.500 grade-point average is required for the core requirement.
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Foundations | | | | CY 5240 | Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | 4 | | CY 5770 | Software Vulnerabilities and Security | 4 | | or EECE 5641 | Introduction to Software Security | | | CY 6740 | Network Security | 4 | | or EECE 5699 | Computer Hardware and System Security | |
Electives and Tracks
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Note: Consult faculty advisor for other acceptable courses. | | | | Tracks | | | | Select at least two courses from one track: | | 8 | | Hardware Security | | | | CS 6410 | Compilers | | | EECE 5666 | Digital Signal Processing | | | EECE 7352 | Computer Architecture | | | EECE 7364 | Mobile and Wireless Networking | | | EECE 7390 | Computer Hardware Security | | | Machine Learning | | | | CS 5700 | Fundamentals of Computer Networking | | | CS 6140 | Machine Learning | | | CS 7150 | Deep Learning | | | EECE 5644 | Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition | | | EECE 7397 | Advanced Machine Learning | | | Network Security | | | | CY 6740 | Network Security | | | CS 7610 | Foundations of Distributed Systems | | | CS 7775 | Seminar in Computer Security | | | CY 5130 | Computer System Security | | | EECE 5155 | Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things | | | EECE 5576 | Wireless Communication Systems | | | EECE 7336 | Digital Communications | | | EECE 7364 | Mobile and Wireless Networking | | | EECE 7374 | Fundamentals of Computer Networks | | | Systems Security | | | | CS 6410 | Compilers | | | CS 7600 | Intensive Computer Systems | | | CS 7610 | Foundations of Distributed Systems | | | CY 5130 | Computer System Security | | | CY 6740 | Network Security | | | CY 6760 | Wireless and Mobile Systems Security | | | EECE 7352 | Computer Architecture | | | Theory | | | | CS 7800 | Advanced Algorithms | | | CS 7805 | Complexity Theory | | | CS 7810 | Foundations of Cryptography | | | CS 7870 | Seminar in Theoretical Computer Science | | | EECE 7337 | Information Theory | | | Usable Security and Privacy | | | | CS 6350 | Empirical Research Methods | | | CS 6760 | Privacy, Security, and Usability | | | CS 7340 | Theory and Methods in Human Computer Interaction | | | INSH 6300 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | | | INSH 6302 | Qualitative Methods | | | INSH 6500 | Statistical Analysis | | | INSH 7400 | Quantitative Analysis | | | Cybersecurity Policy | | | | CRIM 6200 | Criminology | | | CRIM 6262 | Evidence-Based Crime Policy | | | CY 5200 | Security Risk Management and Assessment | | | CY 5210 | Information System Forensics | | | CY 5250 | Decision Making for Critical Infrastructure | | | POLS 7341 | Security and Resilience Policy | | | Electives | | | | Selected in consultation with advisor from graduate-level CS and ECE courses and graduate-level courses offered by the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, including CRIM, CS, CY, DS, EECE, INSH, MATH and POLS. | | 28 |
Dissertation
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | CY 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | CY 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | | | Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation: | | | | CY 9996 | Dissertation Continuation | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
48 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Degree Requirements
Incoming PhD in Cybersecurity students who have already completed a Master of Science in an adjacent field may petition to the graduate program administration for advanced entry. Advanced entry petitions are reviewed by the program administration on a case-by-case basis. Please note that advanced entry does not waive by itself any part of the PhD coursework requirements. As a degree conferral requirement, a minimum of 16 semester hours of coursework beyond the 32 semester hours of the master’s degree is required of advanced entry PhD students (48 semester hours is required of standard entry PhD students). A grade of B or higher is required in each course. A cumulative 3.500 GPA is required for the core requirement.
Doctoral Degree Candidacy
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Residency
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Teaching Requirement
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Dissertation Advising
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Dissertation Committee
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Comprehensive Examination
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Dissertation Defense
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Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Milestones
Teaching\ Qualifying exam and area exam\ Annual review\ Dissertation proposal\ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation defense
Core Requirement
Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.500 as well as earn a grade of B or better in each core course.
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Consult your faculty advisor for approved courses. | | 16 |
Dissertation
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | CY 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | CY 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | | | Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation: | | | | CY 9996 | Dissertation Continuation | |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Minimum 16 semester hours required\ Minimum 3.000 GPA required