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Twin Cities Campus
Security Technologies MinorTechnological Leadership Institute
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Technological Leadership Institute, University of Minnesota, 290 McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455 (612-624-5474; fax: 612-624-7510)
Email:
msst@umn.edu
Website: https://cse.umn.edu/tli
The Security Technologies graduate program shapes tomorrow's analytical and risk management policy makers and innovators through a multi-disciplinary graduate program developed in response to growing demand in many levels of industry and government. The program synthesizes core learning in four areas: security methods and foundations; application expertise (including cyber, bio, food, infrastructure, global supply chains); systems science (interdependency among critical networks, components, human capital, organizational dimensions); and social and policy dimensions. This program bridges disciplines to address local, regional, national, and global areas of need, seeding innovative capabilities while enabling interdisciplinary connections through direct links to industry, business, and government partners.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Special Application Requirements:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Security Technologies director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
Applicants must be interviewed for admission by the Security Technologies director of graduate studies or designate. An exception to the interview requirement may be waived, but only in rare circumstances.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Courses offered on both the A-F and S/N grading basis must be taken A-F, with a minimum grade of B- earned for each course.
The minimum cumulative GPA for the minor is 3.00.
Required Courses (9 to 12 credits)
Master's students select 9 credits, and doctoral students select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the Security Technologies director of graduate studies, to meet minimum credit requirements.
ST 8109 - Cybersecurity Foundations - Technology, Risk & Communication
(2.0 cr)
ST 8111 - Methods, Theory, and Applications
(2.5 cr)
ST 8113 - Information and Cyber Security
(2.0 cr)
ST 8200 - Special Topics in Security Technologies
(0.5 cr)
ST 8220 - Vulnerability, Risk and Threat Assessment and Management
(2.5 cr)
ST 8330 - Critical Infrastructure Protection
(2.5 cr)
ST 8331 - Dynamic Systems Modeling and Simulation Tools
(2.0 cr)
ST 8511 - Public Policy
(1.0 cr)
ST 8512 - Partnership in Conflict Management: Security/Privacy Law, Social Responsibility and Ethics
(2.0 cr)
ST 8661 - Securing Cyberspace (Fundamentals)
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.5 [max 2.5] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 0.5 [max 0.5] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.5 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.5 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |