Villanova University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cybersecurity Graduate Program

Planned Course Schedule

F17 is Fall 2017, S is Spring, M is Summer

F17	S18	M18	F18	S19	M19	F19	S20	M20	F20	S21	M21	F21	S22	M22	F22	S23	M23	F23	S24	M24	Core Courses
	FF		DC			DC		DC	DC			DC			DC			DC			ECE 8476 - Cryptography & Network Security
JS			JS			JS	JS			GM			GM			GM			GM		ECE 8484 - Cybersecurity Threats and Defense
																					Systems Specialization
			DC			DC			DC			DC			DC			DC			ECE 8410 - Trusted Computing
		JS			JS				CP			CP			CP			CP			ECE 8485 - Critical Infrastructure Control Systems Security
CP				GM			GM			GM			GM			GM			GM		ECE 8492 - Secure Software Development
	JS			JS						CP			CP			CP			CP		ECE 8498 - Designing and Securing Cyber-Physical Systems
																					Policy Specialization
					CP						CP						CP				ECE 8488 - Security Risk Assessment and Management
		CP						CP						CP						CP	ECE 8494 - Legal Aspects of Computer Security and Information Privacy
		HS			HS			HS			HS			HS			HS			HS	ECE 8495 - Cybersecurity Behavioral Analytics
																					Operations Specialization
HS			HS			HS			HS			HS			HS			HS			ECE 8486 - Ethical Hacking
	HS			HS			HS								HS			HS			ECE 8489 - Malicious Software Analysis and Defense
			HS				HS			HS			HS			HS			HS		ECE 8491 - Blockchain Technology and Uses
	JS			JS			JS			HS			HS			HS			HS		ECE 8496 - Computer Forensics and Incident Handling
F17	S18	M18	F18	S19	M19	F19	S20	M20	F20	S21	M21	F21	S22	M22	F22	S23	M23	F23	S24	M24	Electives
SK			SK			SK			SK		SK			SK			SK			SK	ECE 7428 - Computer Communication Networks
RP							XJ			XJ			XJ			XJ			XJ		ECE 8405 - Computer Organization & Design
	SK						SK						SK						SK		ECE 8408 - Mobile Computing & Wireless Networking
	XW			XW			XW			XW			XW			XW			XW		ECE 8448 - Embedded Systems Architecture
	RP			RP					RP			RP			RP			RP			ECE 8473 - Unix and C Programming
XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	ECE 9030 - Independent Study
XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	ECE 9031 - Research I (thesis option)
XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	ECE 9032 - Research II (thesis option)
XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	ECE 9090 - ECE Project
XX	XX		XX	XX		XX	XX		XX	XX		XX	XX		XX	XX		XX	XX		CSC 8301 - Design & Analysis of Algorithms
XX	XX		XX			XX			XX			XX			XX			XX			CSC 8490 - Database Systems
XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	XX	CSC 9010 - Special Topics
XX						XX						XX						XX			MAT 7770 - Number Theory
				XX					XX						XX						MAT 8650 - Abstract Algebra

Instructors:

CP = Charles Pak
DC = Danai Chasaki
FF = Frank Ferrese
GM = Gerard Mayer
HS = Hasshi Sudler
JS = James Solderitsch
RP = Richard Perry
SK = Sarvesh Kulkarni
XJ = Xun Jiao
XW = Xiaofang Wang
XX = not determined
YY = CPE/CYBS Faculty