06-09-2024, 11:27 PM
Yes, bluemucus is correct, it is MS in Cybersecurity. I did OMSCS, but I know the courses are structured the same way because OMSCS and OMSCY student's could take each other's courses as electives.
1. Like Frankc said, it's web-based using Honorlock. It seems like lately many courses are not doing proctored exams anymore.
2. I did the CS program which is $647/course. CY courses are more. I think OMSCY is double at about $1,300 for the first course per semester (that includes some semester-only fees)
3. No, the diploma, degree, and transcript only say Master of Science. No "Online".
4. Like Frank said, it depends. In some courses, professors are very active in the discussion boards (Piazza). In other courses, the professor is a complete no-show. Among students there is a Discord, but it's mostly dead. There's Slack also, but there are only a handful of students there. Oddly, there are a lot of TA's especially in Cybersecurity on Slack chatting amongst themselves.
5. Like Frank said acceptance rate is high. No need to send GRE scores. Here's what you do. Hit the heartrate button on your Applewatch. When the number shows, and if greater than zero, take a pic and add it to your application. Congrats man, you're in.
6. Yeah, they transfer in 2 courses. I didn't do it because there were 10 courses that I wanted to take (I ended up taking 12).
7. The value of Master's in Cybersecurity: Everyone will have a different opinion. Here's my take. Because OMSCS and OMSCY have some courses which both sides can take, I had the opportunity to interact with Cybersecurity students. Sorry, but none of the cybersecurity students can code. But here is weird thing. In my last company we had a layoff, and the director told us to lay 10% of our software engineers. Cybersecurity guys were not to be touched, however. So apparently companies see them as very valuable. So I don't know what to make of it. The degree may or not be important, but the role is critical. It's not seen as glamorous as AI or ML, but job security is pretty high for cybersecurity roles.
1. Like Frankc said, it's web-based using Honorlock. It seems like lately many courses are not doing proctored exams anymore.
2. I did the CS program which is $647/course. CY courses are more. I think OMSCY is double at about $1,300 for the first course per semester (that includes some semester-only fees)
3. No, the diploma, degree, and transcript only say Master of Science. No "Online".
4. Like Frank said, it depends. In some courses, professors are very active in the discussion boards (Piazza). In other courses, the professor is a complete no-show. Among students there is a Discord, but it's mostly dead. There's Slack also, but there are only a handful of students there. Oddly, there are a lot of TA's especially in Cybersecurity on Slack chatting amongst themselves.
5. Like Frank said acceptance rate is high. No need to send GRE scores. Here's what you do. Hit the heartrate button on your Applewatch. When the number shows, and if greater than zero, take a pic and add it to your application. Congrats man, you're in.
6. Yeah, they transfer in 2 courses. I didn't do it because there were 10 courses that I wanted to take (I ended up taking 12).
7. The value of Master's in Cybersecurity: Everyone will have a different opinion. Here's my take. Because OMSCS and OMSCY have some courses which both sides can take, I had the opportunity to interact with Cybersecurity students. Sorry, but none of the cybersecurity students can code. But here is weird thing. In my last company we had a layoff, and the director told us to lay 10% of our software engineers. Cybersecurity guys were not to be touched, however. So apparently companies see them as very valuable. So I don't know what to make of it. The degree may or not be important, but the role is critical. It's not seen as glamorous as AI or ML, but job security is pretty high for cybersecurity roles.
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