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Master of Public Affairs Dual Degree Programs
Dual Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in Cybersecurity Risk Management
The IU-Bloomington Cybersecurity Program and the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs offer a dual-degree program that qualifies students for a M.P.A./M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk Management. Study for the dual degree can be combined for a total of 51 credit hours instead of the 78 credit hours required for the two degrees taken separately. Neither degree will be awarded until the requirements for both degrees have been met. The M.P.A. requirements may be taken residentially or online.
Admissions Requirements
Requirements are the same as for the Master of Science degree except that students must also apply to the M.P.A. program at O’Neill and meet its established M.P.A. admissions criteria. Students must be accepted for admission to both units separately in order to be admitted to the program.
Cybersecurity M.S. Course Requirements (30 credit hours):
The M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk Management requires that students take six credits in law courses, six credits in business courses, six credits in informatics or computer science courses, nine credits from a list of elective courses (offered at Maurer, the Kelley School of Business, and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering), and a three-credit Cybersecurity Risk Management Capstone course. In this combined degree, the Cybersecurity M.S. component uses both required MPA concentration courses and SPEA-V 536 to satisfy the required nine credits of electives.
At least 6 credit hours from Technical Cybersecurity courses offered at Luddy:
| CSCI-A 538 | Network Technologies and System Administration | (3 cr.) |
| CSCI-A 541 | Computing & Technology Bootcamp I | (3 cr.) |
| CSCI-A 542 | Technical Foundations of Cybersecurity | (3 cr.) |
| INFO-I 520 | Security for Networked Systems | (3 cr.) |
| INFO-I 521 | Malware: Threat & Defense | (3 cr.) |
| INFO-I 533 | Systems and Protocol Security and Info. Assurance | (3 cr.) |
| INFO-I 537 | Legal and Social Informatics of Security | (3 cr.) |
| INFO-I 538 | Introduction to Cryptography | (3 cr.) |
At least 6 credit hours from Information Technology Risk Management offered at Kelley:
| BUEX-C 533 | Data Warehousing & Visualization | (3 cr.) |
| BUEX-C 541 | Enterprise Systems | (3 cr.) |
| BUKD-C 522 | IT Technology for Managers | (3 cr.) |
| BUKD-C 548 | Managing Intellectual Property in Global Business | (3 cr.) |
| BUKD-T 501 | Big Data Technologies | (3 cr.) |
| BUKD-T 522 | IT Architecture | (3 cr.) |
| BUKD-T 560 | IT Risk Management | (3 cr.) |
| BUKD-T 578 | Cybersecurity Law & Policy | (3 cr.) |
| BUKD-T 579 | Information Systems Security | (3 cr.) |
At least 6 credit hours from Cybersecurity Law and Policy offered at Maurer (with BUKD-T 578 offered at Kelley):
| BUKD-T 578 | Cybersecurity Law & Policy | (3 cr.) |
| LAW-B 536 | Health Privacy Law | (2 cr.) |
| LAW-B 587 | Information Security Law | (3 cr.) |
| LAW-B 708 | Information Privacy Law I | (3 cr.) |
| LAW-B 728 | Information Privacy Law II | (3 cr.) |
| LAW-B 738 | Cybersecurity | (3 cr.) |
Three credit hours in a Cybersecurity Risk Management Capstone:
| BUS-L 589 | Information Privacy Law I | (3 cr.) |
| GRAD-C 516 | Information Privacy Law II | (3 cr.) |
Note: Although a Cybersecurity course, this course may count towards an elective course for the specialized concentration for the MPA and will fulfill the experiential requirement. If a student wishes to pursue this route, this course will not count towards the M.S. part of the dual degree.
The MPA Component of the Dual M.P.A./Cybersecurity M.S. Degree (30 credit hours)
O'Neill School M.P.A. Core Requirements (21 credit hours):
| SPEA-F 560 | Public Finance and Budgeting | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 506 | Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 512 OR V 538 | Public Policy Process OR Comparative and International Policy Process | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 517 | Public Management Economics | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 532 | Social Equity and Justice in Public Affairs | (1.5 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 535 | Managing and Leading in Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 536 | Rights and Responsibilities: How Law Shapes Public Affairs | (1.5 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 537 | Designing and Managing Complex Projects | (1.5 cr.) |
| SPEA-V 548 | Evidence-Based Decision Making | (1.5 cr.) |
*Note: Extremely well-prepared applicants may petition the program director to waive one or more of the core requirements on the basis of advanced course work done elsewhere. Students may be exempted on the basis of satisfactory equivalent course work or by examination. Credit hours waived from the core add to the electives a student may use. Students requesting course waivers should contact the appropriate graduate program director for requirements and guidelines.
MPA Leadership Series (0 credit hours):
Students will complete a 4-week seminar on personal leadership development. By the end of the series, students will construct a point of view on leadership and will build tools to help them manage themselves throughout their careers. Students should plan to enroll in the series before their requisite internship. Students should confer with their advisor(s) prior to registration each term to ensure they are making progress toward completing all degree requirements.
Specialized Concentration (9 credit hours):
| SPEA-E 518 | Vector-Based Geographic Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-E 529 | Application of Geographic Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-I 515 | Data Science for Public and Environmental Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-I 516 | Public Management Information Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-I 519 | Database Management Systems | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 507 | Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
| SPEA-P 539 | Management Science for Public Affairs | (3 cr.) |
MPA Experiential Component (0 credit hours):
Each candidate for the MPA degree must obtain professionally relevant experience through one of the following options.
- Internship – Students who wish to complete an internship must seek counsel in the Career Hub
(SPEA 200 or oneillcareerhub.indiana.edu) before it begins. The Career Hub will provide details concerning eligibility, procedures, and required paperwork.- Internship with course credit (0-3 credit hours) - The MPA experiential component is commonly fulfilled by completing an internship, which must be registered through the O’Neill Career Hub for 0 credit hours (SPEA-V 585). However, MPA-MS Cybersecurity Risk Management students may choose take GRAD-C 516 IU Cybersecurity Clinic (3 credit hours, online) instead. Although a Cybersecurity course, this course may count as an elective course for the MPA specialized concentration and will fulfill the experiential requirement. If a student wishes to pursue this route, this course will not count towards the MS requirements for the dual degree.