I started the JMU program summer 2001, and expect to finish summer 2004. It is a lot of work, and it is very flexible. I sometimes travel, and am able to login to the JMU program anywhere I can get on the internet. Books and reference materials are the same as they would be in a bricks and mortar school. Exams are taken at standard Prometric locations (where I also took the GRE exam for acceptance to the program).
My bachelor's degree was in psychology. Although I've worked with computers since the mid 1980's, the courses I had taken were directly related to my work, and I lacked the in-depth theoretical knowledge of a computer science major. The masters program at JMU starts with preliminary courses in computer programming and computer fundamentals (for those who need them; I did), then moves on to graduate level computer science courses before concentrating on information security topics. You end up with a master's degree in computer science concentrating in information security. http://www.infosec.jmu.edu -- but you probably know that. Sandra Porter -----Original Message----- From: Earle Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 5:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMS IN SECURITY I was considering pursuing an InfoSec graduate degree from James Madison University. Has anyone heard anything positive or negative about this university and it's graduate program? Thank you, -earle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark L. Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 2:02 AM Subject: RE: MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMS IN SECURITY > // I am looking for Masters degree programs in "Information > // Security", "Information Assurance" or "Information Warfare". > // > // I live in the Washington, DC area. Now I'm aware of three local > // institutions that have some form of this type of program, > // George Mason, > // James Madison and John Hopkins. > // > // However, I'd like to see if anyone knows of a MS program > // (ANYWHERE, not > // just in the DC area), that is tailored around "Information > // Warfare" AND > // is non-military. > > Florida State University > http://websrv.cs.fsu.edu/ad.html > http://websrv.cs.fsu.edu/academics/grad/masters.html > > Georgia Tech > http://www.cc.gatech.edu/student.services/ms/infosec/index.html > > Iowa State > http://www.issl.org/infas.html > > North Carolina State > http://ecommerce.ncsu.edu/infosec/courses.html > > Purdue > http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/masters_program/ > > Syracuse > http://www.csa.syr.edu/education.htm > > University of Idaho (one of the better programs in the country) > http://www.csds.uidaho.edu/ > > University of Maryland > http://www.cisa.umbc.edu/ > > University of Maryland > http://www.umuc.edu/grad/csmn/#IA_track > > Tulsa > http://www.cis.utulsa.edu/ > > RMIT > http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse?SIMID=MC057 > > Alabama Huntsville (geared more toward the auditing side) > http://www.uah.edu/News/2000news/security.html > > CMU (online in future) > http://west.cmu.edu/education/masters.html > > > >
