2006 Tentative Cohort Schedule

All courses are offered asynchronously over the Internet. The schedule follows JMU's calendar for fall and spring semesters. Course schedules and course offerings are subject to change with advance notice to students.

Spring, Semester 1
Starts Jan 8, 2007
CS 550: Operating Systems
CS 652: Formal Methods for Information Security
Summer Course
June 4 - July 20, 2007
CS 523: Ethics, Law and Policy in Cyberspace
Fall, Semester 2
Starts Aug 27, 2007
CS 555: Secure Software Engineering
CS 560: Networks and Network Security
Spring, Semester 3
Starts Jan 7, 2008
CS 621: Software Assurance
CS 627: Cryptography: Algorithms and Applications
Summer 2008 Thesis Route
Thesis Proposal
Non-Thesis Route
Comprehensive Exam Prep
Fall, Semester 4
Starts Aug 25, 2008
CS 660: Advanced Network Security
CS 700: Thesis
CS 660: Advanced Network Security
CS 633: Computer Forensics
Spring, Semester 5
Starts Jan 12, 2009
CS 625: Secure Operations
CS 700: Thesis
CS 625: Secure Operations
CS 675: Distributed Computing and Security OR CS 685: Selected Topics

* Students who choose the non-thesis route have to take a comprehensive exam in Semester 4