Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum
The Master of Software Assurance (MSwA) Reference Curriculum provides guidelines for a well-rounded education on key security and assurance topics, including assurance across life cycles, risk management, assurance assessment, assurance management, system security assurance, system functionality assurance, and system operational assurance.
Highlights of the curriculum include
- educational outcomes for students who graduate from a program based on the curriculum
- prerequisites expected of students entering an MSwA program
- curriculum architecture for both a standalone degree program and track
- a core body of knowledge that includes the fundamental topics to be taught in the curriculum
- implementation guidelines for educational institutions interested in establishing a program or track based on the curriculum
Download an information sheet about the MSwA curriculum project.
Curriculum Now Recognized by the IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery
The IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) have recognized the Master of Software Assurance (MSwA) Reference Curriculum as appropriate for a master’s program in software assurance. This formal recognition signifies to the educational community that the MSwA Reference Curriculum is suitable for creating graduate programs or tracks in software assurance. The IEEE-CS and ACM have developed several computing curricula and are community leaders in curricula development. This MSwA curriculum includes focused curriculum recommendations for software assurance—the first curriculum developed for this specific field.
Read the IEEE Computer Society press release about this endorsement. |
