Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75205, United States Phone: +1 214-768-2000

Southern Methodist University is a private research university in University Park, Texas, United States, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South—now part of the United Methodist Church—in partnership with Dallas civic leaders.

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Master of Science in Cybersecurity

 

Cybersecurity professionals remain in high demand across industries, called upon to anticipate, prevent and respond to cyber attacks, from assuring systems through the application of logic to analyzing and detecting malware.

With SMU Lyle's M.S. in Cybersecurity, learn to design and develop computer systems that are inherently secure, to protect crucial infrastructures, and to identify suspicious cyber behavior using data mining and anomaly detection. To learn more, contact Program Director Kasilingam Periyasamy.

https://www.smu.edu/lyle/departments/cs/ms-cybersecurity

 

Applicants who graduate from a high school abroad that does not have an English-based curriculum (not bilingual) are required to submit English proficiency scores. This ensures the best chance to fully benefit from the University’s academic and social opportunities.

SMU’s approved exams and recommended minimum subscores:

  • TOEFL: 90 with minimum subscores:
    • Reading and listening: 20+ in each section
    • Writing and speaking: 24+ in each section
  • ACT: recommended score of 6.5 with minimum subscores:
    • Reading and listening: 6.5
    • Writing and speaking: 6.5
  • Duolingo English Test (DET): 115
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE): 60

 

English proficiency scores are not required for students:

  • Who attended a high school with an English-based curriculum
  • Have an SAT critical reading and writing score of 580+
  • Have an ACT writing score of 25+

 

https://www.smu.edu/admission/international/admission-requirements

The priority deadline for applications to the Fall 2025 term is July 15, 2025.


https://www.smu.edu/lyle/departments/cs/ms-cybersecurity

Please send student details, documents and online application login credentials to admissions@indoglobalstudies.org without submitting the application. 
IGS team will submit the application through channel partner.