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Students must complete all 15 credits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/graduate\/cybersecurity\/curriculum\/core-courses\">core coursework<\/a> and 15 credits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/graduate\/cybersecurity\/curriculum\/elective-courses\">electives<\/a> by the time they begin their 10 credit Culminating Experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose your pathway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Present and defend research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students pursuing the project or thesis Culminating Experience will present their research to their faculty committee. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/graduate\/defense-schedule\">recent titles and abstracts in the final defense schedule<\/a> to learn more about the latest master&#8217;s student research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Culminating Experience requirement of the Master of Science in Cybersecurity Engineering degree allows students to use what they have learned in their core and elective coursework to demonstrate critical understanding and the ability to both expand upon and apply what they have learned in various ways. 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