Introduction to the Advanced Certificate in Cyber Security Policy

The Advanced Certificate in Cyber Security Policy is a rigorous and academically challenging program of online graduate study that combines a strong theoretical base with a practical focus on the important policy issues confronting managers and executives working in the cyber security, information technology, and homeland security fields.

Program Overview

The program utilizes a seminar-based case study approach, designed to develop and refine the skills necessary to apply innovative approaches to problem solving and to achieve resilient and adaptive patterns of thinking. The five-course curriculum is crafted to reflect the complexities and multidisciplinary character of cyber security policy and practice, providing managers, executives, and other professionals with the essential knowledge, insights, and skills to develop and implement cogent cyber security policies in public- and private-sector organizations.

Areas of Focus

Areas of focus include:

• Cyber terrorism
• The application of cyber technology and cyber security in law enforcement and the Intelligence Community
• Technology issues for policy makers
• Intellectual property, civil liberties, and ethical issues that shape the practices of effective cyber security professionals These areas of focus are set against a broader background of contemporary homeland security, homeland defense, and national security issues, threats, and strategies.

Degree Requirements

The Advanced Certificate in Cyber Security Policy requires 15 credits of coursework, which may form the core curriculum of the 30-credit Master of Science degree in Homeland Security Management. This allows qualified students completing the Advanced Certificate to continue their studies and earn both the Advanced Certificate and the Master's degree without any loss of credit.

Admissions Requirements

Applicants to the Advanced Certificate in Cyber Security Policy must meet the following requirements for admission:

• A bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 from an accredited college or university or successful completion of another Master's degree
• Official copies of undergraduate and/or graduate transcripts from any college(s) or universities attended
• Two professional letters of recommendation
• Personal Statement/Essay
• Students for whom English is a second language must submit official score results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum acceptable score of 79 Internet-based (213 computer-based or 550 paper-based) or minimum IELTS score: 6.5

Course Descriptions

The program consists of the following five courses:

HSMI 500 Introduction to Homeland Security Management

This introductory course surveys the major policies, practices, concepts, and challenges confronting practitioners in the complex field of Homeland Security Management.

HSMI 520 Constitutional Issues in Homeland Security Management

This course provides students with an overview of the various statutes, case law, and Constitutional issues governing the activities of practitioners involved in the Homeland Security enterprise at the federal, state, and local levels.

HSMI 535 Cyber Security: Issues, Policy, and Terrorism

This course explores the relationships and interactions between various private-sector institutions and public-sector Homeland Security organizations at the federal, state, and local levels as they face cyber threats, particularly terrorism.

HSMI 545 Advanced Cyber Security Policy and Intelligence

This course continues the exploration of the relationships and interactions between various private-sector institutions and public-sector Homeland Security organizations at the federal, state, and local levels with a focus on intelligence issues.

HSMI 555 Advanced Cyber Security Technology Issues for Policy Makers

This course adds the cutting-edge technical issues about which today's policy makers must be fluent if they are to successfully tackle the cyber security issue set.

Academic Advising

Current and prospective students are encouraged to review the courses and degree requirements detailed in both the Master of Science and Advanced Certificate web pages. For additional advisement and/or registration assistance, please contact the Faculty Academic Advisor.

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