Online Cybersecurity Management Graduate Certificate

Program Overview

The University of West Florida's online Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Management equips students with the skills to develop and implement cybersecurity policies, identify threats, and design mitigation plans. The program covers ethical dilemmas, risk assessment, and the technical aspects of information security management. Graduates are prepared for careers as Information Security Analysts, Database Administrators, and Cybersecurity Analysts.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Overview:

The University of West Florida's fully online graduate certificate in Cybersecurity Management teaches students to develop policies and procedures that ensure the safety of an organization's information assets without harming productivity. Using risk assessment, students will learn to identify potential threats, design mitigation plans, and identify the ethical dilemmas that occur in cybersecurity. Through discussion and practice, students will be able to design the conceptual and technical aspects of an information security management solution.

Objectives:

• Perform a risk assessment to identify potential threats
• Design mitigation plans
• Articulate conceptual and technical aspects of information security management solutions
• Identify the ethical dilemmas that occur in the cybersecurity context
• Design, develop, and build a cybersecurity management solution

Program Description:

The Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Management is not available to students pursuing the MBA with the Cybersecurity Management emphasis.

Outline:

Required Courses (12 credit hours):

• CIS 5775 - Cybersecurity Principles (3 Credit Hours)
• ISM 6326 - Information Systems Auditing and Control (3 Credit Hours)
• ISM 6574 - Advanced Legal, Ethical, and Human Aspects of Cybersecurity (3 Credit Hours)

Careers:

Potential Career Paths:

• Information Security Analysts
• Database Administrator
• Cybersecurity Analyst

Career Outcomes:

• Information Security Analysts:
Oversee cybersecurity in businesses and organizations, work with software and hardware to ensure smooth business operations, teach other employees about information protection. Median annual salary in 2021: $102,600. Projected job growth: 35% through 2031.
• Database Administrator:
Organize large amounts of data and optimize databases for efficient functioning, maintain database security. Median annual salary in 2021: $101,000. Projected job growth: 9% from 2021 to 2031.
• Cybersecurity Analyst:
Monitor digital security risks for organizations, suggest measures to prevent threats and cyberattacks, develop and maintain cybersecurity policies and procedures. Average salary: $76,626, with additional cybersecurity risk management skills boosting the average salary to $80,737.