Program start date | Application deadline |
2024-06-01 | - |
2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Cybersecurity Administration certificate program equips individuals with the knowledge and skills to protect information, systems, and infrastructures. Through online courses, students learn to evaluate vulnerabilities, create security solutions, and apply policies to mitigate risks. The program's synchronous online component fosters real-time interaction and prepares students for careers in information security.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Overview:
The Cybersecurity Administration certificate is designed for individuals looking to enhance their knowledge and understanding of information security policy and processes and will provide students with the skills needed to protect information, information systems, and infrastructures.
Objectives:
- Evaluate organizational system vulnerabilities and matters of information security to stakeholders by employing technological, analytical, communication, ingenuity, and critical thinking skills.
- Create successful solutions for technical and security concerns while balancing business organization concerns.
- Identify, analyze, and apply policies and procedures to system weaknesses.
Outline:
Program Content:
The certificate curriculum includes five online courses:
- CYB 323 Introduction to Information Security for Professional Studies (3 credits)
- CYB 336 Leading Issues in Information Security for Professional Studies (3 credits)
- CYB 342 Information Security Policy for Professional Studies (3 credits)
- CYB 425 Enterprise Risk Management for Professional Studies (3 credits)
- CYB 476 Applied Information Security for Professional Studies (3 credits)
Structure:
The program is delivered entirely online in 8-week sessions. Each course has a required 90-minute weekly synchronous online component, allowing students to interact with faculty and fellow students in real-time.
Entry Requirements: Prior higher education experience required.