Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate

Cybersecurity Certificate Outcomes

Describe the foundational elements of a comprehensive Cybersecurity program.
Apply solutions to protect critical systems and data.
Assess digital crime by analyzing forensically obtained data.

Completion of five of the courses below, including one completion elective.

SM 6303 - Governance, Compliance, and Ethics
SM 6304 - Security, Audit, and Privacy
SM 6311 - Special Topics in Fundamentals of Industrial Cybersecurity
SM 6365 - Cybercrime and Computer Forensics
SM 6366 - Cyber Security Program Development and Operation
SM 6368 - Information Security-Focused on Data Security
SM 6369 - Cyber Networked Security
SM 6374 - Organizational Resilience

One completion elective below must be taken to complete the certificate:

SM 6375 - Cyber Operations Capstone
SM 6380 - Field Experience in Security Management

Total: (18 hours)

Elective Courses

The below courses may be taken in order to replace Security Management courses that were not offered at a time the student was able to complete the course or may be offered as a substitute for an existing course in the degree plan. Approval to replace a core course with one of the below classes must be granted by the Program Director and approved by the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the Marilyn Davies College of Business.

SM 6310 - Special Topics in Security Management
SM 6399 - Directed Study in Security Management