Graduate Certificate, Cybersecurity Management
Complete the following admission requirements:
- Students must have a completed baccalaureate degree.
- Students must possess either prior education specific to IT, networking or cybersecurity-related work experience or a combination of both with the approval and review of the program director to enter the cybersecurity management or associated concentration within the MSDM.
- If the degree is in a non-security or non-cybersecurity-related field and the student has a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, students will be required to start with one 400-level course, that is an elective option for the degree.
- Students who have already obtained a graduate degree will not be required to complete an entrance exam or complete a 400-level course first.
- Students with a baccalaureate degree with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in a related field will not have any additional testing or entry course requirements.
- Students with a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 2.75, regardless of the field of study, will be required to complete the Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Exam.
- Students with a cumulative GPA below 2.75, will be required to submit results from either the GRE or GMAT.
Minimum Requirements for Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate: 12 credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| Graduate Certificate Requirements | ||
| Complete the graduate certificate requirements. | ||
| Cybersecurity Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| HSEM F641 | Information Assurance and Risk Assessment | 3 |
| HSEM F648 | Perspectives in Addressing Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure | 3 |
| HSEM F649 | Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities | 3 |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | |
| Cybersecurity in the 21st Century: Technology and Ethics | ||
| Cybersecurity Management | ||
| Cybersecurity Resiliency | ||
| Cybercrime, Fraud and Law | ||
