Academic Programs in Information Security

Graduate Certificate in Information Security (Information System Security)

For additional information, including admission requirements and course descriptions, see the Graduate Catalog of the Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences.

The graduate certificate program focuses on threats and vulnerabilities, cryptography, authentication and access control, security models, network security, trusted computer systems, distributed systems security, World Wide Web security, applications security, and security management and policies. The program is available on-campus or online.

The graduate certificate is recognized by the National Security Agency (NSA) based on its certification of the school’s curriculum for compliance with the requirements of NSA national training standards NSTISSI No. 4011 (Information Systems Security Professionals) and CNSSI No. 4013 (System Administrators).

The Curriculum for the Graduate Certificate in Information Security (Information System Security)

The Graduate Certificate in Information Security is a 15 credit-hour program that requires the completion of the five courses listed below. Each of these courses has prerequisite requirements which may be satisfied by taking the prerequisite courses listed in the course descriptions or by demonstrating equivalent experience or the completion of equivalent courses taken elsewhere.

MCIS 683   Secure Computer Systems
MCIS 684   Applied Cryptography
MCIS 685   Database Security
MCIS 686   Advanced Network Security
MCIS 687   Information Security Project