Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate
The cybersecurity certificate program requires admission as a graduate student, similar to admission to the Master’s program, in the Computer Science department. The program requires 21 total credits of graduate classes. There are two core classes for a total of 6 credits. In addition, five elective classes must be taken for the needed additional 15 credits. In summary, seven total graduate classes must be taken; two are core and five are electives.
Required Core Courses
| CS 591 | Introduction to Computer Security | 3 |
| CS 595 | Web and Cloud Security | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 6
Five of the following courses*:
| CS 554 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| CS 555 | Software Specification and Verification | 3 |
| CS 556 | Software Implementation and Testing | 3 |
| CS 576 | Computer Security Research Seminar | 3 |
| CS 585 | Cryptography | 3 |
| CS 592 | Malware Reverse Engineering | 3 |
| CS 593 | Digital Forensics | 3 |
| CS 594 | Internetworking Protocols | 3 |
| CS 596 | Network Security | 3 |
*Or any
CS 510 course in Security.
Total Credit Hours: 15
Total Credit Hours: 21