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 hours total of graduate classes. There are three core classes for a total of 6 hours. In addition four optional classes must be taken for the needed additional 15 credit hours. In summary, seven graduate classes must be taken, two are core, and fives classes 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