This certificate is designed for IT professionals who are interested in continuing education in the methodologies and tools used to protect information and information systems. Students in this program will learn how to protect the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of information using technology, people, and policy. The courses required to receive this certificate have been certified by the National Security Agency. Students completing this certificate will also receive certification for the CNSS 4011 national standard.

Requirements

The following courses are required to complete the graduate certificate in Information Assurance and Security:

IT 350.05 Fundamentals of Information Assurance and Security
IT 450 Policy and Administration in Information Assurance and Security
IT 451 Tools and Applications in Information Assurance and Security

This graduate certificate program assumes an undergraduate knowledge base in Systems Development and programming in a high-level programming language such as C, C++, or Java, which students with computer-related undergraduate degrees will typically have acquired. Students lacking sufficient background may be admitted to the program but should expect to complete the following course with a grade of "A" or "B" before enrolling in graduate-level courses.

IT 261: Systems Development I