| |
Nov 21, 2024
|
|
|
|
|
2024-2025 Binghamton University Academic Guide
Cybersecurity Advanced Certificate
|
|
 Return to: Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
The Advanced Certificate in Cybersecurity will document a student’s completion of a formally organized suite of courses in information systems security. The program will introduce a breadth of cybersecurity concepts in a foundational course that is common to all students in the program, but will allow depth in chosen areas of emphasis. In addition to the foundational course, each student will take one course each related to analysis, design, and applications as they pertain to information systems security. The intent of the program is not to provide a comprehensive self-contained competency, but rather to provide the student with special attention, in the context of an MS program or in professional practice, to information security issues inherent in computer science and electrical and computer engineering subject matter. It therefore highlights security dimensions of existing coursework and professional experience.
The Advanced Certificate in Cybersecurity is designed to:
- Address depth and breadth of information science and security topics.
- Attract both CS and ECE undergraduates or students in closely related disciplines.
- Offer flexibility in choosing courses for certificate.
|
Admission Requirements
The Advanced Certificate in Cybersecurity program is open to graduate students in computer science, electrical and computer engineering, or a closely related area as an add-on certificate program or as a standalone certificate program to non-matriculated students. Non-matriculated students who intend to apply to Binghamton University to earn the certificate, but not a graduate degree, are required to hold a bachelor’s degree in CS, ECE, or a closely related area.
Program Requirements
Students are required to take four courses to complete the Cybersecurity Advanced Certificate including one course in each of the following areas:
- Cybersecurity Foundations
- Design: Creation and specification of secure systems (software or hardware) from elementary design principles.
- Analysis: Assess and quantify security aspects and dimensions of software and hardware systems.
- Application: Use existing tools and templates to defend systems or exploit vulnerabilities to become penetration testers or “red-team” assessors.
The student must maintain at least a B average in four courses spanning all four general areas: Cybersecurity Foundations, Design, Analysis, and Application.
Cybersecurity Foundations (1 course)
Complete one course chosen from the following list:
Design (1 course)
Complete one course chosen from the following list:
Analysis (1 course)
Complete one course chosen from the following list:
Applications (1 course)
Complete one course chosen from the following list:
|
Return to: Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science
|
|