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Cybersecurity Management & Policy
Graduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2023-2024 academic year.
The online graduate certificate in cybersecurity management and policy at University of Maryland Global Campus provides a broad analytical framework for evaluating and solving cybersecurity problems. Examine governmental and organizational responses to cybersecurity threats, assess technical and organizational controls used to detect and prevent intrusions, and create policies and procedures to restore operations after a cyber attack. You’ll also explore the legal foundations of cybersecurity, as well as the roles of government and international and private organizations.
Program Highlights
- Prepare for success: Refine your skills in communication, critical thinking, and quantitative reasoning.
- Perform risk assessment: Identify risks to an organization and facilitate appropriate responses.
- Identify best practices: Analyze privacy policies and critique them from an organizational perspective.
- Meet security goals: Assess technical and organizational controls that can prevent cyber intrusions.
- Demonstrate knowledge: Write business continuity plans and procedures.
- Gain hands-on experience: Practice techniques to prevent cyber attacks in a safe laboratory environment.
Required Courses
Take the following courses in the order listed:
- (6 Credits, CBR 600)
- (6 Credits, CMP 610)
- (6 Credits, CMP 620)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you pursue positions managing cybersecurity functions.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
We recommend a background in computing and programming. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Exactly 6
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $694 per credit (in-state)
- $694 per credit (out-of-state)
- $480 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Cybersecurity Management & Policy
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2023-2024 academic year.
Earn a Master of Science in cybersecurity management and policy at University of Maryland Global Campus with just six graduate-level courses. This career-relevant online master’s degree program will give working professionals the crucial skills that employers are looking for. Study in a convenient online classroom with knowledgeable professors who are veterans in their industries. Access course materials that are available as no-cost electronic resources for most courses in this program, so you can save money on textbooks. And gain knowledge you can apply on the job right away!
Program Highlights
- Stay up-to-date: Understand local, state, and national cybersecurity laws and regulations.
- Apply cyber frameworks: Apply appropriate cybersecurity frameworks, models, standards, and controls.
- Manage cyber operations: Identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity-related risk.
- Protect company assets: Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents.
- Evaluate new technologies: Analyze the cybersecurity implications of new or emerging technologies.
- Create compliance programs: Establish and evaluate key cybersecurity governance processes and programs.
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 36 credits. Take the following courses in the order listed:
- (6 Credits, CBR 600)
- (6 Credits, CMP 610)
- (6 Credits, CMP 620)
- (6 Credits, CMP 630)
- (6 Credits, CMP 640)
- (6 Credits, CYB 670)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for cybersecurity management careers in many professional contexts. The skills you gain in this program translate to a number of industries, including healthcare, finance, homeland security, information security, and many more. UMGC courses are taught by experienced faculty and address skills and competencies that are highly valued by today’s employers.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
To be successful in this program, we recommend that students have a strong academic background in IT and familiarity with IT certifications. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Exactly 6
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $694 per credit (in-state)
- $694 per credit (out-of-state)
- $480 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Cybersecurity Technology
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2023-2024 academic year.
In online master’s program in cybersecurity technology at University of Maryland Global Campus, you’ll develop cybersecurity strategies using interpersonal and leadership skills as part of a diverse and multidisciplinary cybersecurity team to build, configure, monitor, maintain, and secure cybersecurity technology environments and operations. Learn how cybersecurity technology underpins the success of organizations. The program offers a wide perspective of the field, providing the understanding of cybersecurity technology needed while balancing the use of people, policy, and technology in shaping the future of cybersecurity.
Program Highlights
- Think strategically: Develop strategies for mobile, cloud, and emerging environments such as the Internet of Things (IoT).
- Rely on data: Enable organizations to make better business decisions through reliable data analytics and intelligence.
- Develop soft skills: Understand how to analyze, think critically, and improve perpetually.
- Learn through practice: Perform ethical hacking, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments.
- Build systems: Build and develop resilient and highly fault-tolerant technology environments.
- Use tools: Use protocol analyzers, intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, network mapping tools, and more.
Required Courses
Core Courses
- (6 Credits, CST 610)
- (6 Credits, CST 620)
- (6 Credits, CST 630)
- (6 Credits, CST 640)
Capstone Course
- (6 Credits, CYB 670)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to develop mission-focused digital strategies for organizations. Potential career fields include cybersecurity and technology architecture, information security, cybersecurity analysis and engineering, board advising, and cybersecurity consulting.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
You are expected to have a strong understanding of information technology, computer networks, databases, and the internet.
Total Program Credits
30
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $694 per credit (in-state)
- $694 per credit (out-of-state)
- $480 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.