This program is designed to help prepare you for a career in the cybersecurity and information assurance field in areas such as network and Internet security, intrusion detection and prevention, cryptology, cyber law, and software assurance.
For this program, we recommend having a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
The Computing Club provides a dynamic environment where members can work collaboratively, share innovative ideas, enhance their career-readiness, and gain marketable experience in their respective fields. It is available to graduate or undergraduate students, alumni, faculty, and staff members. Students and alumni can join the Computing Club group on CareerQuest.
For this program, we recommend having a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
The Computing Club provides a dynamic environment where members can work collaboratively, share innovative ideas, enhance their career-readiness, and gain marketable experience in their respective fields. It is available to graduate or undergraduate students, alumni, faculty, and staff members. Students and alumni can join the Computing Club group on CareerQuest.
An online master’s degree in information technology with a homeland security management specialization can provide advanced technical knowledge and cybersecurity skills for protecting critical infrastructures. UMGC’s online master’s degree in information technology with a homeland security management specialization is a 36-credit program that also covers security risk mitigation, disaster relief and recovery, resilience planning, biosecurity, and project management.
UMGC's online master’s degree in information technology with a homeland security management specialization is a 36-credit program with courses offered year-round. You can expect to finish the program in about two years or less, depending on how many credits you complete each term and the number of credits you may be able to transfer. Plus, if you completed an undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in homeland security or management information systems, you may be eligible for an accelerated pathway between UMGC's undergraduate and graduate programs that can reduce your coursework by up to 6 credits, saving you time and money.
UMGC is committed to keeping our tuition and fees as affordable as possible. The online master’s degree in information technology with a homeland security management specialization follows the standard graduate program tuition rates, which appear at the top of this webpage. We also offer scholarships for eligible students, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks to help make your education more affordable.
You don't need to have majored in a specific area to be successful in the online master’s degree in information technology with a homeland security management specialization program at UMGC, but we do recommend that you have a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
You don't need any certifications to begin or complete the online master’s degree in information technology with a homeland security management specialization program at UMGC.
