Cybersecurity Management Certificate
The Cybersecurity Management Certificate is designed to provide students with the technical and management skills necessary to work in the Cybersecurity field. Students will use Cybersecurity skills as a consultant or as an employee helping an organization to develop and implement a Cybersecurity program or respond to security incidents. Students will explore a variety of knowledge areas of Cybersecurity Management and apply that knowledge in a project in the capstone course. The curriculum is based on the Core Knowledge Units developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Students will gain skills in programming; networking technology & protocols; databases & analytics; probability & statistics; policy, legal, ethics, and compliance; cybersecurity fundamentals & practices, and cybersecurity management & planning.
General Certificate Requirements
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE - CYBERSECURITY MANAGEMENT
- This program requires a 3.0 GPA in the listed course requirements.
Course Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Foundation Course: Network, Protocols, & Sys. Admin. Knowledge Pathway | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Fundamentals of Network & Security Management | ||
Networks | ||
Computer Security | ||
or CSCI 574 | Computer Security | |
Network OS - Infrastructure | ||
Programming & Scripting Knowledge Pathway | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Business App Development | ||
Introduction to Real-time Data Analytics | ||
Introduction to Computer Science | ||
Interdisciplinary Computer Science I | ||
Interdisciplinary Computer Science II | ||
Web Application Development | ||
Databases, Analytics, & Statistics Knowledge Pathway | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Introduction to Data Analytics | ||
Intermediate Data Structures and Algorithms | ||
Database Design | ||
Data Visualization | ||
Policy, Legal, Ethics, & Compliance Knowledge Pathway | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Accounting Information Systems I | ||
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility | ||
Principles of Business Law | ||
Social & Ethical Issues in CS | ||
Computers, Ethics, and Society | ||
Cybersecurity Management & Planning Knowledge Pathway | ||
Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
Integrated Project Management for IS | ||
E Commerce: a Managerial Perspective | ||
Introduction to Consulting | ||
Big Data Project | ||
Capstone Course: Cybersecurity Fundamentals & Practices Knowledge Pathway | ||
Complete the following course: | ||
BMIS 472 | Advanced Network & Security Management | 3 |
Total Hours | 18 |