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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

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

Foundation Course: Network, Protocols, & Sys. Admin. Knowledge Pathway
Complete one of the following courses:3
Fundamentals of Network & Security Management
Networks
Computer Security
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 472Advanced Network & Security Management3
Total Hours18
 

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