Cybersecurity Concentration
The University of Tampa MBA cybersecurity concentration prepares students for careers in the cybersecurity industry while providing a strong and comprehensive business education. For the concentration, students take 12 credit hours of courses beyond the MBA requirements.
Several courses are designed to cover the top professional certifications in the industry (e.g., Certified Information System Security Professional). As a benefit of the cybersecurity concentration, graduates will find themselves well prepared to take many of these certification exams.
The objectives of the cybersecurity concentration are to equip students with strong information security knowledge beyond the core MBA courses. With such knowledge, graduates will be able to successfully defend and protect information assets for any business regardless of industry.
Other cybersecurity graduate programs are available. Students may consider a full Master of Science in Cybersecurity or a Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity.
Concentration Requirements
Requirements List
For the required MBA decision analysis elective, choose one of the following:
| ITM 615 | Business Analytics | 4 |
| QMB 612 | Decision Modeling and Analysis | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 |
Prior to enrolling in any Cybersecurity (CYB) courses, students must complete the Information Technology Qualification Courses (defined below).
Minimum 3-credit hours in each of four topics, undergraduate or graduate:
- Programming Fundamentals
- Network or Data Communications
- Information Security Principles
Note: Must earn a B grade or better in these qualification courses. Certain certifications or experience may substitute for these programs.
Three of the following:
| CYB 610 | Cloud Systems Security | 4 |
| CYB 620 | Risk Assessment & Contingency Planning | 4 |
| CYB 630 | Incident Response Management | 4 |
| CYB 640 | Secure Software Design | 4 |
| CYB 650 | Security Governance & Leadership | 4 |
| CYB 660 | Penetration Testing | 4 |
| CYB 670 | Cybersecurity Research Seminar | 4 |
| CYB 695 | Special Topics in Cybersecurity | 4 |
| CYB 699 | Independent Study in Cybersecurity | 1-8 |
| ITM 650 | Information Security Management | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Prerequisites may be required.
Total Credit Hours: 4