Cybersecurity Certificate
UT's Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity prepares students for careers in the dynamic cybersecurity industry. This 16 credit hour program develops students' knowledge so they can successfully protect information assets for organizations regardless of industry or business.
The certificate program covers critical topics such as cloud systems security, risk assessment, contingency planning and incident response management. Students also take an elective in an area such as penetration testing, secure software design, technology governance and security leadership.
Several of the courses are designed to cover the top professional certifications in the industry (e.g., Certified Information System Security Professional). As a benefit of the program, graduates will find themselves well prepared to take many of these certification exams.
Other cybersecurity graduate programs are available. Students may consider a full Master of Science in Cybersecurity or an MBA concentration in cybersecurity.
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
- Database or systems development
Note: Must earn a "B" or better in these qualification courses. Certain certifications or experience may substitute for these courses.
Certificate Requirements
Required Courses (12 hours)
| CYB 610 | Cloud Systems Security | 4 |
| CYB 620 | Risk Assessment & Contingency Planning | 4 |
| CYB 630 | Incident Response Management | 4 |
One of the following:
| 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 608 | Information Systems and Operations Management | 4 |
| ITM 614 | Effective Project Management | 4 |
| ITM 615 | Business Analytics | 4 |
| ITM 619 | Enterprise Systems | 4 |
| ITM 630 | Managing the IT Organization | 4 |