CyberSecurity Certificate Program
The undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity provides opportunities to students in all majors to learn cybersecurity topics, concepts and skills and pursue a career in cybersecurity. The educational objectives of the certificate program are that each graduate with the Certificate in Cybersecurity should be able to:
- apply cybersecurity techniques and tools in related positions in industry,
- perform effectively in lifelong learning, including cybersecurity-related studies in graduate programs, and
- communicate and contribute cybersecurity ideas and/or knowledge in interdisciplinary teams.
Curriculum of the Certificate
Required Courses
COMP 320 – Fundamentals of Cybersecurity
Elective Courses (select three)
COMP 420 - Applied Network Security or CST 315 - Network Security for Information Technology Professionals
COMP 422 - Information Security and Privacy
COMP 423 - Web Security
CRJS 485 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Cybercrime and Investigation
CST 326 - Database Security
ECEN 421 – Embedded Systems Design
ECEN 452 - Wireless Communication Systems
ECEN 485 – Special Topics in Engineering: Android Application Development
ISEN 380 – Information Technology for Industrial and Systems Engineers
COMP 620 – Information Security and Privacy
COMP 621 – Web Security
Application and Requirements
The Certificate in Cybersecurity is available to all undergraduate students who currently enroll in a degree program at North Carolina A&T State University and has a GPA of 2.5 or above. Interested students can apply here. (https://ncat.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_839AjhlT2dYXLYV)
To receive the certificate, students must:
- Complete the required course (COMP 320) and a minimum of three elective courses required for the certificate.
- Receive a “C” or better for each required or elective course.
- Receive a bachelor’s degree of any major from North Carolina A&T State University
Contact
If you have any question about the Certificate in Cybersecurity, please contact Dr. Madhuri Siddula at msiddula@ncat.edu.