Certificate in Cybersecurity Engineering

The ever-changing cyber space and number of threat actors in cyberspace are growing exponentially as we as a nation, both publicly and privately, become more reliant on technology, data, and a secure cyber arena. This growing area of concern, nationally, from both private and public organizations has reached a point where supply is well short of demand, with no end in sight for the growing need for graduates to enter the space in the fight against the bad actors.

This CUGS in Cybersecurity Engineering is designed to meet the growing needs of our students as well as our industrial partners asking for this content, specifically in terms of hardware and engineering aspects of cybersecurity. This particular CUGS and its courses are designed for undergraduate students, with projects in each of its required courses that are commensurate with their background.  While most cybersecurity programs are typically focused on the software side of cybersecurity, this COGS in Cybersecurity Engineering adds engineering and hardware aspects to provide a more modern and comprehensive coverage. The CUGS also includes an elective that can be chosen from a wide range of relevant undergraduate courses offered by the CS Department.

The CUGS in Cybersecurity Engineering consists of three required courses focusing on hardware aspects as well as an elective that may be taken from a bank of engineering and computer science courses. The completion of this CUGS will provide students with the necessary skill sets to start a career in cybersecurity and/or pursue a more advanced education or degree program in related fields.

Required courses (9 credits)

ECE 09.485 Introduction to Engineering Cybersecurity

ECE 09.487 Introduction to IoT Hardware Engineering and Security

ECE 09.488 Introduction to Cloud Hardware Architecture and Security

Elective - Choose any course from the following list (3 credits)

ECE 09.480 Introduction to Internet of Things

ECE 09.402 Topics in ECE (must be relevant and preapproved)

ECE 09.427 Introduction to Model Based Systems Engineering

CS 01.211 Principles of Information Security

CST 03.201 Security+

CST 03.215 Penetration Testing Fundamentals

CST 03.218 Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

CST 03.252 Foundations of Computer Forensics

CST 03.270 Introduction to Intrusion Detection

CST 03.410 Cyber Defense

CS 07.351: Cyber Security: Fundamentals, Principles, and Applications

Additional courses will be added to this elective bank as they become available.

IMPORTANT: 

For students majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), at most two of the four courses taken for this CUGS may be counted towards major degree requirements. Hence, at least two (or more) of the courses taken for this CUGS will have to be taken in addition to the regular degree requirements for the ECE major. Generally speaking, each CUGS requires at least two courses exclusively counted towards that CUGS and nothing else. Non-ECE students should check with their departments and advisors.