Curriculum

Program Requirements

The certificate requires 15 graduate credits. All courses are 3 graduate credits unless specified otherwise.

Students are required to take the following:

1. Required Core: IST 623 Introduction to Information Security
2. At least one 3-credit course from the Management Security course list
3. At least one 3-credit course from the Technology Security
4. An additional 6 credit hours from the Management Security, Technology Security or Information Studies list.

I. Required Core

II. Management Security:

at least 3 credits required

IST 600: Digital Forensics

IST 600: Information Management for Critical Infrastructure Protection

IST 625: Enterprise Risk Management

IST 629: Organizational Information Security

IST 700: IT Security Architecture

IST 728: Information Security Policy

III. Technology Security:

at least 3 credits required

IST 634: Security in Networked Environments (pre requisite: IST 323 or IST 623)

IST 724: Database Security (pre requisite: IST 323 or IST 623)

CIS/CSE 643: Computer Security

CIS/CSE 644: Internet Security

CIS/CSE 774: Principles of Access Control

IV. Information Studies:

an additional 6 credits are required from the above course lists or the following list

IST 618: Information Policy

IST 639: Enterprise Technologies

IST 642: Electronic Commerce

IST 645: Managing Information Systems Projects

IST 656: Telecommunication and Information Network Technology

IST 659: Data Administration Concepts and Database Management

IST 679: Electronic Commerce Technologies

IST 690: Independent Study

IST 971: Internship

For an information packet with complete admissions and curriculum information, please use our online information request form.

More information on the Information Security Management graduate certificate:
School of Information Studies
245 Hinds Hall
Syracuse NY 13244
(315) 443-6226
iGrad@syr.edu