CAS in Information Security Management: 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:
- Required Core: IST 623 Introduction to Information Security
- At least one 3-credit course from the Management Security course list
- At least one 3-credit course from the Technology Security
- An additional 6 credit hours from the Management Security, Technology Security or Information Studies list.
I. Required Core
IST 623: Introduction to Information Security
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 522: Applied Information Security (prerequisite: IST 323 or IST 623)
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