This graduate certificate program is intended for students interested in science and methods for ensuring secrecy, integrity, availability, and legitimate use of information systems. The certificate may be pursued concurrently with any of the graduate programs in the College of Engineering and Computing.

This graduate certificate may be pursued on a full-or part-time basis

Admissions

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and have earned a GPA of 3.00 or higher in the last 60 credits.

Applicants must possess knowledge equivalent to that provided by the following courses:

INFS 501Discrete and Logical Structures for Information Systems3
SWE 510Object-Oriented Programming in Java3
INFS 515Computer Organization Course and Operating Systems3
INFS 519Program Design and Data Structures3

Students must also possess the equivalent knowledge of CS 555 Computer Communications and Networking and CS 571 Operating Systems, or the prerequisite courses required for the selected electives. Students not enrolled in a graduate degree program at Mason should apply for the certificate program through Graduate Admission. Students already enrolled in a Mason graduate degree program should apply to the department for admission into the certificate program. Admission into the certificate program does not guarantee acceptance into any MS program.

Policies

For policies governing all graduate certificates, see AP.6.8 Requirements for Graduate Certificates.

Banner Code: EC-CERG-ISA

Certificate Requirements

Total credits: 12

This certificate may be pursued on a full-or part-time basis.

Students must complete 12 credit hours (four courses) with an average GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Required Courses

ISA 562Information Security Theory and Practice3
ISA 656Network Security3
Total Credits6

Additional Courses

Select two courses from the following:6
ISA courses at the 600 and 700 level 1
ISA 564
Security Laboratory
Total Credits6