2019-2020 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Badge in Cybersecurity
The School of Computing's cybersecurity badge (not a degree or certificate) is designed to prepare students in the following areas:
- Analyzing risk, using a variety of risk evaluation techniques.
- Discussing legal and ethical issues related to information security.
- Securing a network against attack.
- Applying principles of ethical hacking to harden an Operating System.
- Applying tools & techniques to cyber forensic investigations & examinations
- Describing software vulnerabilities.
Program Format
The cybersecurity badge is comprised of three courses (nine credits).
Admission
Completion of a Bachelor's degree, and evidence of object-oriented programming skill is required for admission.
Program Location
The cybersecurity badge is offered on Pew Campus in downtown Grand Rapids, MI.
Requirements for the Cybersecurity Badge
- CIS 615 - Information Security Principles Credits: 3
and two of:
- CIS 616 - Data Security and Privacy Credits: 3
- CIS 617 - Digital Forensics and Investigations Credits: 3
- CIS 618 - Secure Software Engineering Credits: 3