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Cybersecurity Certificate

Enrollment into this program is limited to employees of participating Educational Alliance members. Please contact your HR department for details.

27 Quarter Credit Hours / 18 Semester Credit Hours

Program Description
The program is designed to train and equip each student with the necessary skills to obtain an entry level job in cybersecurity after graduation. AIU does not guarantee job placement, but the program, curriculum, instructors, and staff work in alignment to achieve this goal for each student. Depending on the student’s career goals, students may seek several opportunities after graduating, including but not limited to a(n) internship, apprenticeship, part time employment, full-time employment, and/or contract work. Students who graduate from the full-time program can seek out a number of job titles including, but not limited to Cybersecurity Analyst, Security Analyst, Security Engineer, Security Software Developer, or Security Administrator. The work settings for this type of occupation can vary across corporations and governmental agencies.

Program Learning Outcome
• Apply cybersecurity to detect, recover, and mitigate risks.

Requirements

Core

CYB 300IT Fundamentals for Cybersecurity

4.5
CYB 305Networking Fundamentals

4.5
CYB 310Cybersecurity Fundamentals

4.5
CYB 325Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

4.5
CYB 330Network Defense and Countermeasures

4.5
CYB 400Cybersecurity Operations

4.5
Total Credit Hours:27