Business Cyber Security, Certificate

The Business Cyber Security (BCS) graduate certificate program provides students with a fundamental understanding of the principles and practices of cyber security in business and organizational settings. The objective of this certificate program is to introduce students to tools, techniques, and methods that aid cyber security professionals to participate in the full spectrum of security program planning, including security policy development and planning for incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management. The certificate will also provide students with the skills required for the more applied practices of network security, application security, threat detection analysis, prevention, and remediation.

Admissions Requirements

To be considered for admission, applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university by the time of initial enrollment. Previous academic history, letters of recommendation, demonstrated motivation and aptitude to undertake graduate-level work and professional experience are all taken into consideration.

In addition to the Graduate School admissions requirements, you must provide a professional resume, one letter of recommendation from an individual that can assess your readiness for a master’s level certificate program, and a Statement of Purpose. GMAT or GRE scores are not needed.

Current graduate students may combine their degree with a graduate certificate.

Curricular Requirements

All 12 credit hours earned in the BCS certificate program may be used directly in the Management Information Systems (M.S.) degree program.
NOTE: Students who have completed a level-listed 4XX course may not take the corresponding 5XX course for graduate credit (e.g., cannot complete MIS 405 and then take MIS 505 for graduate credit). Students may, however, re-take the 5XX course for the purpose of earning the graduate certificate.

BUSINESS CYBER SECURITY CERT		Hours
MIS 561	Applied Cyber Security	3
MIS 564	Org. Security Management	3
Credit Hours Subtotal:		6
Choose one course below		3
MIS 505	Enterprise Network & Security
MIS 563	Behavioral Cyber Security
Choose one course below		3
MIS 511	Management Information Systems
MIS 566	Intro Cybercrime & Digital For
Total Hours		12

Transfer Credit

No transfer credit is accepted. See the Graduate School's Policy on Transfer of Credit.

Time Limit

See the Graduate's School Policy on Time Limits.

Academic Misconduct Information

Student academic misconduct is not permitted. In the event of perceived academic misconduct, the University's Academic Misconduct Policy will be followed. More information is available here.

Withdrawal of Leave of Absence Information

Students who need to withdraw from a course at the university or take a leave of absence should contact their academic advisor within the Manderson Graduate School of Business. Additional information is available on the Graduate School website related to withdrawals and leaves of absence.

Academic Grievances Information

Academic grievances are addressed according to the "University-Wide Academic Grievance Procedures" outlines in the University of Alabama Faculty Handbook.

Grades and Academic Standing

See here for Graduate School Policy information