This online certificate program is designed to train professionals working in computer science and related fields the additional skills needed to manage and secure cyber data. You can complete this certificate in as little as one year by taking two courses in spring semester and two courses in fall semester. These courses can also apply toward ODU's Master of Science in Computer Science.
Program Highlights
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Can be completed in one year: 12 credit hours (four courses)
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Complete as full or part-time student
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Flexibility to do it online
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Friendly to non-CS major students
职业生涯
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Computer Systems Analysts
Analyze science, 工程, 业务, and other data processing problems to 实现 and improve computer systems. Analyze user requirements, 程序, and problems to automate or improve existing systems and review computer system capabilities, 工作流, and scheduling limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.
Database Administrators
管理, 测试, and 实现 computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. May plan, coordinate, and 实现 security measures to safeguard computer databases.
Information Security Analysts
计划, 实现, 升级, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
安装, 配置, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), and Internet systems or a segment of a network system. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and may perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. May monitor and 测试 Web site performance to ensure Web sites operate correctly and without interruption. May assist in network modeling, 分析, 规划, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. May supervise computer user support specialists and computer network support specialists. May administer network security measures.
需求
Candidates for the program must at least have a 4-year Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution. The program requires a student to take four (or 12 credits) courses. Each course has a normal letter grade and a student is expected to obtain a C or better in each course and maintain a 3.0的绩点. Everyone is required to take one required course CS 562. Students can choose any three of the remaining courses of CS 563, 564, 565, 569. The courses offered under this program may be taken by current ODU students or new students. A student must first apply to the certificate program and be admitted to the program to be eligible to receive the certificate. A student admitted to this program may subsequently apply for MS in CS. 如果承认, the courses taken during the certificate program may be considered towards the MS program.
For 入学 to the Cybersecurity Program
1. 完成 研究生 证书 Declaration Form.
2. Form is submitted to 研究生 入学s.
3. 入学s contacts the 证书 Coordinator to seek a review.
4. 证书 Coordinator reviews student information to determine admission into the program (ideally within 1-2 days).
5. 证书 Coordinator sends admission decision to 研究生 入学s.
6. 如果承认, certificate program will be placed in the student's DegreeWorks under the drop-down Degree tab.
7. 研究生 入学s notifies student of decision.
8. 证书 Coordinator follows up with student.
Students who finish the requirements of the certificate program should submit the Notification of Completion - 证书 Program Form to the 证书 Coordinator.
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