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Cyber Intelligence Graduate Certificate at University of South Florida

University of South Florida, United States

Programme overview

An 18-credit certificate preparing students to acquire and assess the intentions, capabilities and activities of adversaries and insiders who pose threats, including social engineering, and to generate and evaluate courses of action that manage risk and counter vulnerabilities, showing how intelligence drives a cybersecurity mission.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Dean's Office  |  Duration: 18 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Tampa, FL, United States

What you will study

Six courses: Advanced Professional and Technical Communication for Analysts, Information Strategy and Decision-Making, Advanced Intelligence Analytic Methods, Core Concepts in Intelligence, Cyber Intelligence and Advanced Cyber Intelligence.

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Entry requirements

University of South Florida graduate certificates (university-wide): Graduate certificate applicants at USF need a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (or a graduate GPA of 3.00, if applicable) and must be admitted to the certificate itself; admission to a certificate does not guarantee admission to a degree programme. Applicants without a bachelor's degree or higher from the United States or a designated English-speaking country submit English proficiency test scores (USF graduate minimums: IELTS 6.5; Duolingo English Test 110; TOEFL iBT 79 on the earlier scale or 4.5 on the scale used after 21 January 2026). Applicants are encouraged to contact the Graduate Certificate Director before applying. Programme-specific: Applicants submit a professional resume and a statement of purpose (maximum 500 words), and need coursework or background in programming concepts, computer architecture, operating systems concepts, computer hardware and computer networks, met through an undergraduate computing degree, equivalent documented work experience or an approved bridge programme.

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Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 18 credit hours

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