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Graduate Certificate in Cyber Defense at University of Texas at Dallas

University of Texas at Dallas, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Computer Science has been designated as a National Security Agency (NSA) Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE in CDE). This designation endorses that the below listed courses cover cyber defense related knowledge units identified by NSA CAE in CDE program.

Faculty: Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science  |  Intake: fall, spring, and summer  |  Location: Richardson, TX, United States

What you will study

The certificate requires 15 semester credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Cyber Defense is open to all currently enrolled UT Dallas Computer Science students. Currently enrolled UT Dallas students are only required to submit the application. No additional documents are required to complete their application file. Deadline: Please take note of application deadlines. All complete application files received by the deadline will be reviewed for admission. Students are accepted for the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Fall Deadline - May 1 Spring Deadline - October 1 Summer Deadline - March 1 Applications submitted or completed after the deadline may be reviewed for admission only if spaces remain within the upcoming cohort and will be reviewed in order by the date the application file became complete.

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.

Intake: fall, spring, and summer

Apply through the official page: https://enroll.utdallas.edu/

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