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Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Engineering at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech, United States

Programme overview

The Cybersecurity Engineering (CSEC) Graduate Certificate develops advanced knowledge and skills in key areas of cybersecurity, including information security, network security, software security and hardware security. It is administered by the CS/ECE department program director.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering (CS/ECE)  |  Duration: 4 courses  |  Location: Blacksburg, VA, United States

What you will study

Students complete 4 courses: the required CS/ECE 5560 Fundamentals of Information Security, two restricted electives from ECE/CS 5580 Cryptographic Engineering, ECE/CS 5584 Network Security and ECE/CS 5590 System and Software Security, and one elective such as CS 5204 Operating Systems, ECE/CS 5504 Computer Architecture, ECE 5520 Secure Hardware Design, CS/ECE 5565 Network Architecture and Protocols I or CS 5704 Software Engineering.

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Duration: 4 courses

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