UMass Amherst's Information Security Graduate Certificate is an on-line program that will help build the sought-after-skills and knowledge needed to distinguish yourself in a highly competitive field.  The program offers comprehensive training in information technology, policy, and risk management. It is an academic sequence of five courses that altogether comprise an official certificate under the rules of the UMass Amherst Faculty Senate. An undergraduate track is also available to students with an Associate's Degree or work experience.

The graduate certificate program is open to matriculated students and post-graduate non-degree students, as long as they have the prerequisites for the courses.

Students who qualify for admission to University of Massachusetts Amherst may matriculate and apply these courses to a degree program. For example, we are in the process of creating a new Masters in Information Security Management degree. The graduate-level certificate will be 15 of the 30 credits required for the new MS degree. (Note that the new degree will not be available to students until it is Board approved, and the process for approval will not complete before Fall 2018.)

Requirements

Students must complete the required courses with a grade of "B" or better for each course. All courses must be taken through UMass Amherst. 

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