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IT: Homeland Security Management
Master's ConcentrationThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The online master’s degree in information technology with a homeland security management concentration at University of Maryland Global Campus will help prepare you for a leadership role in protecting against natural and human-made threats to our national security. Gain practical skills for performing security risk mitigation; planning for and managing operational disaster relief and recovery; and developing strategies to protect people, facilities, and information-dependent critical infrastructure.
Program Highlights
Required Courses
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)
The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
- (3 Credits, ITEC 610)
- (3 Credits, ITEC 625)
- (3 Credits, ITEC 626)
- (3 Credits, ITEC 630)
- (3 Credits, ITEC 640)
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- (3 Credits, HSMN 610)
- (3 Credits, HSMN 625)
- (3 Credits, HSMN 630)
- (3 Credits, INFA 660)
- (3 Credits, BSBD 641)
- (3 Credits, EMAN 620)
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, HSMN 670)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to take a leadership role in protecting against natural and human-induced threats to homeland security.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
For this program, we recommend having a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Cybersecurity Management & Policy
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Integrate best practices: Integrate cybersecurity best practices and guidance to formulate protection strategies for an organization’s critical information and assets.
- Apply ethical principles: Apply ethical principles to the development of cybersecurity plans, policies, and programs in industry and government organizations.
- Improve cyber governance: Evaluate the applicability of laws, regulations, standards, and frameworks to improve organizational resilience and governance of cybersecurity capabilities.
- Mitigate risk: Apply business analysis principles to identify, assess, and mitigate organizational risk, including acquisition and supply chain risk, arising from diverse sources.
- Apply frameworks: Apply risk management frameworks to identify cybersecurity needs and integrate best practices to improve cybersecurity positions for municipal, state, federal, and international government agencies and organizations.
- Integrate solutions: Integrate continuous monitoring and real-time security solutions to improve situational awareness and deployment of countermeasures within an organization and participate in the incident response and recovery process.
- Evaluate technology: Evaluate technology applications to support the cybersecurity goals and objectives of an organization and investigate the effects of emerging technology applications on cybersecurity.
- Communicate effectively: Apply the principles of professional communications and technical writing to effectively communicate about cybersecurity in organizational settings.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, CSIA 300)
- (3 Credits, IFSM 304)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 265)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 320)
- (3 Credits, CSIA 310)
- (3 Credits, CSIA 350)
- (3 Credits, CSIA 360)
- (3 Credits, CSIA 413)
- (3 Credits, CSIA 459)
- (3 Credits, CMIT 425)
- (3 Credits, CSIA 485)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you develop skills to manage the people and technologies required to protect information systems, information, and cyber infrastructures. It is ideal for students who want to leverage previous work experience into career growth and move to a leadership or management role within a corporate organization or government agency. Potential cybersecurity management and policy job titles include cybersecurity analyst, program manager, compliance manager, information systems security manager, and cybersecurity risk management analyst.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $324 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Management: Homeland Security Management
Master's ConcentrationThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The online master’s in management concentration in homeland security management at University of Maryland Global Campus will prepare you for professional positions concerned with protecting the country against natural and human-made domestic and international threats such as terrorism, transnational crime, and cybercrime. In this program, you will learn about maintaining cybersecurity, transportation security, intelligence, civil liberties, emerging technology integration, international engagement, and private-sector partnerships and collaboration. You’ll attain the requisite knowledge and skills necessary for professional homeland security positions involving cybersecurity, risk and threat assessments, the design and management of operational disaster relief recovery, and the development of strategies essential to the protection of individuals, facilities, and critical infrastructure.
Program Highlights
Required Courses
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)
The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
- (6 Credits, MGMT 630)
- (3 Credits, MGMT 640)
- (3 Credits, MGMT 650)
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- (3 Credits, HSMN 610)
- (3 Credits, HSMN 625)
- (3 Credits, HSMN 630)
- (3 Credits, INFA 660)
- (3 Credits, BSBD 641)
- (3 Credits, EMAN 620)
- (3 Credits, HSMN 670)
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, MGMT 670)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to take a leadership role in protecting against natural and human-induced threats to homeland security.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
We recommend a recent background in finance or accounting, as well as statistics. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $534 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.