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The Cybersecurity Certificate is designed to address the growing challenges of cybersecurity within private and public organizations, and the recent significant increase in job demand for cybersecurity professionals.

Students will learn the foundations of cybersecurity, risk assessments, and threat response techniques. The program prepares students for cybersecurity situational awareness, so that they are ready to respond to a variety of cyber attacks encountered in data driven workplaces. The knowledge and skills gained in this program are intended to be applied to interdisciplinary business practices with high regulatory frameworks. They are also relevant to small businesses whose operations may still be drastically impacted by cyber attacks.

Four online courses and one on-site lab are required for the program. The lab involves an impactful and informative weeklong session in Las Vegas, where students will attend either the Black Hat or Def Con conferences during the summer. These are 2 of the largest hacker and information security conferences in the world, and provide students with a fascinating opportunity to acquire state of the art information from industry professionals, to complement their coursework.

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Learning Outcomes

  • Graduate Certificate Emergency Management Cybersecurity Program outcomes Support the principles of digital intellectual property, online privacy, software copyright and cyber law.
  • Interpret the issues of jurisdiction and the sovereignty of the internet by considering how technology affects the power of regulatory tools.
  • Critique the fundamentals of cyber security for large enterprises.
  • Evaluate cyber threats, OS structure, and attacks.
  • Assess the methodology and tools to counter cyber-attacks.
  • Evaluate the principles behind effective approaches for prevention, planning, risk, mitigation, response, and recovery strategies.
  • Interpret the major elements of technical and operational disasters by learning to implement emergency strategies that reduce vulnerabilities.
  • Analyze the appropriate ways to convey technical operations through verbal and written communication to support organizational operations.
  • Implement and understand control framework, policy and emergency crisis through theoretical analysis.

Requirements

Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management Cybersecurity

Plan Description

The Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management Cybersecurity is an online certificate offered by the Department of Criminal Justice.

The Emergency Management Cybersecurity graduate certificate program provides adaptable skills necessary for professionals in both public and private agencies to prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber threats.  The program is designed for individuals with diverse professional backgrounds, who do not require advanced technical training in cybersecurity, to upskill by acquiring knowledge in the areas of information technology, law, communication, and emergency management.

Though coursework and dynamic real-world activities, students will learn to develop business continuity and recovery strategies that identify mission essential functions and time-critical tasks, and will gain understanding of legal ramifications relevant to cybersecurity, in agencies with high regulatory frameworks.  The program is designed for individuals who do not possess technological backgrounds, but instead have major operational responsibilities, that include mitigating cyber-related vulnerabilities, so that they are able to lead the preparation for, and response to, the ever-present danger of cyber-attacks.

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Plan Admission Requirements

Application deadlines Applications available on the UNLV Graduate College website.

All applicants must review and follow the Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements.

Applicants must present:

  • A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
  • A current resume which should indicate professional experience in the field of policy making or IT management All the above should be submitted online through the Graduate College admissions application.

Students are accepted into a certificate program as described in the Graduate Catalog. The faculty and corresponding sub-disciplines and sub-plans within the described programs are subject to change at any time.

Plan Requirements (Exclusively Fully Online*)

Total Credits Required: 12

Course Requirements

Required Courses – Credits: 12

Certificate Requirements

  • This Program Fully Online (Please see the Fully Online Modality Tracks in Programs section of this Catalog for more information). *Exclusively Fully Online Programs: A fully online student is one who has committed to pursue their entire degree, certificate, or microcredential exclusively through online education. Modality change process: Programs may be offered in more than one modality (instructional mode). If programs offer a fully online option, students may opt for a fully online offering at the time of admission. They will be tagged as a fully online student. Once admitted, students can only change their program modality by sending an email to their respective Graduate College Retention, Progression, and Completion (RPC) Coordinator (grad.rpc@unlv.edu).
  • Complete all required courses, 12 credits total.

Plan Certificate Completion Requirements

Attend the summer cohort.

Students may apply for graduation up to two semesters prior to completing their degree requirements. All required forms must be submitted to the graduate college via the Grad Rebel Gateway.

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Department of Criminal Justice

The Department of Criminal Justice provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs designed to give students comprehensive understanding of the nature and causes of crime. Our students also learn about the criminal justice processes, criminal justice organizations and agency practices, and the law and legal system.

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Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

The Greenspun College of Urban Affairs is committed to creating contemporary solutions for resilient communities. Our academic programs focus on making effective public policy, creating support structures to meet behavioral and mental health challenges, ensuring cities are safe and prepared to meet emergency situations, effective and ethical journalism, and interpersonal and public communication strategies.

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