Program Description | Admission | Certificate Requirements | Courses
Program Description
The Data Assurance certificate provides students with a concentrated and in-depth exposure to the management, mining and security concerns of enterprise database administrators enhancing their professional capability and employability. Individuals holding a baccalaureate degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or a related field would be suitable candidates for this program.
Admission
Applicants seeking admission to the graduate certificate program in Data Assurance must submit the following directly to the Office of Graduate Studies:
- A Graduate Studies Application with the application fee
- Official transcript from the baccalaureate degree granting institution
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field with a minimum GPA of 3.0
Certificate Requirements
Plan 1 - Graduate Certificate in Data Assurance
Item |
Requirement |
Options |
Hours Required |
| 1 | Specified Courses |
Choose all from: DF 531 <DFSC 5310> Principle and Policy in Information Assurance CS 566 <COSC 5318> Database Systems CS 544 <COSC 6414> Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery CS 537 <COSC 5335> Database Security |
12 |
| 2 | Elective | Choose one from: DF 566 <DFSC 5335> Risk Assessment and Financial System Security DF 589 <DFSC 6335> Disaster Recovery |
3 |
TOTAL |
15 |
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