Certificate of Graduate Studies in Cybersecurity Policy

The Certificate in Cybersecurity Policy, presented from a Christian worldview, is offered online and on campus. You may earn a 12-credit certificate of graduate studies in a targeted discipline, either to expand your degree program or as a stand-alone certificate. Through this program, you will learn the latest trends in cybersecurity policy making. You will also gain insight on economic threats to corporate and national institutions, including the legal and policy frontiers from traditional cyber defense to social media. You will learn to interpret the history of cybersecurity threats, predict emerging issues and recommend resolutions. To discuss this program with an admissions counselor by phone or in person in Virginia Beach, call 888.800.7735.

Understand the political and legal climate of current cybersecurity policy making.
Identify legal, ethical and economic threats to corporate and national security.
Address and propose solutions to ethical situations related to cybersecurity affairs.

This certificate may help advance your career in cyber defense by equipping you as an expert in your field.

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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 12

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Code

Name

Credits

Code: COM 614

Name: Issues in Media Law & Ethics

Credits: 3

Current issues in media law and ethics governing the creation, production, distribution and ownership of media content, focusing on new communication technologies and services. Issues addressed include intellectual property, freedom of the press, privacy, obscenity, libel, licensing and contracts, guilds and unions, and consumer rights and protections. Cross-listed with JRN 614.

Code: CYBR 610

Name: Cybersecurity Ethics

Credits: 3

Ethical principles, issues and responsibilities associated with information systems security, cyber warfare and ethical hacking.

Code: GOV 601

Name: International Relations & Cyber Politics

Credits: 3

Considers applicability of traditional IR theory paradigms to description and analysis of cyber conflict and cyber international relations. Considers issues of political economy associated with globalization and cryptocurrencies. Introduces cyberspace actors and institutions and prospects for global conflict and conflict resolution.

Introduces key debates in philosophy of technology, considers impacts of new technological developments from political, philosophical, theological, psychological and sociological perspectives. Considers transhumanism, Big Data and implications of autonomy and surveillance for democracy.

Code: GOV 607

Name: Military Cyberspace Operations, Strategy & Tactics

Credits: 3

Introduces major operational concepts as applied to cyberspace; compares and contrasts traditional military doctrines, tactics and strategies with those used in cyberspace; presents institutions involved in cyberconflict and their functions domestically and internationally, and describes prospects for peace-building and international cooperation in cyberspace.

Code: GOV 608

Name: Public Information Systems Management

Credits: 3

The application of information systems concepts and tools to challenges and opportunities in the public sector focusing on information system trends; managerial use of information systems; hardware, software, and telecommunications; systems development processes and practices; strategic and policy issues in IS, and ethical and moral issues surrounding information system management.

Code: GOV 609

Name: Critical Infrastructure Protection & Resilience

Credits: 3

Addresses the all hazard approach to critical infrastructure protection with a specific focus on cybersecurity and the use of cyber/IT tools in progressing concepts of risk management, mitigation, preparation, and response and recovery efforts. Includes current National Infrastructure Protection Plan Critical Infrastructure/ Key Resource Sector Specific Plans and the use of the Incident Command System in all hazard emergency management disaster response as per the current National Response Framework.

Code: GOV 662

Name: Introduction to Cybersecurity Policy/Affairs

Credits: 3

Introduces basic concepts and vocabulary for pursuing additional training in cybersecurity policy and affairs. Examines issues such as: how does encryption work? What is code? What is a blockchain and what is critical infrastructure? Also, suitable for students not wishing to pursue a concentration or certificate but wishing to acquire familiarity with these issues.

Code: MBA 621

Name: Innovation & Technological Success

Credits: 3

Explore the present and future elements of technology with a specific focus on the innovative development and integration of technology in the modern enterprise. Investigate likely paradigm shifts in global industries such as telecommunications, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, and energy to determine immediate and future implications on commerce.

The Certificate of Graduate Studies offers an excellent opportunity for those not requiring a master's degree. This option is often used by those needing continuing education credits or for those who wish to complement their existing degree with additional training for career advancement. Upon completing the certificate, students have the option of applying to the master's program, and if accepted, all courses taken toward the certificate transfer in.

2019-2020 Semester Check-In Deadlines:

All new students are expected to check-in for the semester 2 weeks prior to the session start date. Students should apply, be accepted, enroll in their first courses, and confirm a plan to pay for their courses prior to this date.

Session	Semester Check-In	Session Start Date
Session A	Friday, August 9	Monday, August 26
Session M	Friday, September 13	Monday, September 23
Session B	Friday, October 18	Monday, October 28
Session C	Friday, January 3	Monday, January 13
Session T	Friday, January 31	Monday, February 10
Session D	Friday, March 6	Monday, March 16
Session E	Friday, May 1	Monday, May 11
Session F	Friday, June 12	Monday, June 22

Application Process:

1. Complete Your Online Application

Note: If you are unable to complete our application due to a disability, please contact our Admissions Office for assistance.

2. Pay Your $25 Application Fee

Pay via the online application process or by check or money order mailed to Regent University, Enrollment Support Services, 1000 Regent University Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23464.

3. Submit your Unofficial College Transcripts*

Unofficial transcripts from a U.S.-based school, indicating successful completion of a bachelor's degree program, can be used for an admissions decision. Email your unofficial transcript to transcripts@regent.edu using the subject line: RSG Certificate Application Pieces.

Non-U.S. transcripts must be evaluated by an NACES-approved company. See the International Admissions Checklist for details.

*Upon conditional acceptance to the program by review of unofficial transcripts, Regent University's Admissions Office will attempt to obtain your official transcripts from your U.S. degree-granting institution, which indicate successful completion of a bachelor's degree program. We will notify you if your previous institution will not release transcripts directly to us.

4. Complete an Admissions Questionnaire Regarding Your Professional Goals and Interests

5. International Applicants

Visit the International Students Admissions page for additional admission requirements and to determine if you qualify as an international student.

Note: All items submitted as part of the application process become the property of Regent University and cannot be returned.

2018-19 Tuition Rates
2019-20 Tuition Rates

2018-19 Tuition Rates

Degree Level / Program	Cost Per Credit Hour
Certificate Program	$650 per credit (In-state & Out-of-state)

2019-20 Tuition Rates

Degree Level / Program	Cost Per Credit Hour
Certificate Program	$675 per credit (In-state & Out-of-state)

Student Fees Per Semester

University Services Fee (On-Campus Students)	$700
University Services Fee (Online Students)	$550

*Rates are subject to change at any time.

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