{"id":7148,"date":"2011-10-06T11:27:26","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T15:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/?page_id=7148"},"modified":"2026-07-08T21:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:05:56","slug":"is","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/is\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>*{box-sizing: border-box;}.column {float: left;width: 33.33%; padding: 17px;}.row:after {content: \"\";display: table;clear: both;} .btn-group button{float:left; text-align:center; text-transform:none; word-break: keep-all; width:150px; height:90px; margin-top:0px; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; margin-left:0px; padding:0px; border-radius:15px;} .button:hover{background-color: pink;} a{color:white;} a:hover{color:white;} a:visited{color:white;} h3.bu_collapsible {background-color: #F8F8F8; text-transform: none; padding-left: 10px; width: 100%; border-left: solid; text-align: left; outline: none; font-size: 100%;}<\/style>\n<h4>ON CAMPUS | ONLINE | BLENDED<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Developing a strong cybersecurity program in today\u2019s digital landscape is both critical and challenging for most organizations. Cybersecurity focuses on protecting systems, networks, applications, and digital data from cyber threats such as hacking, malware, ransomware, and unauthorized access. It is essential because organizations\u2014including government agencies, hospitals, financial institutions, and private businesses\u2014rely heavily on interconnected technologies to store, process, and transmit sensitive information about employees and customers. If critical digital assets, such as customer payment information, intellectual property, or proprietary system data, are compromised, organizations may face financial losses, legal penalties, reputational damage, and even business failure. Additionally, organizations must comply with cybersecurity-related regulations and standards, such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, and GLBA, which are designed to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive data in an increasingly connected world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MET\u2019s cybersecurity graduate certificate program touches upon various aspects, including IT security policies, network security, cryptograph, software security, AI security and system security. Students also learn about digital forensics to help in investigating a security breach, or obtain a good understanding of how information is stored in a database and what services are available to protect it. On completing the graduate certificate, students will have sufficient skills in developing and implementing IT security in their organizations.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Four courses\/16 units<\/li>\n<li>Requirements can be fully completed on campus, online or, in the blended format. Contact the Department for further details at <a href=\"mailto:metcs@bu.edu\">metcs@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A minimum passing grade for a course in the graduate program is a C (2.0) but an average grade of B (3.0) must be maintained to be in good academic standing and to be eligible for certificate completion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Rankings &amp; Accreditations<\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; margin: 1.5em 0;\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/boston-university-OCIT0007\/computer-information-technology\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2026\/02\/us-news-grad-infotech-2026.png\" alt=\"U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Online Programs - Grad Information Technology 2026\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" style=\"width: 90px;\" \/><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; flex: 1;\"><strong>#12, Best Online Master's in Computer Information Technology Programs<\/strong><br>\r\nMET's computer science & IT graduate certificates share curriculum with MET's online master's degrees in computer information technology, which are ranked #12 in the nation by <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Certificate Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>(four required courses\/16 units)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Classes are available On Campus (OC), Online (OL) and in the Blended (EL) format, unless otherwise noted.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs595\">MET CS 595 Cybersecurity Fundamentals<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs684\">MET CS 684 Enterprise Cybersecurity Management<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs690\">MET CS 690 Network and Cloud Security<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And one course selected from the following:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs599\">MET CS 599 Biometrics<\/a> (OC)<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs674\">MET CS 674 Database Security<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs693\">MET CS 693 Digital Forensics and Investigations<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs694\">MET CS 694 Mobile Forensics and Security<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs763\">MET CS 763 Secure Software Development<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs787\">MET CS 787 AI and Cybersecurity<\/a> (OC)<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"course-feed\"><a href=\"csmet\/cs789\">MET CS 789 Cryptography<\/a> (OC)<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A minimum passing grade for a course in the graduate program is a C (2.0) but an average grade of B (3.0) must be maintained to be in good academic standing and to earn the certificate.<\/p>\n<h4>Program Prerequisites<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Applicants must have an earned Bachelor\u2019s degree, in any field of study, from a regionally accredited college\/university (or the international equivalent) prior to enrollment at MET. Applicants are not required to have a degree in Computer Science for entry to a program within our Computer Science department. Upon review of your application, the department will determine if the completion of prerequisite coursework will be required, based on your academic and professional background.<\/p>\n<h4>Area Coordinator<\/h4>\n\n\t<div class=\"profile-listing\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"has-title\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/profile\/shengzhi-zhang\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img width=\"129\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/Shengzhi_Zhang_0023-e1553020617471-258x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-name\">Shengzhi Zhang<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title\">Computer Science Department Associate Chair;<br \/>\r\nAssociate Professor of Computer Science;<br \/>\r\nCoordinator of Information Security, Web Application Development<\/p>\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.profile-listing-->\n\n<h4>Related Graduate Degree Programs<\/h4>\n<p>Students who are fully accepted into this graduate certificate program and complete all of the required courses with a grade of &#8216;B&#8217; or better are eligible for full or conditional admission (depending on previous academic background) to the following master&#8217;s degree programs, without reapplication:<\/p>\n<div class=\"btn-group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/mscs\/\"><button class=\"button\">Computer<br \/>\nScience<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/mscis\/\"><button class=\"button\">Computer<br \/>\nInformation<br \/>\nSystems<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/mshi\/\"><button class=\"button\">Health<br \/>\nInformatics<br \/>\n<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfloat\">\n<h4>Quick Links<\/h4>\n<div class=\"btn-group-smaller\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/academic-programs\/schedules\/?csspreview=true\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/apply_to_graduate_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Apply To Graduate\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20988 size-full\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" \/><br \/>\nCourse<br \/>\nSchedules<\/button><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinecampus.bu.edu\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/online_campus_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Online Campus\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20991 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nOnline<br \/>\nCampus<\/button><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/learn.bu.edu\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/blackboard_Learn_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Blackboard Learn\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20989 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nBlackboard<br \/>\nLearn<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/mybu\/\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/student_link_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Student Link\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20992 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nMyBU<br \/>\nStudent Portal<\/button><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.bncollege.com\/\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/textbook_information_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Textbook Information\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20994 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nTextbook<br \/>\nInformation<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/online-learning\/technology\/\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/technical_requirements_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Technical Requirements\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20993 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nTechnical<br \/>\nRequirements<\/button><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/csmet\/certificatecompletion\/?csspreview=true\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/apply_to_graduate_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Certificate Completion\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20988 size-full\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><br \/>\nCertificate<br \/>\nCompletion<\/button><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/met.bu.edu\/inquirycs\"><button class=\"button\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/csmet\/files\/2019\/03\/apply_to_graduate_32x32px.png\" alt=\"Request Information\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20988 size-full\" \/><br \/>\nRequest<br \/>\nInformation<\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ON CAMPUS | ONLINE | BLENDED Developing a strong cybersecurity program in today\u2019s digital landscape is both critical and challenging for most organizations. 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