Overview

University of Maryland University College was named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Education by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security.1 Our cyber security students frequently take first place in cyber competitions, and our graduates are often recruited by top firms and agencies they've met through the program.

The programme

We've developed our Cybersecurity Management and Policy degree in conjunction with top employers to be relevant to your career growth. Industry experts consult on emerging topics, our faculty lend their extensive field experience, and an advisory board of senior executives ensure that you'll train for the highest level of information assurance.

You'll also get plenty of opportunities to interact with employers via frequent guest speakers, recruitment activities, and networking events. You'll learn the techniques, policies, operational procedures, and technologies that secure and defend information systems in local and more broadly based domains.Courses include ethics in information technology, security policy analysis, network security, practical applications in cyber security management, and emerging technologies.

Through your coursework, you will learn how to:

Protect an organization's critical information and assets by ethically integrating cyber security best practices and risk management through enterprise

Integrate continuous monitoring and real-time security solutions with information collection, collaboration, and analysis capabilities

Improve cyber security situational awareness and deployment of countermeasures in industry and government

Evaluate and assess the use of technology to support cyber security goals and objectives

Participate in forensic analysis of cyber incidents and assist in recovery of operations

Formulate, update, and communicate short- and long-term organizational cyber security strategies and policies

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Finite Mathematics

Concepts and Applications of Information Technology
Economics in the Information Age

Technology in Contemporary Society

Foundations of Cybersecurity

Ethics in Information Technology

Introduction to Physical Science

Technological Transformations

Fundamentals of Networking

Media and Society

Advanced Technical Writing

Digital Forensics in the Criminal Justice System

Foundations of Information System Security

Security Policy Analysis

Security Policy Implementation

Network Security

Advanced Information Systems Security

Evaluating Emerging Technologies

Practical Applications in Cybersecurity Management

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-10 00:00:00

Apply anytime.
Starting 2025-08-16 00:00:00

Apply anytime.

More details

We offer multiple start dates throughout the year so you can get started as soon as you're ready.

Language

English

IELTS

Schedule an IELTS test!

TOEFL^® IBT

Duolingo English Test

Take A Free Practice Test!

Pass IELTS with Swoosh English! Sign up for a free writing masterclass or claim your exclusive 25% Studyportals discount and accelerate your preparation by taking a course designed by experts to get you the results you need.

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Management Studies Cyber Security View 98 other Bachelors in Cyber Security in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

Schedule an IELTS test!

TOEFL^® IBT

Duolingo English Test

Take A Free Practice Test!

Other requirements

General requirements

Secondary education (high school graduation): If you have earned fewer than 24 transferable credits at a U.S. college or university, you must verify your completion of the equivalent of a U.S. secondary education by doing one of the following:

Requesting an evaluation from an approved international credit evaluation service

Providing official transcripts showing completion of the U.S. General Education Development, known as the GED, exam with a passing score

Tuition Fee

To always see correct tuition fees

International

14970 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 499 USD per credit during 48 months.
National

14970 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 499 USD per credit during 48 months.
In-State

9720 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 324 USD per credit during 48 months.

Funding

In order for us to give you accurate scholarship information, we ask that you please confirm a few details and create an account with us.

Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Cybersecurity Management and Policy.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

About