Certificate

Information Assurance and Security Certificate (Undergraduate)

Location:

7 months

Approximate Program Length

18

Total Credits

$398

Cost per Credit

Online

Format

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Learn the technical skills to secure and protect information in as little as seven months. With an undergraduate Information Assurance and Security Certificate, you’ll gain interactive, hands-on experience in information systems, wireless networking, cybersecurity, cryptography and systems security.

Understand information systems fundamentals
Configure Microsoft® Windows Server
Access controls, networking and malicious code activity
Comprehend the basics of cybersecurity and cryptography encryption
Execute cloud computing, social media and mobile computing

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Courses

1

Course at a time

5

Weeks per course

9

Courses per year

Program Details

Requirements

You’ll need 18 credits to complete this to complete this Information Assurance and Security Certificate.

6 Core Courses

Here’s where you’ll pick up the bulk of your program-specific knowledge. By the time you finish these courses, you should have the confidence and skills needed in this field.

0 General Education Courses

0 Elective Courses

Core Courses:

CIS/207T: Information Systems Fundamentals
NTC/248T: Foundations of Networking
CMGT/245: IS Security Concepts
NTC/260: Foundations of Cloud Services
CYB/110: Foundations of Security
CYB/120: Computer Network Defense, Part 1

General Education Courses:

Elective Courses:

Schedule

Attend class whenever it fits your life, day or night because our online classroom is available 24/7/365. Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for an Information Assurance and Security Certificate.

Career & Outcomes

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Tuition

Paying for school

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Student Experience

An education that fits your busy life

Balancing family, work and school

Work toward your degree without giving up what matters most. Start your degree year-round and take one class at a time.

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Online learning

Enroll in online classes and attend class whenever it fits your life, day or night.

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Around-the-clock support and resources

You have a support team available up to 20 hours a day, 5 days a week. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 90% of our surveyed students.

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Accreditation & Faculty

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Institutional accreditation

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org. Since 1978, University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor.

Real-world faculty

28

Average years of industry experience

9

Chief Technology Officers

85 %

Of surveyed students would recommend their instructors

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