Temple University College of Science and Technology 13 courses 16 total credits
The Certificate in Computer Security and Digital Forensics, offered by the Department of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS), is appropriate for CIS majors1 or experienced industry professionals2 who are interested in focusing in the security area. Students can add this to their existing Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Science and Technology, or Mathematics/Computer Science major. At least two of these courses CANNOT count towards the electives for the major. In other words, you need to have two distinct courses for the certificate that are not counting towards any major elective courses; one of the electives can count for both.
| Total Credits | 16 credits |
Prerequisites
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIS 1068 or CIS 1968 | Program Design and Abstraction or Honors Program Design and Abstraction | 4 |
| CIS 1166 or CIS 1966 | Mathematical Concepts in Computing I or Honors Mathematical Concepts in Computing I | 4 |
| CIS 2229 or CIS 2107 | Architecture, Operating Systems and Networking or Computer Systems and Low-Level Programming | 4 |
| CIS 2168 | Data Structures | 4 |
| Total Prerequisites | 16 credits | |
Required Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIS 3605 | Introduction to Digital Forensics | 3 |
| CJ 1001 or CJ 3007 | Introduction to Criminal Justice or Cybercrime | 3 |
| CIS 3319 | Wireless Networks and Security | 4 |
| CIS 3441 | Software Security | 3 |
| CIS 4378 | Computer and Network Security | 4 |
| Total Required Courses | 9-11 credits | |
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