University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences 9 courses 6 total credits
TOTAL CERTIFICATE HOURS: 12 Cryptography is an essential component of cybersecurity, which has been a strategic priority at the USF since the creation of the Florida Center for Cybersecurity (CyberFlorida) in 2014. Moreover, it falls within the scope of two of the strategic initiatives of the 2021-2031 USF Strategic Plan. First, it aligns with the “Analytics and Data Science” initiative. Indeed, cryptography is at the heart of all mechanisms that protect data’s privacy by ensuring its confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity. Moreover, it also aligns with the “Global and National Security”. Indeed, it is absolutely essential to keep an edge in this domain to prevail in the Great Power Competition. Indeed, cryptography is the cornerstone of cybersecurity, and the cyberspace is expected to be tomorrow’s battlefield.
| Total Credits | 6 credits |
Certificate Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MAD 2470 | Introduction to Cryptography and its Applications | 3 |
| MAD 4472 | Modern Cryptography | 3 |
| Total Certificate Core | 6 credits | |
Certificate Electives
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CDA 4321 | Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems | 3 |
| CIS 4212 | Privacy-Preserving and Trustworthy Cyber-Infrastructures | 3 |
| CNT 4403 | Network Security and Firewalls | 3 |
| COT 4601 | Quantum Computing and Quantum Algorithms | 3 |
| MAD 4504 | Theory of Computation | 3 |
| MAD 4515 | Mathematics of Quantum Computing | 3 |
| MAD 4605 | Introduction to Coding Theory | 3 |
| Total Certificate Electives | 6 credits | |
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