Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity and Privacy

Information about the credit-bearing, degree-leading graduate certificate in Cybersecurity and Privacy offered through UTA's Computer Science and Engineering Department

Our credit-bearing, degree-leading Cybersecurity and Privacy Certificate is intended to give those who successfully complete it: 

  • an ability to write safe code to prevent common vulnerabilities and design methods to protect systems from attack
  • in depth knowledge of fundamental basics of cybersecurity and data privacy, as well as the hot topics such as blockchain and cryptocurrency

This certificate is managed by:

  • Dr. Jiang Ming, administrator
  • Dr. Ming Li, co-administrator
  • Dr. Shirin Nilizadeh, Assistant Professor of Instruction
  • Dr. Bahram Khalili, Associate Professor of Instruction and Graduate Advisor

All completed certificate coursework can be applied towards an MS or PhD degree.

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