Graduate Certificate with a Concentration in Information Assurance


Certificate Program in Information Assurance (IA)
The UT Dallas Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science is committed to an initiative in Information Assurance (IA), which includes security assurance and intelligent network technology, provides students and organizations with education, information and training in responding to cyber threats from terrorists or cybercriminals and safeguards the nation’s information assets. Professor Gopal Gupta of the Computer Science Department was appointed head of the Jonsson School's Information Assurance Program, which involves coordination with faculty and staff to continue development of a pervasive Information Assurance program on an on-going basis. The Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) and The National Security Agency (NSA) certify that UT Dallas offers a set of courseware that has been reviewed by National Level IA Subject Matter Experts and determined to meet National Training Standard for Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, CNSS National Standards 4011, 4012, and 4013.
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE in Information Assurance can be obtained by completing the following (as well as any required prerequisites): CS 4389 Data and Applications Security CS 4393 Computer and Network Security CS 4398 Digital Forensics This certificate is intended for those individuals who are working in the industry and who already have background similar to a BS-CS degree. CS and SE Majors that complete the required classes, as well as students that complete the Minor in Information Assurance will be awarded certificates in Information Assurance.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE with a concentration in Information Assurance will be granted by the UT Dallas CyberSecurity and Emergency Preparedness Institute to graduate students completing the following course of study (15 credit hours). All required courses must be taken at UT Dallas. Two IA core courses (6 credit hours) and three IA-enhanced courses (9 credit hours) or Three IA core courses (9 credit hours) and two IA-enhanced courses (6 credit hours) or Four IA core courses (12 credit hours) and one IA-enhanced course (3 credit hours)
Graduate IA Core Courses
CS 6324 Information Security	CS 6377 Introduction to Cryptography
CS 6v81 Data and Applications Security	CS 6v81 Privacy in Computing
CS 7301 Data Mining and Applications	CS 6v81 Introduction to Biometrics
CS 6v81 Language-based Security	CS 7301 Trustworthy Computing
Graduate IA-Enhanced Courses
CS 6322 Information Retrieval	CS 6386 Telecommunication Software Design
CS 6352 Performance of Computer Systems & Networks	CS 6388 Software Project Planning and Management
CS 6354 Advance Software Engineering	CS 6389 Formal Methods & Programming Methodology
CS 6357 Software Quality Assurance and Metrics	CS 6390 Advanced Computer Networks
CS 6360 Database Design	CS 6392 Mobile Computing Systems
CS 6361 Requirements Engineering	MAS 6V10 Information Technology Security and Audit
CS 6362 Software Architecture and Design	AIM 6334 Auditing, Assurance and Attestation
CS 6367 Software Testing, Validation, and Verification	AIM 6336 Information Technology Risk Management
CS 6368 Telecommunication Network Management	AIM 6340 Software Management
CS 6370 Information Systems Engineering	AIM 6347 Business Value of Information Technology
CS 6371 Advanced Programming Languages	AIM 6349 Information Technology Strategy and Control
CS 6373 Intelligent Systems	MIS 6319 Enterprise Resource Computing
CS 6378 Advanced Operating Systems	MIS 6329 Contemporary Issues in Telecommunications
CS 6380 Distributed Computing	MIS 6353 Intellectual Property Rights
Graduate IA Course Enrollments Spring 2003, Summer 2003 and Fall 2003 Spring 2004, Summer 2004 and Fall 2004 Spring 2005, Summer 2005 and Fall 2005 Spring 2006, Summer 2006 and Fall 2006 Spring 2007, Summer 2007 and Fall 2007
The IA program will increase your knowledge about network security and information assurance, expand and develop your engineering abilities, nurture and instill the ethics involved in information technology, and help you develop and understand strategy and policy issues.
Contact Information Dr. Gopal Gupta Professor, Department of Computer Science Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Phone: 972-883-4107 E-mail: gupta@utdallas.edu