2010-2011 University Catalog

Telecommunications Forensics and Security Graduate Certificate

Banner Code: VS-CERG-TFAS

School: The Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

The objective of this certificate is to provide an in-depth understanding of security and forensics as they apply to networks and digital storage media.

Certificate Requirements

Students must complete the following for a total of 15 credits:

Core Courses

Choose 9 credits from the following:

TCOM 548 - Security and Privacy Issues in Telecommunications Credits: 1.5
and
TCOM 556 - Cryptography and Network Security Credits: 1.5
or
TCOM 515 - Internet Protocol Routing: Lecture and Laboratory Course Credits: 3
TCOM 562 - Network Security Fundamentals Credits: 3
or
ISA 562 - Information Security Theory and Practice Credits: 3
TCOM 660 - Network Forensics Credits: 3
or
TCOM 661 - Digital Media Forensics Credits: 3
or
TCOM 663 - Operations of Intrusion Detection and Forensics Credits: 3
or
TCOM 664 - Incident Response Forensics Credits: 3

Elective Courses

Choose 6 credits from the following:

ISA 562 - Information Security Theory and Practice Credits: 3 (formerly ISA 662, and prior to that INFS 762)
TCOM 660 - Network Forensics Credits: 3
TCOM 661 - Digital Media Forensics Credits: 3
TCOM 662 - Advanced Secure Networking Credits: 3
TCOM 663 - Operations of Intrusion Detection and Forensics Credits: 3
TCOM 664 - Incident Response Forensics Credits: 3

Note:

TCOM 660, 661, 663, and 664 cannot be taken twice for credit. If any of these courses is taken in the core element, it cannot be taken again in the elective element.

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Telecommunications Forensics and Security Graduate Certificate

Certificate Requirements

Core Courses

Elective Courses

Note: