Harrisburg University - Panama Campus
M.S. Cybersecurity Operations and Control ManagementPanama City, Panama
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
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Introduction
Harrisburg University's Cybersecurity Operations and Control Management program is designed to meet the demand for cybersecurity professionals to protect corporate IT assets, handling day-to-day cybersecurity operations in any organization. Program graduates work across diverse industry sectors in cybersecurity roles such as cybersecurity engineer or architect, cloud security analyst, cloud security engineer or architect, information privacy officer, information security officer or auditor, chief information security officer, or consultant.
Advanced individual course electives and the Capstone Project allow Students to become subject matters experts developing specialized skills in areas of cybersecurity.
The HU Panama location is a part of the City of Knowledge, Panama, a center dedicated to education, research, and development. Check out the map of the campus below. The site offers you and other Latin American students the same cutting-edge technology and resources available at the highly regarded Harrisburg University campus in Pennsylvania, USA.
Curriculum
The 36-semester hour Master of Science degree in Cybersecurity Operations and Control Management focuses on architecture and engineering of computer network security. The student acquires the skills to secure network information, design computer security architecture, and data security engineering as well as obtain leadership skills, understanding of ethics, and compliance knowledge. Students can elect to focus their studies by taking the Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare concentration.
Delivery
Your degree program will be delivered in a hybrid format (online evening classes and an occasional on-campus Saturday class) taught by instructors from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in the United States. You can also turn to the HU-Panama location for cutting-edge professional development seminars and courses, and research collaboration opportunities with universities and other innovative organizations in the region.
Program Outcome
- Examine the many aspects and ramifications of the internet and the wide spectrum of applications;
- Differentiate the working elements of computer networks and infrastructures;
- Apply the latest advances in internet security to protect the networks for a variety of applications;
- Investigate emerging technologies of complex contemporary security measures; and,
- Explore common ethical and public policy problems that arise and how technology/law solve them.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
There are currently more than 1.15M million job openings in cybersecurity.
A student graduating with a Master's degree should expect a six-figure salary ($100,000) depending on work experience and location.
And a cyber security master's degree qualifies you for other job titles that make even more. A security director can make more than $200,000, a chief security officer can make more than $220,000, and a lead software security engineer can make more than $230,000.