Cybersecurity Leadership Graduate Certificate Curriculum
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The Cybersecurity Leadership Graduate Certificate equips professionals with both the technical expertise and leadership acumen needed to manage and secure complex digital environments. 

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Flexibility
Work full-time and meet program requirements

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12 Credits

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CISSP-Aligned Curriculum

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Personalized Career and Academic Advising

This 12-credit program combines applied cybersecurity training with executive-level strategy, communication, and governance — preparing graduates to lead cybersecurity initiatives across industries.

Designed for working professionals, this flexible, stackable credential can be completed in as little as 12 months. All courses are taught by industry experts and align with the skills required for the CISSP certification. Eligible credits earned in this certificate can be applied toward the Master of Security Technologies (ST) degree at the Technological Leadership Institute.

Core Curriculum

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ST 5661: Securing Cyberspace - Fundamentals (3 credits)

The course is a two-course sequence which provides a comprehensive technical and logical foundation for defending an organization against cyber security threats. 

Fall, Summer. Fully Online

ST 5662: Securing Cyberspace - Advanced (3 credits)

The course is a two-course sequence which provides a comprehensive technical and logical foundation for defending an organization against cyber security threats.

Spring, Summer. Fully Online

ST 8109 Cybersecurity Foundations: Technology, Risk & Communication (2 credits)

Explore cybersecurity risks through evaluation of consumer-driven technology concepts and their applicability to enterprise. Learn how technology works, how to understand and communicate risks to business management, and deliver actionable risk mitigation approaches. Discover core technology concepts that face both consumers and businesses as well as security standards and benchmarks that guide industry.

Fall. In-Person

Cybersecurity Leadership Graduate Certificate Elective Courses

Pre-approved elective courses for the Cybersecurity Leadership Graduate Certificate program are listed by department in the menu:

Pre-Approved Cybersecurity Leadership Electives

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ST 8113: Information and Cybersecurity (2 credits)

Develop an understanding of vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure systems to failure—focusing on cyberterrorism—and recommended security solutions for operational levels of trust.

Spring. In-Person

ST 8513: Cyber Threat Intelligence (2 credits)

The educational objective of this course is to provide students the foundational theory and applied skill in cyber threat intelligence analysis. This includes all phases of the intelligence life cycle: requirements development, collection, analysis methods, and reports and briefings for organizational leaders to influence risk-based cyber security decisions. The class counts as an elective for the ST major and is also open to other graduate students after consultation with the director of graduate studies and a background check.
 
Spring. In-Person

ST 5663: Hacking, Breaking, and Poisoning: Red Teaming Cyber, Physical, and AI Systems (2.5 credits)

This course will focus on the methods, theory, applications, and techniques of conducting a practical vulnerability assessment from an adversarial point of view. From cybersecurity to physical security, from critical business functions to making organizational impact and articulating the need for change, this course will teach participants how to conduct, present, and leverage red team assessment methods to enhance organizational security and operational readiness. We will explore adversarial thinking, threat modeling, insider threats, and counterintelligence as we explore various ways to attack systems with the goal of making them stronger. The course builds on theories and research into red teaming and prepares students to be effective security practitioners and leaders. From breaking into government buildings to red teaming AI systems to hacking into websites, this course covers the wide world of red teaming as it applies across industries and departments.
 
Spring. In-Person

MDI 5101: Medical Device Cybersecurity (2 credits)

The course will introduce the student to all the security-specific activities needed to meet regulatory and customer expectations across the medical device lifecycle. Emphasis on security testing and post-market vulnerability management are essential goals of the course. The intended audience is graduate students, upper-class undergraduate students, and working professionals.
 
Spring. Fully Online

*Other electives may be approved by Director of Graduate Studies

Stackable Pathways for Continued Advancement

The Cybersecurity Leadership Graduate Certificate is designed not only as a powerful stand-alone credential, but also as a flexible, stackable pathway toward further graduate education. With guidance and approval from TLI faculty, eligible credits can transfer into TLI’s MS in Security Technologies program, giving students a seamless entry point into the full master’s degree.

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