Telecommunication Forensics and Security, Graduate Certificate

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.

Graduate certificates may be pursued independently or in conjunction with a graduate degree program. Please see the University Catalog for complete information on program requirements and policies. Additional specifications may apply.

Certificate Requirements (15 credits)

The graduate certificate may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

• One of the following:
  • TCOM 562 - Network Security Fundamentals (3 credits)
  • ISA 562 - Information Security Theory and Practice (3 credits)
• One of the following:
  • TCOM 515 - Internet Protocol Routing: Lecture and Laboratory Course (3 credits)
  • TCOM 561 - Security, Privacy, and Applied Cryptography for Telecommunications (3 credits)
• One of the following:
  • TCOM 660 - Network Forensics (3 credits)
  • TCOM 661 - Digital Media Forensics (3 credits)
  • TCOM 663 - Operations of Intrusion Detection and Forensics (3 credits)
  • TCOM 664 - Incident Response Forensics (3 credits)
• Two courses from the following:
  • ISA 562 - Information Security Theory and Practice (3 credits)
  • TCOM 660 - Network Forensics (3 credits)
  • TCOM 661 - Digital Media Forensics (3 credits)
  • TCOM 662 - Advanced Secure Networking (3 credits)
  • TCOM 663 - Operations of Intrusion Detection and Forensics (3 credits)
  • TCOM 664 - Incident Response Forensics (3 credits)

Note: TCOM 660, 661, 663, and 664 cannot be taken twice for credit.

Students who enroll in a certificate program will receive state-of-the art scientific and practical information in cutting-edge areas. All courses are taught by our distinguished faculty with years of experience in their respective fields or research and practice. As graduate student at Mason you will have access to the vast resources of our library and the open lab facilities in the Volgenau School.

Graduate certificates may be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis.

This information is being provided here for your planning purposes only. For official catalog information, please refer instead to the official George Mason University Catalog Website at http://catalog.gmu.edu.