Graduate Program

Cybersecurity Accelerator (C.A.)

This robust training program provides students with a foundational understanding of the most important concepts and skills to prepare for a career in cybersecurity. In addition to learning through high quality instruction, students will also perform real-world labs and attack scenarios all throughout the program. The program begins with the NGT Cyber Security Associate course where students will prove their basic knowledge and skills to obtain their NCSA certification. After achieving NCSA, students will work toward their CompTIA Security+ and EC-Council specialization certifications. Dive into the worlds of ethical hacking, forensics, and attack & defense, and learn the crucial skills needed to work in cybersecurity at enterprise organizations.

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Program Learning Objectives

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Program Learning Objectives (PLO)

Primary objectives of this program include equipping students with the knowledge and ability to:

Develop basic writing skills. (ILO1)
Develop basic oral presentation skills. (ILO2)
Demonstrate basic elements of critical thinking to analyze issues, solve problems, and make business decisions. (ILO3)
Integrate learning in the areas of general education, accounting, economics, management, and technology. (ILO4)
Identify Christian ethical implications of business practices. (ILO5)

Mode of Instruction

Instruction can be completed through classroom-hybrid and/or online instructional methodologies.

Admission Requirements

Education: IAU requires either evidence of an earned high school diploma, General Educational Development (GED) test, or the successful completion of 12 semester units earned at an appropriately accredited postsecondary institution or foreign equivalent. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.

Professional Experience: IAU recommends any experiences, including but not limited to, internships, externships, volunteer, or part or full-time professional experience in any organization, including, but not limited to, private, public, for-profit, non-profit, start-ups, or established corporate organizations.

Information Technology: IAU requires students to possess computer and internet skills sufficient to effectively participate in IAU’s pedagogical model and conduct research at the undergraduate level.

Maximum Total Credit Awarded is 0 units:

Transfer Credit (TRC): 0 units
Standardized Exam Credit (SEC): 0 units
Prior Experiential Learning Credit (PEL): 0 units

Completion Time

Program	Full Time Standard (Yrs)	Part Time Standard (Yrs)	Full Time 150% (Yrs)	Part time 150% (Yrs)
Cybersecurity Accelerator

Curriculum

Cybersecurity Accelerator	Sem. Hrs.
Full Stack Network Associate	120
Build labs and practice your configuration skills with Full Stack Networking. Build out common networking designs and deploy fundamental topologies using Cisco IOS. Gain all the practice on real-world skills that you need before performing your Skills Qualification Check and obtaining your Full Stack Network Associate Certification!
NGT Cybersecurity Associate	100
This course provides students with a foundational understanding of the most important cyber security topics, concepts, and skills. In addition to learning your foundational cybersecurity knowledge, we will build out a personal cybersecurity lab environment that you will be able to use throughout the course and for future labs and attack scenarios. After completing this course students will perform a written exam and skills qualification check to obtain their NGT Cyber Security Associate (NCSA) certification.
CompTIA Security +	28
The Security+ is the global standard foundational IT security certification. It is a strong vendor-agnostic IT & cybersecurity certification that helps to establish your core security-based knowledge and security best practices in Information Technology and networking systems. The Security+ certification course is designed to help students prepare for and obtain the CompTIA Security+ certification. This is a comprehensive course that covers the five domains of study as presented in the Security+ certification blueprint: Attacks, Threats and Vulnerabilities, Architecture and Design, Implementation, Operations and Incident Response, and Governance, Risk and Compliance. Students are presented with a series of lessons, quizzes, and practice tests that provide a complete learning experience and make them ready to tackle the Security+ certification exam!
Network Defense Essentials	20
Network Defense Essentials is a first-of-its-kind MOOC certification that provides foundational knowledge and skills in network security with add-on labs for handson experience. The course includes 12 modules and optional upgrades to lab ranges covering fundamental network security concepts, including IoT, cryptography, and PKI.
Ethical Hacking Essentials	20
Ethical Hacking Essentials is a first-of-its-kind MOOC certification that provides foundational knowledge and skills in ethical hacking with add-on labs for hands-on experience. The course contains 12 modules and add-on labs covering fundamental ethical hacking concepts, including emerging technologies like IoT and OT, cloud computing, etc.
Digital Forensics Essentials	20
Digital Forensics Essentials is a first-of-its-kind MOOC certification that offers foundational knowledge and skills on digital forensics with add-on labs for hands-on experience. Twelve modules cover the fundamental concepts of digital forensics, such as dark web forensics, investigating web application attacks, and more.
TOTAL C.A.	308

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Graduation Requirements

Complete 308 hours of prescribed curriculum.
Complete all required coursework with a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Apply for graduation and meet all academic and financial requirements.

Major 1: CIP Code 43.0404

Job Outlook and Salary: Information Security Analysts

SOC	Occupation
11-9199.00	Managers, All Other
11-9199.01	Regulatory Affairs Managers
11-9199.02	Compliance Managers
11-9199.08	Loss Prevention Managers
25-1111.00	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
33-1012.00	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
33-1099.00	First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
55-1017.00	Special Forces Officers
55-3018.00	Special Forces

Quality and Cost Effective

Graduate

Level

Hybrid/Online

Instruction Methods

2 Years

Program Length

The structure of the lectures at IAU allows for shared experiences within the classroom, which was very useful, as many students come to IAU from all over the world. The teaching methods of the lectures are very appropriate and easy to understand, which fits working adults and distance learning students.

Corporate Strategic Planning and Organizational Behavior are among the classes that were most beneficial for me. In the classroom, we discussed case studies to help relate the knowledge we’d gained to its real-world applications.

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Marimuthu Nadason
D.B.A. 2011 Student

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