Certificate in Cybersecurity and Human Behavior

Learn more about the undergraduate certificate in Cybersecurity and Human Behavior.

5th Floor Gladfelter Hall 
215-204-1375 
https://liberalarts.temple.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/criminal-justice

Aunshul Rege, Cybersecurity Certificate Director
528 Gladfelter Hall
215-204-1671
rege@temple.edu

Corissa Reilly, Criminal Justice Advisor 
508 Gladfelter Hall 
215-204-7919 
corissa.reilly@temple.edu

The five-course Certificate in Cybersecurity and Human Behavior focuses on the human and social elements of cyberattacks and cybersecurity. In addition to obtaining a broad understanding of cybercrime and cyber-investigations, students will learn how technology has impacted various other crimes, such as organized crime, terrorism, hate crimes, and white-collar crime. Through the core and elective courses, students will be introduced to criminological concepts, such as theories of criminal behavior, organizational structures and group dynamics, decision-making and adaptation, and to law enforcement and legal responses to cyberattacks.

The certificate will emphasize experiential learning and the development of critical thinking, writing, and oral communication skills, which will prepare students to be strong contributors to the cybersecurity discourse and community. Completing the certificate enhances student's candidacy for positions in cybersecurity by demonstrating understanding of the relevance of the human factor in cyberattacks and cybersecurity.

This program is open to any matriculated undergraduate students. Certificates are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.

Requirements

Required Courses
CJ 3007Cybercrime3
CJ 3506Cyber-Investigations, Digital Forensics, and the Law3
Electives
Select three of the following:9
White Collar Crime
Organized Crime
Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Global Security
Hate Crimes
Cyberpolitics
Total Credit Hours15