Cybersecurity Certificate Curriculum

The certificate is a five course (15 credit) sequence offered at the graduate level. In accordance with AACSB and Loyola academic policies, within three years of completion, as many as 12 credits may be transferred into Loyola’s Professional MBA program as electives. Students currently enrolled in Loyola’s Professional MBA program may take courses offered within the certificate as electives that can be later applied to the certificate program. The Professional MBA has separate entrance requirements.

Spring

  • GB754 Introduction to Cybersecurity
  • GB753 Legal, Ethical, and Global Perspectives of Cybersecurity (pre/co-req GB754)

Summer

  • GB751 Basic Security Planning (lab-based; pre-reqs GB754 and GB753) 

Fall

  • GB750 Authentication and Access Control (lab-based; pre-req GB751)
  • GB757 Enterprise Security and Planning (pre-req GB751 and pre/co-req GB750)