Graduate Programs

Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Engineering

The Certificate in Cybersecurity Engineering can be awarded in conjunction with any engineering master's degree. In order to qualify for this certificate, students enrolled in any master's in engineering program will need to meet the requirements listed below in addition to the standards requirements for their master's degree. All courses must be taken for a grade. Courses must be graded at a D- or better in order to count toward the certificate.

(Please note course listings in parentheses are the pre-Fall 2025 versions of the course numbers)

Core Courses
CSE4303 (CSE 433S) Introduction to Computer Security 3 units
CSE5203 (CSE 523S) Systems Security 3 units

Program Electives (Select Three)
CSE4103 (CSE413A) Web Privacy and Security 3 units
CSE4202 (CSE422S) Operating Systems Organization 3 units
CSE4304 (CSE434S) Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis 3 units
CSE4402 (CSE442T) Introduction to Cryptography 3 units
CSE4703 (CSE473S) Introduction to Computer Networks 3 units
CSE5202 (CSE522S) Advanced Operating Systems 3 units
CSE5271 (CSE527S) Data-Driven Privacy and Security 3 units
CSE5402 (CSE542S) Concurrency and Memory Safe System Software Development 3 units
CSE5505 (CSE555T) Adversarial AI 3 units
CSE5619 (CSE569S) Recent Advances in Computer Security and Privacy 3 units
CSE5701 (CSE571S) Network Security 3 units