Cybersecurity

Graduates from this program will ultimately have the skills to think like a hacker – to find weaknesses in existing computer networks and to bolster those systems against any potential threats or attacks.

The Cybersecurity program has two areas of focus:

• Cyber threat mitigation. Includes how to identify, neutralize, and stop them from happening at the personal and corporate levels.
• Information technology fundamentals. Effective cybersecurity depends on a solid foundation in information technology, especially as responsibilities in these areas often overlap or are combined into one job.

Best of Both Worlds: A Campus Community combined with Hybrid Flexibility

Students in the Cybersecurity program will have the option of taking online courses either together with other students or on their own. Rize’s optional synchronous format provides flexibility so students can choose what works for their preferred learning styles and their schedules.

The goal of the program is to help students both enjoy the individualized attention possible at our small, close-knit environment and begin building a national network of people in the cybersecurity industry before they have even graduated. The online learning partnership with Rize allows Saint Michael’s to provide students with the following opportunities:

• Collaboration with corporations whose leaders help design course projects and give guest lectures.
• Testing out a remote work environment, in which students may spend some of their time post-graduation.
• Access to a wider range of industry and academic experts than might be available near a local campus.