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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.

Core Courses
CSE 433S Introduction to Computer Security 3 units
CSE 523S Systems Security 3 units
CSE 571S Network Security 3 units
CSE 637S Software Security 3 units

Program Electives (Choose One)
CSE 544T Special Topics: Adversarial AI 3 units
CYBER 567 Hacker Mindset 3 units
CSE 422S Operating Systems Organization 3 units
CSE 522S Advanced Operating Systems 3 units
CSE 527S Data-driven Privacy and Security 3 units

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Application process & deadlines

To be awarded the Certificate in Cybersecurity Engineering, students must declare the certificate and have the program formally opened on their record. To request that your certificate be opened, please email the CSE Graduate Program Coordinator: benos@wustl.edu. If you do not officially request it to be opened, it will not appear on your degree record, and you will not be able to graduate with it, and will not be able to ask that it be retroactively applied to your degree after graduating.