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PhD - Information Assurance and Security
This Information Security PhD specialization provides opportunities for advanced skill development and doctoral research in such topics as information confidentiality, compliance, risk management, governance,and integrity. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing senior leadership, consulting, or faculty positions in information security within military, government, education, and private sectors. Data and system security have become critical concerns in nearly every industry and government sector, creating a demand for high-level Information Security and Assurance expertise.
PhD - Information Security
This Information Security PhD specialization provides opportunities for advanced skill development and doctoral research in such topics as information confidentiality, governance, integrity, compliance, and risk management. Data and system security have become critical concerns in nearly every industry and government sector, creating a demand for high-level information Assurance and Security expertise. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing senior leadership, consulting, or faculty positions in information security within military, education, government, and private sectors.The residential colloquia experience: As a doctoral learner, you will attend three five-day colloquia at specific stages in your program, in addition to your online courses. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your doctoral studies and beyond.
- Business intelligence
- Applications Security
- Networking and security
- Communications Security and Countermeasures
- Strategy, Alignment, Portfolio Management
- Managing, Planning, and Integrating EIS
- Enterprise Management Concepts
- IT Service Management
- Enterprise Architecture Technology
Doctor of Computer Science - Information Assurance
Colorado Technical University's Doctor of Computer Science with a concentration in Information Assurance (DCS-IA) is structured to provide students with the industry-current knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a diverse range of leadership opportunities that require the capacity to analyze the computer and information needs of an organization from an operational and strategic perspective. The three-year program is a degree program designed to develop leaders in managing enterprise information systems with an emphasis on information assurance.What You Can LearnThe CTU DCS-IA program is a three-year program designed to provide candidates with the theoretical, research and applications capabilities necessary in the field of information assurance. Core coursework includes the foundations of digital systems security, study of enterprise security architecture, enterprise tools, concepts, databases and many other topics relevant to the industry.Elective courses in the DCS-IA program include: