Booz Allen, UMUC Partner to Offer Cybersecurity Degrees
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Booz Allen Hamilton today announced it has formed a strategic partnership with University of Maryland University College to offer students three online graduate certificates in cybersecurity.
Offered through UMUC’s web-based learning technology, course credits are applicable to the university’s full Master of Science in Cybersecurity or Master of Science in Cybersecurity Policy.
All three certificates have a different focus, including foundations of cybersecurity, cybersecurity policy, and cybersecurity technology.
Available today to Booz Allen employees who are graduate-level students interested in boosting their cybersecurity knowledge, these courses will be offered to the general public next spring.
“Our nation’s ability to successfully protect our critical infrastructure and information systems from attacks hinges on a trained, ready cyber workforce,” said Mike McConnell, executive vice president at Booz Allen. “At a time when the public and private sector gaps in cyber professionals are cavernous, we are pleased to partner with UMUC to deliver a program aimed at fortifying this workforce.”
UMUC President Dr. Susan C. Aldridge said the university’s mission is to offer top-quality educational programs that serve working adults while responding to the workforce needs of the state, nation and world.
“UMUC’s partnership with Booz Allen Hamilton is a testament to that mission, providing employees with graduate-level training to address the needs of the company’s clients and our nation in negotiating the rapidly changing field of cyber warfare, combating cyber crime and much more,” she added.
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