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Feb 09, 2010
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[Archived Catalog]
Information Assurance Program
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Individuals selecting the information assurance degree will have the flexibility to focus on a concentration of classes that will prepare them for employment after graduation or to take that next step to an advanced degree. There are three unique concentrations to this degree; they are IA management, applied IA and IA cryptography.
The unique interdisciplinary nature of information assurance requires a diverse educational approach. The purpose of this undergraduate interdisciplinary program is to:
- Meet society’s need for educated professionals in information assurance.
- Provide its graduates with the knowledge and skills required to protect the informational technology needs of society which includes all government branches and the private sector.
- To propagate a new generation of research scientists in information assurance. As a National Security Agency (NSA) Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, the program offers tremendous opportunities that are excellent preparation for an advanced degree in Information Assurance.
What is Information Assurance?
The term information assurance encompasses the scientific, technical and management disciplines required to ensure computer and network security, such as:
Systems/network administration and operation
Systems security engineering
Information assurance systems and product acquisition
Cryptography
Threat and vulnerability assessment (includes risk management)
Web security
Computer emergency response team operations
Information assurance training, education and management
Computer forensics
Defensive information operations
NSA Center of Academic Excellence
Eastern Michigan University’s Center of Academic Excellence is one the 78 federally designated Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education in the nation. This valued designation provides the students with a wealth of research, scholarship and educational opportunities. The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) Program is an outreach program designed and operated by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in support of the President’s National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. The goal of the program is to reduce vulnerability in our national information infrastructure by promoting higher education in information assurance. |
General Education Requirements: 40 hours
Major Requirements: 84 hours
Foundation Course: 27 hours
One concentration from the following:
Information Assurance Management: Concentration for Second Admission:
Information assurance management will enable the student to focus on management of information systems. Th e practice of vulnerability, risk, countermeasures and ethics enable the IA manager to meet cyber security in the 21st century. The management of information in today’s business, industry, government, education and other related fields is how persons in positions of trust manage information systems and apply secure computing to their business enterprise. This concentration of study will enable that management oriented student to apply secure computing concepts in the protection of cyberspace. Concentration Courses: 39 hours
One course from the following:
Applied Information Assurance: Concentration for Second Admission
Applied information assurance management prepares the student with hands-on applications for analysis, prevention, deterrence and countermeasures of information security and that integrity in the global arena. Students who select this concentration of study will find that hands on application of classes will enable them to embrace the concepts studied in lecture format and apply those concepts in a laboratory setting. This concentration also provides an opportunity to conduct directed research as a final project. Concentration Core: 39 hours
One course from the following:
One course from the following:
Information Assurance Encryption: Concentration for Second Admission
The sustained and rapid advance of information technology in the 21st century dictates that adoption of a flexible and adaptable cryptographic strategy for protecting national security information. To complement the existing policy for the use of the advanced encryption standard (AES) to protect national security systems and information as specified in The National Policy on the use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to Protect National Security Systems and National Security Information (CNSSP-15)
Over the past 30 years, public key cryptography has become a mainstay for secure communications over the Internet and throughout many other forms of communications. It provides the foundation for both key management and digital signatures. In key management, public key cryptography is used to distribute the secret keys used in other cryptographic algorithms (e.g., DES). For digital signatures, public key cryptography is used to authenticate the origin of data and protect the integrity of that data. For the past 20 years, Internet communications have been secured by the first generation of public key cryptographic algorithms developed in the mid-1970s. Notable, they form the basis for key management and authentication for IP encryption (IKE/IPSEC), Web traffic (SSL/TLS) and secure electronic mail.
Information assurance encryption will prepare the students for masters or doctoral work. The student may want to teach upon completion of the degree or enter into the area of information security research. This block also provides an opportunity conduct directed research as a final project. Concentration Courses: 37 hours
One course from the following:
Electives: 18-20 hours
Suggested electives include:
Notes:
Each student must choose a writing intensive course as part of major completion requirements. Consult your adviser for course options.
*Student must complete math sequence prior to taking Cryptology. |
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