MBA x Cybersecurity
Learn the tools and strategies for protecting businesses, customers, and data from cybersecurity threats.
Program details
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Commitment
9-12 credit hours
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Locations
Boston
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Programs
5
This concentration is ideal for
MBA students seeking future-focused careers in cybersecurity
Emerging leaders aspiring to jobs like cybersecurity management consultant or chief information security officer (CISO)
Business students who want to build cybersecurity skills for our complex, digital world
Leverage technical solutions to growing cybersecurity threats
As cybersecurity threats increase, businesses and customers are increasingly exposed to risks like identity theft, loss of intellectual property, and costly downtimes after cyber attacks. In this environment, organizations need business-savvy professionals who understand modern information security challenges and how technology can help resolve them.
We offer our MBA x Cybersecurity concentration through a partnership with Northeastern's Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Guided by Khoury's professors, you'll build foundational knowledge in computer system and network security, while also exploring the legal and ethical issues of information security, privacy, and digital rights.
If you have a degree in computer science, you can dive right into the MBA x Cybersecurity coursework. If your degree is in another field, you'll start with 16 credits of bridge courses taught by Khoury faculty to prepare you for this advanced computer science coursework.
Course requirements
The MBA x Cybersecurity concentration will prepare you with knowledge in information security and how people, processes, and technology investments can help protect modern businesses. See the full list of required and elective courses in Northeastern's Academic Catalog.
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