NORTHFIELD, Vt., April 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norwich University's College of Graduate and Continuing Studies has launched its third online degree completion program, the Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security. The program is set to begin its first trimester in the fall.
"Norwich is a leader in information assurance and security education and has a nearly 200 year legacy of training leaders in the government, military, and private-sector," said William Clements, dean of the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies.
"Adding the online cyber security bachelor's degree program expands on this tradition and mission of providing innovative learning opportunities for working adults to effect change in their lives as well as to protect our nation and economy."
Norwich University's online cyber security coursework hones students' skill set to help prepare them to assess, construct, and mitigate vulnerabilities in organizational systems. The new online program is designed for working adults in or looking to transition into the information technology field who want to develop specialized skills in the high-need area of network security.
Similar to other Norwich bachelor's degree completion programs, the cyber security program can be completed in less than two years. The College of Graduate and Continuing Studies assesses each student's prior learning and training to determine how it may be applied towards his or her degree. The goal is to help students get the most out of their Norwich education, while accelerating their bachelor's degree completion when possible.
The new online cyber security bachelor's degree includes two minors: information warfare and security management, and computer forensics and vulnerability management. The program also offers cutting-edge courses to correlate to the growing field of information assurance and security. Students in the program also benefit from distinguished faculty, who bring a mix of academic and professional experience in the cybersecurity, information security, information assurance, computer science, and information technology management fields.
In conjunction with the program launch, the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies named Henry Collier program manager for the cyber security degree completion program. Collier served six years on active duty in the Army. He currently has 18 years in the Army Reserves, where he has risen to the rank of chief warrant officer 2 as an information systems technician. In the academic arena, he's developed and taught courses in systems administration, information assurance, network security, healthcare information technology and digital forensics.
"As a respected Army Reserve officer and experienced educator of information assurance, the knowledge Henry brings will help ensure the program's relevance and real-world application as the need for cyber-educated military and public sector professionals continues to increase," Clements said.
The online cyber security program offers three start dates throughout the year: January, May and September. For more information, please visit www.online.norwich.edu/cyber.
About Norwich University Cyber Security Education
Ranked #2 by the Ponemon Institute for cyber security in the U.S., Norwich University programs are consistently ranked among the best in the nation for cyber security education.
Norwich University is recognized as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and has received designation as a Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence (CDFAE) by the Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3).
Beginning in 2002, Norwich University became a member of what is now called National Science Foundation's Cyber Corps: Scholarship for Service program.
Norwich recently announced it has officially partnered with the United States Army Reserves (USAR) to develop cyber-education curricula that align with federal standards and cybersecurity needs.
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