Professional Development Certificates

The Computer Science Department offers three 18-credit graduate certificates (consisting of six courses each):

Computer Security
Information Systems
Web Technology

All the computer science courses (CSC) listed can be counted towards the Master's Degree program,

Prerequisites

A student who wishes to enroll in one of these certificate programs needs to hold a bachelor's degree (in any subject area) and needs to have successfully completed an undergraduate Data Structures course using an object-oriented programming language (like C++ or Java) - the equivalent of West Chester University undergraduate Data Structures course, CSC241.

Alternatively, a student can take the following two courses in order to satisfy the certificate program prerequisites:

Course	Frequency Offered
CSC512 — Computer Programming	Every Fall
CSC516 — Intro. to Data Structures and Algorithms	Every Spring

Qualified students may skip CSC512 and go directly to CSC516.

Certificate in Computer Security (Information Assurance)

You must take six of the following courses:

Course	Frequency Offered
CSC525 — Operating Systems	Even Spring
CSC535 — Networking and Data Communications	Every Fall
CSC555 — Software Engineering	Even Fall
CSC583 — Topics in Computer Security	Odd Fall
CSC586 — System Administration and Security	Even Summer
CSC588 — Wireless Programming and Security	Even Fall
CSC603 — Advanced Seminar in Computer Security	Every Spring
CRJ555 — Criminal Justice Topics (Computer Crime)	TBA

Certificate in Information Systems

You must take six of the courses below.
At least four of the courses must be chosen from this list:

Course	Frequency Offered
CSC545 — Database Systems	Even Spring
CSC555 — Software Engineering	Even Fall
CSC582 — Topics in Information Systems	Odd Spring
CSC586 — System Administration and Security	Even Summer
CSC589 — UML and Pattern Design	Odd Spring

and at most two of the courses from this list:

— Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Management

MIS501 — Business Information Systems

or (not both)

TEC501 — Technology and E-Business

Certificate in Web Technology

You must take six of the following courses:

Course	Frequency Offered
CSC515 — Introduction to Web Development	Fall & Spring
CSC535 — Networking and Data Communications	Every Fall
CSC545 — Database Systems	Even Spring
CSC584 — Topics in Web Technology	Odd Summer
CSC585 — User Interfaces in Java	Odd Summer
CSC587 — Web Services Using XML and SOAP	Odd Spring
CSC588 — Wireless Programming and Security	Even Fall
CSC604 — Advanced Seminar in Web Technology	Even Summer