| Description: | In 1999 the National Security Agency named Iowa State University one of the seven charter Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. To increase technology proficiency and policy issues critical to the security of information infrastructure, faculty developed a graduate program for those who have a bachelor of science in computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related field. The program meets the needs of information system security specialists in government, the private sector, and educational institutions. The master's program is 30 credits including three credits of creative component. The certificate is four computer engineering courses. |