Highlights
Tuition fee
5475 USD / year
5475 USD / year
5475 USD / year
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Tuition fee
5475 USD / year
5475 USD / year
5475 USD / year
Unknown
Duration
12 months
Duration
12 months
Apply date
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Apply date
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Start date
Unknown
Start date
Unknown
Campus location
Los Angeles, United States
Campus location
Los Angeles, United States
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

Learn essential cybersecurity skills in UCLA Extension's 4-course Cybersecurity Certificate. Quickly gain the knowledge you need to protect your technology infrastructure from physical and virtual threats. 

Overview

Cybersecurity is essential for mitigating organizational risk against loss of data, intellectual property, and brand equity, as well as associated legal ramifications. Understanding how cyberattacks happen and how to protect your IT infrastructure against them is your best defense. 

Whether you're an entrepreneur seeking to protect your business from cyber intrusions, or you manage a cybersecurity team, UCLA Extension's Cybersecurity Certificate program was designed to give you a deep understanding of the foundational principles, plus hands-on experience with both offensive and defensive tools. The classes in this program are taught by cybersecurity industry experts.

Careers

UCLA Extension's Cybersecurity program is perfect for:

  • IT professionals looking to advance into the cybersecurity area
  • Managers who oversee a security team, and want a higher level understanding of cybersecurity
  • Those in the technology field who want to learn about securing networks, infrastructure, and how to defend against cyber attacks
  • Entrepreneurs who want to mitigate their cybersecurity risk by avoiding common pitfalls in security

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Information Systems Infrastructure Security Management
  • Network, Operating System, and Database Security
  • Cybersecurity Lab (Defensive Tools)
  • Optional Internship Elective

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English
Duolingo English Test
115
TOEFL® IBT
80
IELTS
6.5

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Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

  • Los Angeles, United States

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

GRE admission requirements GRE®
140 (quantitative)

English requirements

Duolingo English Test
115
TOEFL® IBT
80
IELTS
6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

  •  Apply to a certificate program
    •  Purchase health insurance
    • Financial certification
    • Passport photocopy
    • Transcript
    •  Complete the International Student Certificate Program Application

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
  • International

    Non-residents
    5475 USD / year
    5475 USD / year
  • Out-of-State
    5475 USD / year
    5475 USD / year
  • Domestic

    In-State
    5475 USD / year
    5475 USD / year

Additional Details

Estimate tuition International fees not included. Besides tuition, international students also have to pay:

  • First quarter $3,850
  • Each subsequent quarter $2,850

Living costs

Los Angeles

United States
1520 - 2570 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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