College Park announces new Cybersecurity honors program

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:21:16 -0400
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UMBC's sister school to the south, the University of Maryland, College Park just announced plans for a new honors program in Cybersecurity called Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES) that they will debut in Fall 2013.

Unlike UMBC's graduate Cybersecurity program, ACES is designed for undergraduate students from a range of majors including Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Public Policy, and the social sciences, says a UMD press release.

The Northrop Grumman corporation is supporting the program with a $1.1 million grant. They'll also supply guest lecturers and internship opportunities for students who want to gain some industry experience. The curriculum features courses like cybersercurity forensics, reverse engineering, secure coding, criminology, and law and public policy. Designed to graduate about 45 students per year, the program's aim is to encourage creative problem solving for Cybersecurity problems of the future, says a Baltimore Sun article.

Sound good? Undergraduates at UMBC may eventually be able to take advantage of College Park's new program. According to the UMD press release, over the next few years, College Park hopes to have universities across the University System of Maryland participate in the program through distance education programs, online course offerings, and competitions.