<h2 id="section---FrequentlyAskedQuestions">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> <h3 id="section---WhatKindOfProgramIsIt">What Kind of Program Is It?</h3> <p>The a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration program with a specialization in Computer &amp; Information Security at National University will help you understand the technology abilities and knowledge required of in a computer security related career path. Courses will address basic business subjects such as ethics and methodologies, as well as specialty courses that examine security such as cyber forensics. You could also be able to choose from a number of different electives that have focused topics so you may hone your skill-set to reflect things that you think are interesting or particularly useful. Before graduating, you will be required to write an acceptable doctoral dissertation to demonstrate what you have learned. You will also be asked to pass all your courses with at least a B average in order to complete the program. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreThePrerequisites">What Are the Prerequisites?</h3> <p>This program may be right for you if you already have a strong educational background in business as well as a knack for working with computers and other types of technology. You should have a solid organizational mind that you wish to improve through careful study and application of what you learn. You will be required to have a master's degree prior to applying to this program at National University. </p> <h3 id="section---WhatAreTheCourseRequirements">What Are the Course Requirements?</h3> <p>To graduate from this program, you will be required to complete at least 60 credit hours. Of those credit hours, 33 will be from foundational courses, 15 will be from specialization courses, and the final 12 will be from dissertation courses. </p> <p><u>Courses for a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration with a Specialization in Computer & Information Security</u> </p> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>Course Number</th><th>Course Title</th></tr> <tr><td><b>Required Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>BTM 7101</td><td> Doctoral Studies in Business</td></tr> <tr><td>BTM 7300</td><td> Scholarly Literature Review</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7110</td><td> The Business Environment</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7120</td><td> Business Financial Systems</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7130</td><td> Business Leadership &amp; Strategy</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7200</td><td>Business Statistics</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7310</td><td>Introduction to Business Research Design &amp; Methodology</td></tr> <tr><td>BUS 7320 &amp; BUS 7321 <br /> <b>or</b> <br /> BUS 7330 &amp; BUS 7331 </td><td>Quantitative Business Research Design and Methodology &amp; Directed Qualitative Research <br /> <br /> Quantitative Business Research Design and Methodology &amp; Directed Qualitative Research</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>Doctoral Level Elective Course 1</td></tr> <tr><td>CMP 9700B</td><td> PhD-BA Portfolio</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Specialization Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>Select five courses from the following:</td><td /></tr> <tr><td>CIS 7002</td><td> Organizations Corporate Computer and Network Security</td></tr> <tr><td>CIS 7003</td><td>Cyber Forensics</td></tr> <tr><td>CIS 7005</td><td>Critical Infrastructure Protection, Information Warfare, and Cyber Terrorism</td></tr> <tr><td>CIS 7006</td><td>Foundations of Computer Network Auditing</td></tr> <tr><td>CIS 7007</td><td>Information Security and Outsourcing Computer Systems</td></tr> <tr><td>CIS 7008</td><td>Advanced Risk Management in Information Assurance and Security</td></tr> <tr><td>CIS 7009</td><td>Information Assurance from Legal and Ethical Issues</td></tr> <tr><td>CIS 7010</td><td>Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning for the Security Professional</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Dissertation Courses</b></td><td /></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9901A </td><td> Components of the Dissertation</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9902A </td><td> The Dissertation Proposal</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9903A </td><td> Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Data Collection</td></tr> <tr><td>DIS 9904A </td><td> The Dissertation Manuscript and Defense</td></tr> </table><h3 id="section---WhatCouldIDoAfterGraduation">What Could I Do After Graduation?</h3> <h4 id="section---CareerOpportunities">Career Opportunities</h4> <p>Once you finish this program, you may be able to pursue jobs that suit your individual talents and career interests. Based on the technology information and computer skills emphasized in this course, you could seek work that deals entirely with computers or working with clients and teams about their information security needs. </p> <p>Possible career paths for you include but are not limited to: </p> <ul><li>IT Specialist </li><li>Security Programmer </li><li>Business Administrator </li><li>Digital Security Consultant </li><li>Software Designer </li><li>Computer Programmer</li></ul>