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Security Management Certificate
18 Semester Hours

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Upon completion of this certificate students will be able to:

  • Ascertain and evaluate the aspects of vulnerabilities, threats, countermeasures, as they pertain to assets protection.
  • Analyze the security concepts in various programs including, personnel security, information security, and physical security.
  • Assess the methodologies of resource allocation as it pertains to applying appropriate security through the use of protective services.
  • Conduct risk assessment analysis of computer facilities including identifying types of threats and probabilities of occurrences.
  • Describe and apply various security management plans and principles appropriate to crisis situations and distinguish the management approaches to threats.
  • Distinguish between industrial and economic espionage that present threats to either business or government organizations.

  • CR533 / SCMT507 - Assets Protection and Loss Prevention Management
  • CR508 / SCMT508 - Evaluation of Security Programs
  • CR509 / SCMT509 - Contemporary Issues in Security Management
  • CR536 / SCMT536 - Protective Services
  • CR537 / SCMT537 - Computer Crime 
  • OR
  • CR538 / SCMT538 - Industrial Espionage
  • CR544 / SCMT544 - Security Architecture
  • CR601/ CMRJ601 - Cases in Executive Decision Making


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American Public University System (APUS) is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association and nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission, Distance Education and Training Council.

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