Executive MBA Cybersecurity
Overview
Duration of study
12 to 36 months
Credits
48
Work experience
At least 2 years experience in relevant areas.
Although you do not need to have any prior knowledge of business administration, you are expected to have experience in the field in which you wish to complete the Executive MBA program.
Training methods
Online courses, classroom teaching, self-study
Language
The main language of instruction is English.
Some of the courses booked through the Academy for Organizational Resilience are also held in German.
Course content
The Executive MBA program in Cybersecurity prepares you to strategically address the challenges of information security in an organization. Developing technical skills in computer systems and acquiring knowledge in business management will equip you with the necessary competencies to draw conclusions based on information security and business risks.
Candidates possess both technical and leadership skills and are thus well prepared to tackle the implementation of security solutions in an organization. The specializations and electives offered in this Executive MBA program provide candidates with the expertise needed to identify threats, assess risks, select sound risk management practices and develop innovative methods to make the organization more resilient to threats and disruptions.
The Business Administration and Corporate Strategy courses have been carefully developed and designed to provide a dynamic approach and practical insights into managing teams and organizations. They combine eLearning methods, group discussions, case studies and simulations from Harvard Business Publishing Education and put this knowledge into practice in the final project.
Goals
- You combine business management and technology in a collaborative approach to information security
- You manage the development, acquisition and progress of an information security infrastructure
- You design and implement networks, software and distributed systems from an information security perspective
- You create information security guidelines in an organization and show how compliance with these guidelines can be enforced
- You develop security plans and carry out gap analyses to compare different systems
Study requirements (48 credits)
The study program consists of 4 pillars, each of which is worth 12 credits.
Pillar 1: Business Administration (12 credits)
The courses in business administration provide the basic business knowledge for the application of specialized skills in a business environment. These courses are common to all Executive MBA programs and are completed through PECB University.
- Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
- Business processes, analyses and decisions (3 credits)
- Final project 1: Implementation of cybersecurity solutions in dynamic systems and organizations (6 credits)
Pillar 2: Specialization (12 credits)
The specialization courses provide the necessary expertise in the field of cybersecurity and can be booked through the Academy for Organizational Resilience.
Pillar 3: Electives (12 credits from 4 selected courses)
Electives offer additional insights into the field of business continuity that will expand your specialist knowledge. These courses can be booked through the Academy for Organizational Resilience.
Each course counts for 3 credits.
- Incident Management
- Cloud security management
- Data protection
- SCADA Security Management
- Computer forensics
- Network security management
- Information Security Controls
- Implementation of data protection information management systems
- Auditing of data protection information management systems
- Improvement of business processes
- Implementation of supply chain security management systems
- Auditing of supply chain security management systems
- Introduction of social responsibility
- Auditing social responsibility
- Outsourcing management
- Implementation of anti-corruption management systems
- Auditing of anti-corruption management systems
- Implementation of asset management systems
- Auditing of asset management systems
- Implementation of IT service management systems
- Auditing of IT service management systems
- Implementation of quality management systems
- Auditing of quality management systems
- Auditing of management systems
- Implementation of an environmental management system
- Auditing of an environmental management system
- Implementation of occupational health and safety management systems
- Auditing of occupational health and safety management systems
Pillar 4: Strategic orientation (12 credits)
These courses are the same for all Executive MBA programs and are completed through PECB University.
- Strategic Management (3 credits)
- Corporate management, ethics and law (3 credits)
- Final Project 2: Integrating Cybersecurity Plans into an Organization’s Vision (6 credits)
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