Welcome to the Information Assurance Program
Eastern Michigan University is now offering an exciting and challenging Bachelor's degree in Information Assurance. The program provides flexibility that prepares the student with the foundational education experience in an applied professional track leading to employment after graduation in the IA field. The IA Bachelors prepares the student for advanced learning and research in a number of fields. There are three unique concentrations: IA management, applied IA and IA cryptography.
The
unique interdisciplinary nature of information assurance requires a
diverse educational approach. Most of today's computer science programs
are not sufficiently prepared to educate tomorrow's cyber defenders.
The purpose of this undergraduate interdisciplinary program is to:
- Meet society's need for educated proferssionals in information assurance.
- Provide its graduates with the knowledge and skills required to protect the informational technology needs of society which includes all government branches and the private sector.
- To propagate a new generation of research scientists in information assurance.
- EMU is National Security Agency (NSA) Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, the program offers tremendous opportunities that are excellent preparation for an advanced degree in information assurance.