online certificate of completion in physical and informational threat assessment procedures and rules
Summer term classes start in June.
100% online learning.
Earn your degree on your schedule
$459 per credit hour.
8 total credit hours.
Two courses, 4 credit hours per course, 12 week program
gain a foundational understanding of how to identify, manage, and mitigate physical and informational security threats within an organization.
The Physical and Informational Threat Assessment Procedures and Rules Certificate provides students with a foundational understanding of how to identify, manage, and mitigate physical and informational security threats within an organization. Designed for both traditional and non-traditional learners, this two-course (8 credit hour) program equips students with the knowledge and skills to develop security protocols, evaluate vulnerabilities, and implement effective countermeasures that protect assets, data, and personnel. Students will explore the essential components of physical and information security—including personnel management, facility protection, access control, and data integrity—while learning how to build communication and prevention plans that reduce organizational risk. Emphasis is placed on proactive assessment, industry compliance standards, and real-world applications of security best practices.
what you'll learn.
Students will gain the knowledge and practical skills to develop, manage, and communicate effective physical and informational security protocols that protect assets, data, and personnel.
upon graduation, students will be able to:
- Develop protocols for handling security events.
- Examine areas of sensitivity for information regarding a threat event.
- Evaluate the role of an individual who is granted access to sensitive information.
- Identify the terms, concepts, and policies associated with physical security.
- Construct processes to manage potential threats and mitigate events.
- Examine facility and informational security planning, procedures, and processes.
- Create proper communication to employees about physical and informational security practices.
- Plan for preventative measures for events leading to problems with securing information.
Awards
Physical and Informational Threat Assessment Procedures and Rules degree courses
Current students please login to BRUIN and select “Academic Progress” for your curriculum requirements.
Certificate of Completion Courses designed to meet the needs of online students in:
This course will discuss the need for personnel to develop credentials for compliance towards various types of security, from physical security to security administration that focuses on the protection of assets and gain abilities in applying those processes. This course compares industry standards and practices for personnel security currently used in the workplace.
This course looks at risks to preempt waiting for a security breach leading to evaluating security procedures affecting both physical and informational security. Practicing proper assessment will be discussed as the foundation of physical security and why public and private organizations are falling victim to high-profile cyberattacks and ransomware. The course will show where physical security assessments will identify potential threats and major effects in your facility security systems and show the complexity of measures needed to protect networks, infrastructures, applications, products, and proprietary data.
Integrative General Education Credits
= 8 total credits*
University Accreditation
Bellevue University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission ( hlcommission.org ), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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This program is considered a non-licensure degree/certificate program and is not intended for those seeking licensure or the practice of licensed profession. This program may be relevant to multiple occupations that do not require licensure and was not designed to meet educational requirements for any specific professional license or certification.
*Consult with an admissions counselor to determine your eligible credits, as well as to verify minimum graduation requirements for this degree. Transfer credits must be from a regionally accredited college or university. Bellevue University makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.
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