B.S. in Security and Risk Analysis (SRA)

The SRA major is designed to provide unique, interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates areas of study in information assurance (both digital and physical security), intelligence analysis, and cyber forensics. It also will provide leadership and venue-specific skills through the options within the SRA major.

Once you’re in the major, you will become familiar with the general frameworks and multidisciplinary theories that define the area of security and risk analyses. Courses in the major will engage you in the challenges and problems associated with assuring information confidentiality, dealing with issues in the social, economic, technology-related and policy fields. You’ll also learn about the strengths and weaknesses of various methods for assessing and mitigating associated risk.

Upon graduation you’ll receive an IA Certificate—Information Systems Security Professionals (NSTISSI No. 4011) with your diploma. SRA graduates go on to work in several fields, ranging from the government to consulting to private sectors.

For more information about the SRA degree program, contact the IST Undergraduate Advising Center at 866-225-8707 (toll-free), 814-865-8947, or e-mail advising@ist.psu.edu.