Colorado State University Global Campus

Develop accounting, financial, and budgeting fundamentals to understand underlying organizational driving forces.

Code Your Way to a Fulfilling Career 

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science will give you the coding skills you need to become an expert software engineer, computational scientist, or systems analyst – and gain the freedom to work wherever your goals take you. Responsibilities in these roles could include the following:

• Solve complex organizational problems with technical solutions 
• Design, implement and evaluate computer-based systems or processes
• Construct software systems of varying complexity 
• Analyze computing's global impact on individuals, organizations and society 

What will I learn in this degree? 

A Computer Science degree will provide you with a working knowledge of industry elements, such as computing technology and mathematics, and how to approach complex organization problems with technical solutions. Whether you have no prior experience in the technology industry or are a seasoned professional but lack the degree needed to advance in your role, this degree program will set you up for success.

Evaluate ethical, legal environment, and organizational influences on human services

Advance business intelligence through the use of technology and data management systems.

Develop leadership and management skills to help efficiently operate in today’s global organizations.

Apply leadership concepts and develop expertise in critical thinking, organizational innovation, decision-making, and creative problem solving in modern public and nonprofit organizational contexts.

Utilize the latest technology and emerging processes to formulate financial strategies, analyze risks and investments, and make effective fiscal decisions.

Gain the leadership and decision-making skills necessary to effectively manage projects in today’s fast-paced, goals-oriented enterprises.

The Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security provides advanced knowledge for the practical application of security data and protecting digital assets.

IT professionals will learn to mitigate malicious cyber activities through the implementation of security solutions within local and enterprise infrastructures by focusing on topics such as...

• Security management.    
• Risk and vulnerability controls.    
• Data encryption.    
• Cybercrime combat.    
• Potential threat recognition.

Learning Outcomes   

• Evaluate internal and external threats and vulnerabilities to data assets in the enterprise and provide recommendations to mitigate or eliminate areas of weakness.    
• Compare and contrast the concepts of security and privacy and explain how the imperatives for each may complement or interfere with with the imperative for the other.    
• Describe and analyze the implications of major emerging technology trends, issues, and threats to the security and privacy of networks and information.    
• Analyze possible threats to organizational data and recommend course(s) of action to mitigate cybercrime attacks.    
• Analyze a network for vulnerabilities to common cyber‐based attacks.  

The graduate certificate in project management is a 12-credit stand-alone program that provides students with the business and management skills necessary to evaluate, synthesize, analyze, and apply the concepts required when leading unique projects within the context of large, global organizations.   

Project management best practices are acknowledged and applied throughout the program including the planning and execution of projects, the management of contracts and asset procurement, and the skills needed to lead complex projects and manage teams in a dynamic environment.   

Advanced topics include decision sciences, risk management, project control and monitoring, and financial metrics.

Learning Outcomes     

• Employ the knowledge and skills needed to identify and solve organizational problems using a systematic decision making approach.     
• Demonstrate advanced principles of project management, business analytical skills, and organizational development knowledge to execute and manage projects.     
• Articulate the importance of strategic planning, cost and risk management, financial metrics, change management, execution, and monitoring tools, and evaluation best practices in terms of successful project management.     
• Communicate and demonstrate the importance of ethics, quality, testing, metrics, reliability, and validity in relationship to project success.     
• Outline and explain the additional requirements and considerations that should be considered when managing international and multinational projects.  

Prepare for the CPA exam, and upper management opportunities, with courses in global accounting, income tax preparation, and financial ethics.

Align business and IT objectives, evaluate cutting-edge technology and current industry standards, and communicate IT plans and recommendations to those in other branches of business.

The Undergraduate Certificate in Cyber Security advances IT professionals’ understanding of cyber threats, information assurance, and digital crime investigation. Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to secure organizational data as information security experts in an information technology-dependent enterprise.

Students interested in these courses should have a firm knowledge of basic computer skills and information security including the ability to understand the controls and concepts needed to safeguard organizational data.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate the ability to differentiate between various types of systems security threats that can lead to the loss of a major system security goal.    
• Demonstrate comparative understanding of benefits gained from applying various security measures to enterprise infrastructure.    
• Evaluate the impact of hacker and computer espionage activities on the overall security of the organization.    
• Describe and utilize methods and tools to maintain access to systems during penetration testing.    
• Identify the common attacks on IT networks and explain how the motivations behind them have evolved over time.  

Advance your career with the skills needed to successfully plan and implement digital marketing campaigns.

The Undergraduate Certificate in Project Management, an 18 credit hour stand-alone program, provides students with the opportunity to analyze and apply theories and concepts associated with organizations where resources are limited and time is critical. Learners will focus on the management of contracts and asset procurement.

Additionally, student will apply management of risk, project control, project monitoring, and earned value methods as well as assess the costs and benefits of total quality management.
    
Learning Outcomes    

• Apply knowledge of project leadership theories/practical application in organizations.    
• Apply effective written communication and research skills.    
• Examination of management control, monitoring, and value methods.    
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills for effective analysis in decision-making.    
• Assess costs, risks, and benefits of total quality management.