SFS-NEW: Advancing Learning and Leadership Through an Integrated Multidisciplinary Doctoral Program in Information Assurance

北德克萨斯大学（UNT）正在支持三个队列的CyberCorps®：服务奖学金（SFS）计划从学生谁有兴趣攻读信息保障博士学位，并有兴趣在毕业后为联邦/州/地方机构服务的选定名单。UNT的博士课程为学生在解决安全漏洞时考虑技术和社会问题做好准备。UNT的课程是工程学院，商学院和信息学院之间的跨学科课程。信息和计算机安全中心已被国家安全局和国土安全部指定为信息保障教育（CAE-IAE）和研究（CAE-R）的国家学术卓越中心。UNT的4年博士课程是准备学生：1）开发和应用理论模型，从多个学科借鉴，以预测和解决安全威胁的公共部门，如电子商务，医疗保健和电信，2）进行先进的数据分析和可视化的漏洞使用的数据从新兴技术，如智能手机，社交网络（例如，Facebook、Twitter），使用嵌入式传感器，并使用下一代互联网功能，以及3）开发、解释和管理与IA相关的地方、州和联邦安全标准、政策和法律。所有的学生进行研究，并在由三所学院的教师组成的博士委员会的帮助下撰写论文。每学期评估委员会评估SFS计划。信息学院的学生人数超过75%是女性，SFS计划吸引了大量的本科生，以增加IA中少数民族和女性博士的数量。 UNT的SFS计划也在推广一项计划，招募已经在教授安全课程的社区大学教师。

University of North Texas (UNT) is supporting three cohorts for the CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program from a selected list of students who are interested in pursuing a PhD in Information Assurance and are interested in serving federal/state/local agencies after graduation. UNT's PhD Program prepares students to account for both technical and social issues when addressing security vulnerabilities. UNT's program is an interdisciplinary program between the College of Engineering, College of Business, and College of Information. The Center for Information and Computer Security at UNT has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in both Information Assurance Education (CAE-IAE) and Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. UNT's 4-year PhD program is preparing students to: 1) Develop and apply theoretical models that draw from multiple disciplines to predict and solve security threats to public sectors such as electronic commerce, healthcare and telecommunications, 2) Conduct advanced data analysis and visualization of vulnerabilities using the data from emerging technologies such as smart phones, social networks (e.g., Facebook, Twitter), using embedded-sensors, and using the next-generation Internet capabilities, and 3) Develop, interpret, and administer local, state and federal security standards, policies and laws relevant to IA. All students conduct research and write a dissertation with the help of a doctoral committee constituted of faculty from the three colleges. Each semester an assessment committee evaluates the SFS program. The College of Information student body population is more than 75% female and the SFS program draws on the large number of undergraduates to increase the number of minority and women PhDs in IA. UNT's SFS Program is also promoting a plan to recruit community college teachers who are already teaching security courses.