Critical Infrastructure, Ph.D.

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The Doctor of Philosophy in Critical Infrastructure is designed to meet the demand for the highest skilled professionals to become the leaders who direct and upgrade the nation’s critical infrastructure. The program addresses one of the greatest technical challenges of the 21st century: how to create a robust and sustainable infrastructure that is resilient against multiple threats, as well as how to build operational, systems, and programmatic capabilities for detection, protection, prevention, mitigation, and response. Graduates can expect to fill executive and senior-level management positions in government organizations, private corporations, and commercial start-up companies.

All required courses are offered exclusively online.

Student Outcomes

Upon graduation, graduates will be able to

Integrate and synthesize alternate, divergent, or contradictory perspectives or ideas fully within the field of Critical Infrastructure.
Present scholarly work on Critical Infrastructure via appropriate communication channels.
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and competencies in Critical Infrastructure.
Analyze existing theories to draw data-supported conclusions in Critical Infrastructure.
Execute a plan to complete a significant piece of scholarly research in Critical Infrastructure.
Evaluate the legal, social, economic, environmental, and ethical impact of actions within Critical Infrastructure and demonstrate advanced knowledge and competency to Integrate the results in the leadership decision-making process.

Course Requirements

Doctor of Philosophy 60 Credits

CRI 800 - Critical Infrastructure Nervous System 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 810 - Critical Infrastructure Construction and Function 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 820 - Threats to Critical Infrastructure 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 830 - Strategies for Critical Infrastructure Protect and Resilience 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 850 - Critical Infrastructure Path Forward 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 900 - Critical Infrastructure Doctoral Writing I 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 910 - Critical Infrastructure Doctoral Writing II 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 920 - Critical Infrastructure Doctoral Writing III 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 930 - Critical Infrastructure Doctoral Writing IV 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)
CRI 940 - Critical Infrastructure Doctoral Defense 6 Semester Credit Hour(s)

Notes

This program may be completed with a minimum of 60 credit hours, but may require additional credit hours, depending on the time required to complete the dissertation/publication research. Students who are not prepared to defend after completion of the 60 credits will be required to enroll in RSC-899, a one-credit, eight-week continuation course.
Students are required to be continuously enrolled/registered in the RSC-899 course until they successfully complete their dissertation defense/exegesis.

Capitol Technology University Course Catalog

Critical Infrastructure, Ph.D.

Student Outcomes

Course Requirements

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