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access , create opportunities and provide a supportive environment for achieving academic success through learning and appreciation of subject matter , profes- sional and personal growth and the
de- velopment of identified and marketable global and disciplinary competencies
.
New Jersey City
University
• NJCU Cyber Defense ,
National security and intelligence
Pro-
grams
• Excellence in Homeland
Security
NJCU is one of the few programs na- tionally in higher education desig- nated an Intelligence
Communi- ty Center of Academic
Excellence
( CAE ),, per the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence ( ODNI ), and a Cyber Defense
CAE per the National
Security
Agency .
Additionally , the New Jersey City
Uni- versity ( NJCU
) Cybersecurity pro- gram is an interdisciplinary center
for cybersecurity education , training and research , which aims to provide cur- rent and future professionals
with the knowledge and skills necessary to strive and compete within the cyber security community outreach
.
NJCU students ' foundation is built through their degree program , certifi- cates and research opportunities .
The Department of
Pro- fessional Security
Studies focuses on a student – cen- tered ,
scholar-practitioner approach to education
.
It ' s mission is to facilitate
The Professional Security Studies
Department is nationally recognized in National , Cyber ,
and Corporate Security Education and certified by the
National Security Agency undergraduate and graduate Cyber Defense
.
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