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Cybersecurity and Human Behavior BA

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeOn campus

Overview

A 123-credit Bachelor of Arts in Cybersecurity and Human Behavior from the College of Liberal Arts that pairs cybersecurity courses on social engineering and governance, risk, compliance and policy with programming, database and networking courses and electives in cybercrime, privacy and law.

Official program name
Cybersecurity and Human Behavior BA
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Arts · major: Cybersecurity and Human Behavior
Source: bulletin.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Cybersecurity focus
Dedicated cybersecurity degreeThe degree itself is in cybersecurity or a closely related security field (information security, information assurance, cyber operations, digital forensics…).
Source: bulletin.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026
School
Source: bulletin.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Specializations
Governance, Risk & Compliance — core of the degree (“Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, Compliance and Policy (required)”)
Orientation
Technical and management
Source: temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
123 credits
Source: temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated Bachelor of Arts in Cybersecurity and Human Behavior with a required cybersecurity core and computing courses.

Degree title names Cybersecurity; required courses include Introduction to Cybersecurity, Social Engineering and Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Governance, Risk, Compliance and Policy, and Community Engagement and Cyber Hygiene, plus programming, databases and operating systems/networking.

Source: bulletin.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list cybersecurity bachelor's, master's and research doctorates at institutionally accredited US schools — dedicated degrees and formal concentrations, never certificates or electives-only degrees. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus
Source: bulletin.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Internship
Optional internship
Source: bulletin.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Major requirements total 45 credits, including CIS programming, database and architecture/operating systems/networking courses.
    Source: bulletin.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Admissions

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Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Undergraduate, College of Liberal Arts, full-time per semester, PA residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$10,188per semester · 2026-2027Source: bursar.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Out-of-state — Undergraduate, College of Liberal Arts, full-time per semester, out-of-state residentFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$18,300per semester · 2026-2027Source: bursar.temple.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, ABET and CAE

Three different things: the school's institutional accreditation, ABET accreditation of this exact program, and the school's NSA CAE designation.

Institutional accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

ABET program accreditation

This program does not appear in ABET's accredited-program database. ABET accreditation is program-specific and optional; the school's other programs or its institutional accreditation do not imply it.

NSA CAE designation (school)

  • CAE in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) · 2024 - 2029Validated program(s) of study: Information Technology Auditing and Cyber Security Master of Science Cyber Security Concentration (POS-CD)Source: maps.caecommunity.org · verified October 11, 2026

A CAE designation belongs to the institution and its validated program of study; it is not accreditation and does not certify every degree. Accreditation & CAE explained

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. bulletin.temple.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/cybersecurity-human-behavior-ba/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. bursar.temple.edu/sites/bursar/files/Tuition_Rates.pdf — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. NCAE-C institution directory (National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity) — Source, verified October 11, 2026
  4. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. temple.edu/academics/degree-programs/cybersecurity-human-behavior-major-la-cyhb-ba — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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