Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Explore Cybersecurity This Summer – 3 Practical 1-Credit Courses!

Interested in Cybersecurity? Add These Hands-On Summer Courses to Your Schedule!

If you’re still finalizing your summer plans and are curious about cybersecurity, check out this series of three 1-credit courses. They take a hands-on, skill-focused approach to ethical hacking and cybersecurity defense, all grounded in the “Maker Movement” philosophy.

All courses are online and meet Mondays from 3:00–5:00 PM.

  • INST388K – Introduction to Pen Testing
    June 2 – June 29

  • INST388M – Basic Ethical Hacking
    June 30 – July 27

  • INST388N – Advanced Ethical Hacking and Defensive Blue Teaming
    July 28 – August 22

A technical background is highly recommended, and students are encouraged to take these courses in sequence, as they build on one another.


Feel free to reach out to Tetyana Bezbabna at tbezbabn@umd.edu if you have any questions!