Experiential Learning in Information Security Policy and Management
Impact Before You Graduate
As a Heinz College Information Security Policy and Management student, you will complete a team-based Capstone project, working in collaboration with a real-world client. Heinz College solicits these clients—businesses, governments, and nonprofits—to find projects that benefit both you and client. The ideal project forces you to expand beyond your comfort zone, work with imperfect data, learn to work in a group setting, and apply the skills you learned in class to an actual business challenge. It also provides something of value to the client.
Recent Capstone Clients
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- National Science Foundation
- Sandia Labs
- U.S.House Committee on Homeland Security
- Allegheny County Department of Human Services
- Software Engineering Institute / CERT
- Legendary Entertainment
- Capital One
- PwC
- General Dynamics
- Community College of Allegheny County
- Nexteer
- City of Pittsburgh
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Santander Bank
- Shoptaki
- Heinz History Center
- Swirlds Lab
Cybersecurity Summer Internships
Between your first and second years, you'll complete a 10-week, full-time summer internship. Whether in government, consulting, nonprofits, or the private sector, our students apply what they've learned in the classroom while building the skills, networks, and confidence that lead to full-time opportunities.
Recent Internships
- Aerospace Corporation
- Airbnb
- Amazon
- Blend Labs, Inc.
- Boeing
- Boston Consulting Group
- Center for Internet Security
- CERT / Software Engineering Institute
- Chatham University
- Cisco
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Experian
- EY
- Fanatics
- Goldman Sachs
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- The Home Depot
- Imagine Software
- Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
- KPMG
- Kuwait University
- Philadelphia Navy Yard
- PwC
- Roku
- Salesforce.com
- Samsung Electronics
- Schlumberger
- Tesla
- TIAA
- UCSD School of Medicine
Begin Your Path to Impact
Work Directly With Faculty
Our faculty are more than researchers and instructors. They are innovators and mentors who work to solve major problems facing companies, governments, and society. Most importantly, our faculty are uncommonly accessible and include students in their groundbreaking work. Heinz College and Carnegie Mellon are also home to dozens of renowned research centers.
