Citizen Clinic Application

INFO 289. Public Interest Cybersecurity: The Citizen Clinic Practicum
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CYBER 289. Public Interest Cybersecurity: The Citizen Clinic Practicum

Thank you for your interest in the Citizen Clinic.

More information about the Citizen Clinic

Please submit the online form below to apply for course enrollment.

Notes

  • No drops after enrollment in the class, other than for exceptional reasons. Because client teams will be formed at the start of the course, students accepted into the class are expected to participate in the course.

  • MICS students must have completed at least one semester of classes (CYBER 200 and CYBER 206 or 202) before participating in Citizen Clinic.

  • No course prerequisites or previous technical experience are required for non-MICS students enrolling in INFO 289.

  • Students will be required to agree to the Citizen Clinic Student Code of Conduct, including security, confidentiality, professionalism, and conflict of interest requirements. Before applying you may wish to review the Citizen Clinic Student Code of Conduct (PDF).

For Fall 2024 Students

  • CYBER 289 will be held online only.

    • Only students in the MICS degree program may enroll in CYBER 289.

    • CYBER 289 meets live (synchronously) twice a week via Zoom. Consult classes.berkeley.edu for class meeting times.

    • CYBER 289 students must attend the first class.

  • INFO 289 will be held in-person only.

    • Students in the MICS degree program may not enroll in INFO 289.

    • Classes begin ten minutes after the posted time (“Berkeley time”).

    • INFO 289 students must attend the first class.

Application deadline

  • Priority deadline: June 30, 2024

After the priority deadline, applications will be continue to be accepted until the class is full.

Application

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Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.

Please upload a cover letter (maximum one page, PDF format). Include:

  1. Why you want to take this course; and
  2. How you might apply your prior experience, skills, or past coursework to protect politically vulnerable organizations. (Background about CLTC’s approach to defending politically vulnerable organizations online)

Share with us your experience, skills, passions, or course of study that may be valuable to the interdisciplinary work of the Citizen Clinic (e.g., cybersecurity, technology, law, policy, foreign language, community organization capacity building, or other applicable areas).

Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.

Students who enroll in the course will be sent a YubiKey — a small USB device for multi-factor authentication.

YubiKeys are available for both USB-A and USB-C connections. We need to know what kind of USB connection(s) your computer has, so that we can send you the appropriate model of YubiKey.

USB-A
(A larger connection with square corners; must be inserted right-side-up; available in many Windows computers)
USB-C
(A smaller connection with rounded ends; can be inserted either side up; available in most new Mac computers)
Diagram of a USB-A connector and connection Diagram of a USB-C connector and connection
(If your computer has both, we will send you a USB-C YubiKey.)
To what address should we send that YubiKey?

Programs

Last updated:

April 17, 2024