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Cyber Security System (B.S.)

Requirements for the B.S. degree with the Cyber Security Systems Major:

The Cyber Security major consists of 34 hours of foundational courses including hardware, software, networking, programming, and management, plus 45 credit hours focused on secure networks, secure design, secure organizations and practical applications, in addition to the university core course requirements (43 hours) for a minimum of 122 hours in total to graduate. 

1. CSEC Foundational Courses (34 hours)

CIS 1100Orientation to CIS
CSEC 2300Foundations of Cyber Security
CSEC 3355Cyber Systems and Components

Hardware and Software

CIS 2328Hardware and Systems Software
CIS 2340Intro to Operating Systems
CIS 2350UNIX/Linux Operating System

Programming

CIS 2330Programming Languages I
CIS 2333Scripting Languages
CIS 2368Website Development I

Networks

CIS 2335Computer Networks
CIS 3367Networks & Telecommunications

Management

CIS 3362Systems Analysis and Design

2. Cyber Security (45 hours):

CIS 3310Database Management Systems
CIS 3325Linux Networking
CIS 3335Cryptography
CIS 3340Windows Client-Server Network
CIS 3345Digital Forensics
CIS 3353Computer Systems Security
CIS 4355Cloud Computing
CIS 4370Network Penetration Testing
CSEC 3319Internship/Cyber Security
CSEC 3320Network Security Management
CIS 3370Intrusion Detection Systems
CSEC 3370Law & Ethics in Cyber Security
CSEC 4300Malware Analysis
CSEC 4320Risk Management and Policy
and
CSEC 4390Practicum in Cyber Security
or
CSEC 43RCHHonors Project/Cyber Security