Cybersecurity Major, B.S.

Course Title Credits
General Requirements
General Education
Mathematics Requirements 1
MATH 1830Elementary Statistics3
or MATH 4030 Statistical Methods with Applications
MATH 2130Discrete Structures3
or MATH 2730 Discrete Mathematics
Core Requirements 2
COMPUTER 1010Introduction to Computer Science1
COMPUTER 1430Introduction to Computer Programming3
COMPUTER 2430Object-Oriented Programming3
COMPUTER 3230Operating Systems3
COMPUTER 3630Database Design and Implementation3
COMPUTER 3830Data Communications and Computer Networks3
SOFTWARE 2730Introduction to Software Engineering3
SOFTWARE 3730Software Quality3
CYB 2840Introduction to Cybersecurity3
CYB 3340Ethical Hacking3
CYB 3850Cryptography3
CYB 3910Introduction to Network Security3
CYB 3930IT Security Management3
CYB 3960Software Security3
CYB 4110Cybersecurity Seminar1
CYB 4730Cybersecurity Project II3
COMPENG 3010Advanced Computer Networks4
CRIMLJUS 1130Introduction to Criminal Justice3
CRIMLJUS 2630Private Security Operations3
ENGLISH 3000Technical Writing3
Elective Courses12
Select 2 courses (6 credits) from the following in Criminal Justice and Forensics courses:
White Collar Crime
Foundations of Interviewing
Courtroom Testimony and Evidence
Cybercrime Investigations
Select 6 additional credits in any one discipline with at least 3 credits at the 3000 level or higher. If Computer Science or Software Engineering is selected, the elective courses cannot be the required ones. If Mathematics is chosen, MATH 2130, MATH 2730, MATH 1830 and MATH 4030 cannot be counted. If English is chosen, ENGLISH 1130, ENGLISH 1230 and ENGLISH 3000 cannot be counted.
Suggested Courses:
Data Structures
Algorithms
Programming Language Structures
Machine Learning
Intermediate Software Engineering
Object Oriented Analysis and Design
Computer Networks Applications
1

Cybersecurity majors must have a grade of “C-” or better in all required Math courses.

2

Cybersecurity majors must have a grade of “C-” or better in all (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice) core requirement courses.  Electives are excluded.