2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

Cybersecurity Requirements

(SLO) Expected Outcomes

1. Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of fundamental digital computing theory and the associated mathematical foundations essential for establishing a strong foundation for a lifelong career in cybersecurity.

2. Graduates will demonstrate communication, problem solving, and analytical skills necessary for professional employment or graduate studies in cybersecurity or a related field.

3. Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of computer architecture as well as the capabilities and the limitations of digital computers.

4. Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in modern programming languages.

5. Graduates will explain the ethical and professional considerations inherent in software and hardware design and application.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core

Note: The Core should include:

MAT 142Calculus I

4

Required Business Courses (choose two) (6)

BUS 320Management of Information Systems

3

BUS 330Principles of Management

3

BUS 434Organizational Behavior Management

3

Required Criminal Justice Courses (9)

CJ 101Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

CJ 305Criminal Investigations

3

Criminal Justice Elective (Choose one) (3)

HS 230Introduction to Homeland Security

3

HS 344Cyber Crime

3

CJ 380Forensics and Crime Scene Investigations

3

Required Math Course (7)

MAT 231Statistics

3

MAT 241Calculus II

4

Required Cybersecurity Courses (53)

CS 200Discrete Structures

3

CS 220Data Structures

3

CS 230Design & Analysis of Algorithms

3

CS 240Introduction to Project Management

3

CS 310System Architecture & Assembly Lang Programming

3

CS 315Operating Systems Analysis & Administration

3

CS 330Networks & Distributed Data Processing

3

CS 340Systems Analysis and Design

3

CS 350Ethics & Professionalism in Computer Programming

3

CS 360Security of Information Systems

3

CS 410Server Administration

3

CS 411Server Administration Lab

1

CS 435Software Engineering

3

CS 450Database Development & Administration

3

CS 451Database Development & Administration Lab

1

CS 460Software Reverse Engineering

3

CS 475Digital Forensics

3

Cybersecurity Capstone (Choose one) (3)

CS 480Capstone

3

CS 498Internship

3

Cybersecurity Elective (Choose one) (3)

CS 370Wireless Networking & Devices

3

CS 380Cryptography

3

For the Bachelor of Science Degree: Computer Literacy (3)

CS 110Introduction to Programming Logic & Design

3

Note: A minimum of forty-two hours (42) must be numbered 300 or above