The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity is offered by the Department of Computer Science. The curriculum includes courses in topics including defensive network security, networking, ethical hacking, malware analysis, programming, and cybersecurity law and policy.  It also provides a background in general education areas such as mathematics and communications. 

Cybersecurity seeks to prevent and provides the tools to respond to attacks against computing systems and organizations.  It is a field that spans numerous areas, ranging from the highly technical aspects of securing and testing the security of IT systems to preventing manual data theft by organization members.  Cybersecurity practitioners protect important private information in all areas of society – ranging from healthcare to banks to government – and secure systems that are critical to everyone’s day-to-day lives. 

Plan of Study

Those wishing to earn a BS degree typically start with the core computer science courses CSCI 160 and 161. For the most current and accurate degree requirements, please refer to the university catalog page. The major requires the courses from the following list;

ELECTIVES: Students need to take an additional 6 credits of Cybersecurityelectives from the following:

*A grade of “C” or better is required in all CSCI , ECE, and MATH  prefix courses used toward the major including core requirements and electives.

Except for courses offered only as Pass/Fail grading, no course may be taken Pass/Fail.

Core courses cannot be utilized as elective courses. 

ADDITIONAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:

(Must satisfy General Education**)

Communication: 12 credits (including Engl 321 or Engl 324)
Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 credits
Science & Technology: 10 credits
Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 credits
Wellness: 2 credits

**Cultural Diversity and Global Perspectives credits required