Cybersecurity (BSI)
B.S.I. Degree Requirements (Cybersecurity Major)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Distribution Lists | ||
| Select 3 hours from each of the corresponding College of Arts & Sciences Distribution lists | ||
| Research Writing (One Course) | 3 | |
| Literature in Context (One Course) | 3 | |
| Communication and Media Literacy (One Course) | 3 | |
| Contemporary Social Issues (One Course) | 3 | |
| Religion | ||
| REL 1310 | The Christian Scriptures | 3 |
| REL 1350 | The Christian Heritage | 3 |
| Other Requirements | ||
| PSC 1387 | The U.S. Constitution, Its Interpretation, and the American Political Experience | 3 |
| PHI 1310 | Computer Ethics | 3 |
| Chapel:Two Semesters | 0 | |
| Foreign Language and Culture: Select 3 hours from the Foreign Language and Culture Distribution List for ECS Majors. Second-level proficiency must be reached if a foreign language is chosen. | 3 | |
| Lifetime Fitness: Any LF 11XX course | 1 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics | ||
| MTH 1321 | Calculus I | 3 |
| MTH 1322 | Calculus II | 3 |
| MTH 2311 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MTH 4312 | Cryptology | 3 |
| STA 3381 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| STA 4373 | Computational Methods in Statistics | 3 |
| Lab Sciences | ||
| Select eight hours of corresponding lecture/labs from the following: | 8 | |
| Modern Concepts of Bioscience and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | ||
| Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory | ||
| Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| The Dynamic Earth | ||
| The Earth Through Time and The Earth Through Time, Laboratory | ||
| General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences I | ||
or PHY 1420 | General Physics I | |
| General Physics for Natural and Behavioral Sciences II | ||
or PHY 1430 | General Physics II | |
| Total General Education Hours | 54 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| Computer Science | ||
| CSI 1401 | Introduction to Programming I | 4 |
| CSI 1402 | Introduction to Programming II | 4 |
| CSI 2300 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 |
| A grade of “C” or better is required in all computer science hours counted toward major. | ||
| Data Science | ||
| DSC 2350 | Discrete Structures for Data Science | 3 |
| DSC 3310 | Cloud Computing | 3 |
| DSC 3334 | Algorithms and Data Structures | 3 |
| DSC 3335 | Database Design and Applications for Data Science | 3 |
| DSC 3344 | Analytics for Machine Learning | 3 |
| DSC 4354 | Cybersecurity for Data Science | 3 |
| A grade of “C” or better is required in all Data Science hours counted toward major. | ||
| Cybersecurity | ||
| CYB 2334 Computer Systems for Cybersecurity (new course) | 3 | |
| CYB 4111 (take 3 times, renumbered from CS 4111) | 3 | |
| CYB 4357 – Systems Security (new course) | 3 | |
| CYB 4367 – Incident Response and Analytics (new course) | 3 | |
| CYB 43C9 – Cybersecurity Capstone (initially co-located with CSI and DSC capstone courses) | 3 | |
| Cybersecurity Electives (Choose two from the four below) | 6 | |
CYB 4377 – Introduction to Malware Analysis and Computer Forensics (new course) | ||
CYB 4387 – Security Auditing and Penetration Testing (new course) | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Software Project Management | ||
| Total Hours | 50 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Students will choose one of five concentrations (six courses per concentration) | 18 | |
| 1. Business/Entrepreneurship Concentration | ||
| 2. Geopolitical Issues Concentration | ||
| 3. Policy, Law, and Criminal Justice Concentration | ||
| 4. Analytics Concentration | ||
| 5. Interdisciplinary Concentration - Choose six courses from the four concentrations above - at least one course from each concentration | ||
NOTE: Add additional elective hours as needed to reach 124 for degree.