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Cybersecurity, Bachelor of Science

The Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity teaches students the conceptual and practical skills that will enable them to contribute to ensuring the reliability and security of cyberspace. The program will provide students with the fundamental knowledge of computer science that forms the technical foundation of the field, with an essential focus on experiential learning through laboratory exercises in the security-related courses. This degree provides students with the technical skills and theoretical concepts needed to protect the Internet-connected hardware, software, and data of computer systems. Students who complete the program will emerge as confident, tech-savvy professionals working at the forefront of cybersecurity.

Select courses are offered through a partnership with Rize Education and developed in collaboration with Google.

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

CS 120Programming I

3
CS 122Programming II

3
CS 220Computer System Organization

3
CS 222Data Management and Modeling

3
CS 242Digital Ethics

3
CS 245Fundamentals of Applied AI

3
CS 320Design Patterns and Algorithms

3
CS 355Internship

3
CS 400Capstone Project

3
 
CYS 101Introduction to Cybersecurity

3
CYS 211Networking Technologies & Telecom

3
CYS 231Network and System Security

3
CYS 241Cybercrime and Governance

3
CYS 312Security Operations

3
CYS 332Ethical Hacking

3
CYS 372The Future of Cybersecurity

3
 
MAT 103College Algebra

3
MAT 115Introductory Statistics

3
MAT 205Discrete Mathematics

3

Students who complete the major in Cybersecurity can earn a double major in Computer Science by completing the additional requirements in that program. A student doing the double major only needs to complete one internship.